This Week At IS - May 2026
Melanie PennStaffBlogThursday, May 7, 2026
Hi again, Improv Shop! Big thanks to Taylor Snyder for creating a cool new newsletter formatting that helps us link to the website for show descriptions and the wiki for its inventory of teams. 🤝 And happy birthdays to Charles Harris, Taylor Dukeman, Kevin Miko, Emily Hogan, Alfredo Jahn, Michael Weems, Elizabeth Bolhafner, and everyone celebrating birthdays this week! 🎂🎂 Here's some stuff to look forward to: Thursday Show Programming Thu, May 7, 7:00 PM House Team Night & Jam Basement Family, D.I.C.K, Moist Thu, May 7, 7:00 PM The Menagerie Bumblefuck, Plot Twist, Experi-Mental Thu, May 7, 9:00 PM The Merry-Go-Round Catt Map, Goon Platoon, The Nightcaps, It Wasn't Me Friday Show Programming Fri, May 8, 7:00 PM THE ASTERISK* In this show, we give the suggestion to YOU. Every... (This week's theme is "maternal figures.") Fri, May 8, 7:00 PM Big Team Bash An irresponsible number of improvisers enter the s... (The big teams featured for this show will be Floorplay, Heavy Meadow, and Comic Strip!) Fri, May 8, 9:00 PM Cagematch Cobbler, Mansplain Fri, May 8, 9:00 PM TV Dinner: Sitcom Night with Basement Family Basement Family Knotty By Nature The fiber arts craft club Knotty By Nature meets again this Saturday May 9th between 10:00 and 2:00 at Espresso Yourself Coffee & Cafe! Come bring a craft project and socialize with friends. 🧶 Contact Cassie Ema at crepn2@gmail.com for information! Musical Jam This Saturday May 9th is also the second Saturday of the month, so time for another Musical Jam, 5:00-6:15 in sidestage! The Musical Jam is a free dropin workshop open to anyone regardless of musical ability or improv experience, so tell your friends. Big thanks to Tara O'Nay and Brandon Bowers for facilitating and to Rinn Netherton for MDing! 🎹 Saturday Show Programming Sat, May 9, 7:00 PM We Are 40 Alex turns 40 on May 4th. Janelle turns 40 two mon... Sat, May 9, 7:00 PM Shoes Off: An All Asian Improv Show Shoes off, welcoming you into our home of improv. ... Sat, May 9, 9:00 PM 80085 4 U 80085 Sat, May 9, 9:00 PM Grandma’s Den Hang with Mansplain Just some femmes and a them channeling their dude ... (Manplain will be hosting friend teams Catt Map and Bankrupt.) RUNNING CLUB) This Sunday May 10th, the weekly run+jog+walk meetup convenes again, starting 10:15-10:30 at the Stone Shelter in Tower Grove Park. All paces welcome, so bring friends and dogs! 🏃 Monday Jams This Monday May 11th, come out for more miniworkshops 6:00-6:45-ish: Student Jam with Austin Kellogg! Grad Jam with Nathan Engle! Nathan's workshop will focus on yes-and and trust, and Austin's workshop will focus on spatial work à la "Set Design." 😎 Both will be awesome and fun. Monday Show Programming Mon, May 11, 7:00 PM Teams Level 2 Student Showcase Join our Teams Level 2 students as they showcase t... Mon, May 11, 7:00 PM Teams Level 1 Student Showcase Join our Teams Level 1 students every Monday at 7p... Mon, May 11, 9:00 PM The Gift What’s in the box?! Three improv teams take turns ... (...plus a special musical showcase around 8:30 in mainstage by the Musical Level 2 team Ooogly Boogly!) 🎶 Class Registration About one more week before we start closing class registration for the May-July session, so be sure to register by May 13th for core classes and workshops; HMU if you'd like to set up a payment plan or retake a class with a discount. 🤑 I believe that's a wrap for now, fam! Happy Mothers' Day to all the parents, grandparents, stepparents, petparents, grandpetparents, parental figures, guardians, caretakers, cool aunts, and everyone who has complicated familial relationships. Thanks for sharing your time and care with this theater and this artform; hope you have a great week. 🫶