On Saturday nights in June, BATS’ talented cast of improvisers blow onto the stage like a herd of tumbleweeds in a hot, dry wind for Gritty Western shows at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Gritty Westerns are like the good, the bad, and the hilarious for spaghetti western movie fans.

See favorite, classic Western characters — gun-slinging desperados, ruthless bounty hunters, and slow-talking drifters hell-bent on revenge. Saddle up for Hateful Eight-style excess and find out who lives, who dies, and whether anyone rides off into the sunset in spontaneous Western splendor.