the plural noun – Silverbacks Improv Theatre

SuperCollider: September 6th, 2019!

Every month for SuperCollider!, Silverbacks host a different trio of improv troupes! Groups may be local favorites, traveling troupes, or exciting new formats such as horror and musical improv.

The September 6th SuperCollider!,
hosted by local comedian, Maggie Shipley,
will feature the following troupes:

Cult of the Stage Monkey is Lafayette’s longest-running Improvisational Theatre troupe! The student organization has been delighting audiences with their quick wit and topical humor since October of 1998.
Founded in 2017, The Plural Noun is an improv collaborative with a wide range of performance influences from sketch to film to black box experimentation. The troupe loves to break down the boundaries between short improv games and long form explorations of themes, aka lots of laughter, tears, and WTF!
The Weaning Process is an improv troupe sprung from an improv class. They combine short games and long form in their shows and have most recently started a regular show that blends standup and improv!

See all three troupes for the price of one! Only $10* for a night full of fun.
The September 6th show starts at 9:00pm at the 2nd Stage at Cite des Arts!

*($8 for Students, Teachers, and Seniors (60+). ID is required for discount)

Late Night’s all right for SuperCollider!

Come to the 2nd Stage at Cité des Arts on Friday, May 3rd at 9pm for a Late Night edition of SuperCollider: Acadiana’s Improv Showcase brought to you by Silverbacks Improv Theatre!

Audiences will get a taste of 3 different groups performing short sets.

May’s SuperCollider will feature:
The Family Dinner,
The Plural Noun,
and The Weaning Process – Improv Troupe!

Tickets are $10*
*($8 for Students, Teachers, and Seniors (60+). ID is required for discount)

September’s SuperCollider Lineup!

Join us on Friday, September 14th at 7:30pm at The Omni Center for SuperCollider: Acadiana’s Improv Showcase brought to you by Silverbacks Improv Theatre!

The September 14th SuperCollider will feature:

The Plural Noun – Miraculously emerging from improv classes, perhaps driven by their collaborative Gen X Millennial angst, The Plural Nountakes an innovative approach to traditional improv games and scene structures. In the words of one Noun, “we like to break things and tape them back together, like our combat boots.”
Rag Tag – Girls, Girls, Girls……. doing improv. Rag Tag is an all female improv troupe bringing you high energy free form improv. “They’re hysterical and actually funny” said one testosterone filled man. Rag Tag’s performances are as rare as a phoenix rising from the ashes in the sun, but when it happens it’s majestic. Fully dressed and still entertaining!
The Family Dinner (Baton Rouge) – Performing for 15 years, The Family Dinner out of Baton Rouge is known for their energy-loaded and physical improv. They excel at impossibly hard guessing games and musical games. They perform regularly at the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge to full houses.

See all three troupes for the price of one! Only $10 for a night full of fun.
The September 14th show starts at 7:30pm at The Omni Center!

IMPROV RUMBLE! 2018

Lafayette’s constantly expanding improv community is uniting for one night in February for the ultimate spectacle in competitive improvised theater: IMPROV RUMBLE! 2018!

Improv Rumble! will pit mixed teams of improvisers against one another in an all-out brawl! Everything’s made up, but this time, YOUR VOTES DO MATTER. Who will go home victorious? Who will leave bananaless? These answers depend on YOU.

This year, our Rumble teams will be made up of improvisers fromSilverbacks Improv Theatre, Cult of the Stage Monkey, The Weaning Process – Comedy Troupe, and -INTRODUCING- The Plural Noun*!

So, do yourselves a favor: join us on Friday, February 2, at Cite des Arts (on the main stage!). Tickets are $10, and the show kicks off at 7:30pm! We will pit friends against friends, cast-mate against cast-mate, and even SIBLING against SIBLING!… all for your entertainment, applause, votes, and Hamiltons!

*The Plural Noun is a brand new, Lafayette based Improv Troupe, made up of performers who met in and completed Levels 1-3 of Silverbacks’ Improv Classes in 2017!