Foundations of Improvisation @ Change Through Play
Change Through Play 4905 Southwest Scholls Ferry Road, Portland
$230
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Foundations of Improvisation @ Change Through Play
Welcome to the only improv studio in PDX founded and run by a still-working actor and improviser with 30+ years of on-stage and on-screen experience. Our Foundation series is geared towards students who are new to improvisation and those looking to come back and re-learn the important basics. This series welcomes people from all backgrounds, […]
$230
Monday, September 7, 2026
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
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September 10, 2026 -Velodrome Indie Improv
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September 10, 2026 -Hah & Order: Special Comedy Unit
Velodrome Indie Improv
Velodrome is a weekly improv showcase of Portlands best and brightest indie teams! Every week you'll see 3 different teams, each bringing their unique forms, flavors, and a whole lot of funny. Monthly Rotating Anchor Teams: Shaving Season - 1st Thursdays Cast: Carmen Pfeil, Kerry McPherson, Lori Blonn, Kaz Shepherd Brown Sugar - 2nd Thursdays Cast: Alé […]
$10
Hah & Order: Special Comedy Unit
Hah & Order: Special Comedy Unit is a live improvised crime procedural where Portland's most ridiculous crimes are investigated with completely unnecessary intensity. One city. One crime. Zero script. In […]
$10
Friday, September 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026 -Breaking News Presents: Please Stand By
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September 11, 2026 -Bridge City Improv: Monologic
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September 11, 2026 -Dirty Shirley presents Shirley’s Temple
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September 11, 2026 -Bridge City Improv: Cat Cabinet / Mouth Stuff
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September 11, 2026 -GULP!
Breaking News Presents: Please Stand By
An improvised comedy news program where YOU are the news. Join Breaking News as they create an entire broadcast news program based on your favorite current event: you. No algorithms. No competing corporate interests. Just the blazing-hot energy of a live studio audience. Producers, grab your clipboards. Anchors, big smiles. We’re back from break in […]
$12
Bridge City Improv: Monologic
Monologic: Three true-life stories from cast members inspire three improvised tales, for a total of six separate but intertwined sagas created for you by some of Portland's most experienced veteran performers. Featuring: Tom Johnson, Kerry Leek, Aaron Keuter, Daryl Olson, Shelley Darcy, Amanda Folkestad, Tony Marcellino, Kyle Kohlman, Starr Ahrens, Chris Parsons Directed by Tom Johnson $15 […]
$15 – $20
Dirty Shirley presents Shirley’s Temple
Three years of Dirty Shirley. Two nights. 20 sketches. No repeats. One final, unholy offering of our greatest hits to the One True Shrimp God. Welcome to Shirley’s Temple. Ominous events are unfolding in Portland. Have you noticed them? The skies have darkened and the dreams are coming faster now. Hard-boiled eggs un-boiling; pet snakes […]
$12
Bridge City Improv: Cat Cabinet / Mouth Stuff
Cat Cabinet is Ben Spoon, Krista Wright, Lisa Wheeler, and Trinton Tello. One scene. One family. No script, no stopping. Cat Cabinet peeks into the dynamics of a family not unlike your own — created entirely live, in real time, without breaks or edits. Expect humor, secrets, and the messy, beautiful truth of what it […]
$15 – $20
GULP!
An ordinary morning spirals into a full lifetime love story between Henry and his breakfast. He wants an entire life with his new wife, but she’ll be overripe by dinner. Whimsically imaginative, GULP! is a boy-meets-banana clown show that audiences are calling “wildly inventive”, “surrealist” and “unexpectedly heartfelt”. Winner of the 2026 Pittsburgh Fringe Funniest […]
$12
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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September 12, 2026 -Bridge City Improv: Debutiful
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September 12, 2026 -Dirty Shirley presents Shirley’s Temple
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September 12, 2026 -Bridge City Improv: Hot Goss & Friends
Bridge City Improv: Debutiful
Debutiful: A raucous celebration of firsts and beginnings in honor of the new theater -- performed by a seasoned cast of goofballs and visionaries. Featuring: Adrienne Flagg, Chris Parsons, Justin Himes, Erin Cunningham, Matt Roberts, Sean Miller, Jenny Rayfield, Danika Grundemann, Brad Fortier Directed by Adrienne Flagg $15 online / $20 at door.
$15 – $20
Dirty Shirley presents Shirley’s Temple
Three years of Dirty Shirley. Two nights. 20 sketches. No repeats. One final, unholy offering of our greatest hits to the One True Shrimp God. Welcome to Shirley’s Temple. Ominous events are unfolding in Portland. Have you noticed them? The skies have darkened and the dreams are coming faster now. Hard-boiled eggs un-boiling; pet snakes […]
$12
Bridge City Improv: Hot Goss & Friends
Hot Goss: Rebecca Feldman, Jason Hays, and Jessica Zodrow have been performing together for years. Their love of pop culture has manifested in their original format -- where they recreate a real movie they've never seen before. They take what they know (or don't) about a movie suggested by the audience, fold in classic story […]
$15 – $20
Sunday, September 13, 2026
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September 13, 2026 -Bridge City Improv: Sunday Night Special
Bridge City Improv: Sunday Night Special
Sunday evenings we mix it up. We chose a host, and they choose their cast. Dream teams, mash ups, OG vets, up-and-comers, and everything in between– exploring formats, free form play, or any muse to create spontaneous entertainment. Our Sunday shows tend to capture lightning in a bottle. Make Sunday your new Friday. See our […]
$15 – $20
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