Steel City Improv Theater

What the heck is an improv jam? It's like an open mic for improv. All are welcome to sign up and perform on our SCIT stage! It’s free to watch and free participate. Participants will warm-up, learn the forms of certain improvised songs and sing out with their fellow improvisers! Reserve your spot to watch and/or participate by “purchasing” a free ticket today!

Showcasing the famous long form improv format, The Harold. Our Harold team starts with an audience suggestion and creates a full world of crazy characters! Admission: $10

The Draft is a premier monthly show at the Steel City Improv Theater. We take select SCIT students, teacher and veterans, mix them together to make awesome one time only teams. The Draft is the only show that combines the wisdom of improv vets and the excitement of new fresh student faces. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to watch these one-time-only improv teams. PLEASE NOTE: The performers for this show are invited. Purchasing a ticket to this show is…

Hilarious long-form improv comedy at its classiest! Nominated as one of three best improv troupes in Pittsburgh. CLASSY AND RELEVANT features Rachael Wonderlin, Dave Kwiatkowski, Zane Cook, Raymond Giorgi, Juli Zackey, Patrick Hsieh. CROCODILE'S DILEMMA features Grace Evans, Deric Brown, Emily Naples, Charlie Barber, Allison Brown and Ron Vassel. Opening: THE ORIGINALS Admission: $10.00

Wouldn't it be nice to laugh at the news for once? Good "news"! We cull from the headlines the funniest and weirdest stories we can find, and our all-star improvisers use them as inspiration for scenes equal parts bizarre, hilarious, and unique. This Just In: Because the news shouldn't just be something your elderly relatives fall asleep in front of! The cast for This Just In is: Haley Cartwright David Conway Jim Fry Jaime Holmes Michael Ondrick Nick Salas

Watch as our SCIT House Teams, Medium Rare and The Fix is In, storm the stage and create instant theater from your suggestion! House Teams are created from our class students and alumni of our training program. Watch as they create entire worlds from a single suggestion performing scenes that will delight and intrigue all who attend. Pure improvisation. Comedy without a net. After the show, stick around for the SCIT Improv Jam at 9:30pm. It’s free and open to…

What the vondruke is the SCIT Improv Jam? It’s like an open mic for improv. All are welcome to sign up and perform on our SCIT stage! It’s free to watch and free participate. It’s a great way to try out improv, sharpen your skills, and connect with the SCIT community. And it’s just plain ol’ fun.

Featuring Pittsburgh Performers Over 50! The Originals Are... Al Toohey Carol Chestnut Dave McCabe Debbie Witchel Admission: $10.00

It may be 9:30PM in Pittsburgh, but it's 2AM at a diner somewhere. Pull up a stool, grab a hot cup of mud, and order something off the grill. This improvised show invites you into the Hopper painting, to spend some time with some lonely night-owls, gathering at the one spot still open. This is a character-focused improv show, where we learn about the lonely people at the counter, about what brought them there, and maybe even a little something…

Showcasing the famous long form improv format, The Harold. Our Harold team starts with an audience suggestion and creates a full world of crazy characters! Admission: $10

Field Mouse Bone House is a narrative form improv team officially formed in 2021. Narrative improv is a unique form in which a cohesive story is performed over the set and each performer plays one character. FMBH tells a brand new story based on an audience suggestion at every show. Field Mouse Bone House is:   Eric Bernat Sam Greene Jaime Holmes Patrick Hsieh Caroline Moore Michael Ondrick Nick Reddecliff Riley Stanzione Fate has brought together a group of characters,…

Building upon the Foundations of Improv in Level One, our Level Two students have worked on building truthful, realistic and dynamic scenes by grounding themselves in discovery, exploration and heightening. The best comedy comes from truthful commitment on stage. Watch our Level Two grads, as their work gets even more exciting when they delve deep into the improvised scene. PLEASE NOTE: Class shows tend to sell out.  Advanced FREE ticket purchase is recommended. Please arrive 15 min prior to showtime.…

Behold as these students delve deeper into scene work and develop their sense of ensemble. Watch as they venture more in-depth into long-form improvisation with: tags, walk-ons, and the three-beat scene structure. For the past eight weeks, our students have been practicing these skills and are ready to put it all on the stage! Admission: Pay What You Will Please Select Your Ticket Price From The Options Below

Watch as our SCIT House Teams, Medium Rare and The Fix is In, storm the stage and create instant theater from your suggestion! House Teams are created from our class students and alumni of our training program. Watch as they create entire worlds from a single suggestion performing scenes that will delight and intrigue all who attend. Pure improvisation. Comedy without a net. After the show, stick around for the SCIT Improv Jam at 9:30pm. It’s free and open to…

What the vondruke is the SCIT Improv Jam? It’s like an open mic for improv. All are welcome to sign up and perform on our SCIT stage! It’s free to watch and free participate. It’s a great way to try out improv, sharpen your skills, and connect with the SCIT community. And it’s just plain ol’ fun.

Summer Artistic Director, Justin Borak, hosts an improv show with a bunch of his friends! Almost a guarantee to be kinda funny probably.