Micetro Improv

Every Friday at 9:30 pm

It's the improv you deserve! Every week, our improvisers make up scenes and songs on-the-spot for your votes! You vote for your favorite scenes throughout the night. Improvisers with low scores get eliminated until we are left with the one and only Micetro Champion!

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Do you worry that if you come to an improv show, you'll be picked on? Forced to get onstage? Forced to come up with suggestions? We promise that you'll never have to do anything you don't want to! We're doing this for you, so why would we make you uncomfortable? Just come and have some fun!

$8 (or $5 with a super cool Micetro card!)

Whodunit? An Improvised Murder Mystery

Saturdays, Jan 25 - Apr 4 at 7 pm

Classic whodunits with a twist: it’s all improvised! Our actors weave webs of secrets, deception, and mystery as we wind our way through a different murder each week. It's full of laughs, surprises, and lots of improv fun! It was a huge success the last two years, so we can't wait to discover new mysteries again this year.

Adults - $15, Students - $10

with Christopher Simpson

Our most popular and longest running class, Improv 101 with Artistic Director Chris Simpson is a perfect fit for anyone and everyone! Students have ranged in age from 14 to 80+, and all backgrounds, careers, personalities, and levels of experience and ambition are welcome!

This class makes it fun and safe to play, improvise, and even perform in the most supportive and enjoyable environment imaginable - and it is the perfect introduction to the CTC's signature style of acting - supportive, in the moment, and here to play!

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Ages 14 and up – We have students from their teens to their eighties, so all are welcome!

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Sundays, July 7 - Aug 25, 5:30 pm - 7 pm, $149, financial aid available (email Chris Simpson at simpson@thecontemporarytheater.com for details), at 327 Main Street, Wakefield, RI

with Ashley Macamaux and Riley Cash

Delve into the next level of improv with an exploration of games and scenes! We'll play around with games that you can often see on the Micetro stage, and find your improviser style and voice! Build on the collaborative work of Improv 101 and discover new possibilities in improv. Completion of Improv 101 or instructor permission is required.

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Mondays, July 8 - August 26, 5:30 pm - 7 pm, $149, financial aid available (email Chris Simpson at simpson@thecontemporarytheater.com for details), at 327 Main Street, Wakefield, RI

Improv 404: Advanced Narratives

Explore different ways to approach narrative. How do you build characters and stories that audiences care about? Discover tools that can help you whether you are creating a five minute scene or a longer show! Completion of Improv 101, 202, and 303 or instructor permission required.

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Mondays, July 8 – August 26, 6 pm – 8 pm, at 327 Main Street, Wakefield, RI

$125