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Article: Theatrical journeys into the unknown. (improvisational theater in San Francisco, California)(includes directory of theater groups)
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- November 1, 1992
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The audience is a willing participant in San Francisco's improv theater performances
EXPECTING THE unexpected is part of the delight of collective improvisation. For audiences, improv promises the freshness of an all-new show every 10 minutes or so throughout an evening of theatergoing. For actors, it means entering uncharted territory just as frequently. For both, it involves the excitement of unpredictable imaginative collaboration--which may be why an evening of improv can feel more absorbing than conventional theater, and why mistakes or misdirections are more easily forgiven.
San Francisco's theater community has an unusually strong complement of ...