Explore the world of improv with Fort Mason Center For Arts & Culture resident organization BATS Improv. Friday and Saturday nights offer in-person shows at the Bayfront Theater In Building B.

March breezes in with storytelling and improvised riffs on stories in The Gather on Fridays, March 24, 2023 and March 31, 2023. Fan favorite Spontaneous Broadway gives musicals the improv treatment on Saturday, March 25, 2023. All show times are 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and cost $10 to $20.

Saturdays in April feature An Ordinary Life On An Extraordinary Journey: An Improvised Magical Realism Tale on April 1, 2023; April 8, 2023; April 15, 2023; April 22, 2023; and April 29, 2023; 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. HERE explores improv in a variety of strange environments (stuck elevators, park benches, skyscraper roofs) on Fridays, April 7, 2023; April 14, 2023; April 21, 2023; and April 28, 2023; 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ($10 to $20)

BATS School Of Improv students perform in RomCom Online Performance Lab Showcases on Tuesdays, March 28, 2023, April 4, 2023, and April 11, 2023, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The F6 Student Showcase takes place in-person on Sunday, April 2, 2023, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Student shows are $10 to $20, or free for those with limited funds.)

Props provide the improv inspiration for Things on Fridays, May 5, 2023; May 12, 2023; May 19, 2023; and May 26, 2023; 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Telepathy may be involved.) The AI Experiment: An Unscripted Adventure showcases the latest over-hyped technology on Saturdays, May 6, 2023; May 13, 2023; May 20, 2023; and May 27, 2023; 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. [BATS has an “AI system” to help generate stories from audience suggestions.] ($10 to $20)

MORE OR LESS depends on audiences to yell “More” or “Less” to encourage the improvisers to dump what they are doing and begin something else or continue building on what they have started. MORE OR LESS moves in on Fridays, June 2, 2023; June 9, 2023; June 16, 2023; June 23, 2023; and June 30, 2023; 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ($10 to $20)

Summer’s Folly: An Improvised Tale Of Mirth & Mayhem In The Style Of William Shakespeare treads the boards on Saturdays; June 3, 2023; June 10, 2023; June 17, 2023; and June 24, 2023; 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. What fools these mortals be! ($10 to $20)

For more improv, visit the BATS online YouTube video playlist for free digital clips of BATS Improv’s greatest hits. Online shows from 2020, 2021, and 2022, as well as other BATS Improv videos, are free to view by following Facebook links.