The Un-Scripted Theater Company (2002 – 2020), was an
improvisational theater company in
San Francisco,
California.[1] The company performed many kinds of
improv formats, such as comedy, mystery, drama, adventure, and musicals, each presented in 4 to 6 week runs each season, each with its own director, format, and vision. Un-Scripted specialized in narrative and genre-based "single-story" improvised theater.
History
Un-Scripted Theater Company was founded in 2002 when the Thursday night performance group, The Belfry, was cut from the line up at San Francisco's
BATS Improv. Determined to continue their performance work, 8 of the original 20
improvisors of The Belfry left and started Un-Scripted Theater Company in January 2003. Since then, Un-Scripted Theater Company has performed hundreds of shows all over the
Bay Area, throughout
California and across the
United States.
Un-Scripted Theater Company performs both
shortform and
longform improvisation. Shows are 2 hours long, with one intermission. Improvised theater is rooted in the idea that whatever you can
perform with a script, like a
play,
movie, or
musical can also be
improvised, with unique and surprising results, which tap into deep universal themes and the innate creativity and individuality of all the players.
Organization
Un-Scripted Theater Company is a
501c3 non-profit performing arts company. It has a core performing ensemble, some of whom make up the company's professional staff. Each show typically features two or more guests from outside the Ensemble. Guest Improvisors are chosen by the
director of the show at
open auditions, which are held before the start of the show's
rehearsal period. Each show has a larger
cast size than the number of performers in any given night's show, so the composition of the cast changes each night.
Un-Scripted's
rehearsal period and performance schedule that resembles traditional, scripted theater.