The Black Box Improv Theater

Dayton’s Home for Improv Comedy

Live improv shows every Wednesday through Saturday in downtown Dayton, Ohio.

No Strings Attached 10/21 Puppets Meet Improv Our puppeteers randomly choose puppets at the start of each show, and we explore each one and its motto, all building up to a musical number, because every good puppet show includes a song

No Strings Attached
10/21

Puppets Meet Improv
Our puppeteers randomly choose puppets at the start of each show, and we explore each one and its motto, all building up to a musical number, because every good puppet show includes a song.

Director's Cut 10/22 Pick a film, spin the wheel, and watch as we flip it on its head! Right after Imaginary Sardines and Affection Deprived! THURSDAY: BOGO Free Tix OR Free entry if you're wearing Dayton Sportcial merch!

Director's Cut
10/22

Pick a film, spin the wheel, and watch as we flip it on its head! Right after Imaginary Sardines and Affection Deprived!

THURSDAY: BOGO Free Tix OR Free entry if you're wearing Dayton Sportcial merch!

Murder Mystery 10/23 Whodunit?! A beloved town character has been murdered, and only the Black Box detectives can tell us who! Our improvised Murder Mystery sends up classic whodunits, leading to the stunning confession!

Murder Mystery
10/23

Whodunit?!
A beloved town character has been murdered, and only the Black Box detectives can tell us who! Our improvised Murder Mystery sends up classic whodunits, leading to the stunning confession!

Chore Lord 10/24 Who will win? ! A game show where 4 contestants compete to complete chores assigned to them in creative ways as they're graded by the "Chore Lord"!

Chore Lord
10/24

Who will win?!
A game show where 4 contestants compete to complete chores assigned to them in creative ways as they're graded by the "Chore Lord"!

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View fullsize Just two highlights of many from this past anniversary weekend. THANK YOU for celebrating with us! More from this weekend to come :) The Black Box Improv Theater has shows every Wednesday through Saturday - tickets are always available online at day
View fullsize Our anniversary week kicks off TONIGHT with Grab Bag, followed by Be With You Shortly! Join us in celebrating 5 years since re-opening in 2021 with improv throughout the week, with the 5th Annual Black Box Anniversary Weekend this FRIDAY AND SATURDA
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View fullsize JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT to buy tickets to the debut of our new format GETTING DICEY! Tonight's cast is all-female; we're rollin' d20s and crashing out for your entertainment. House Team, Death of a Lumberjack, opens the show at 8pm, and then we roll th
View fullsize Just two highlights of many from this past anniversary weekend. THANK YOU for celebrating with us! More from this weekend to come :) The Black Box Improv Theater has shows every Wednesday through Saturday - tickets are always available online at day
View fullsize Our anniversary week kicks off TONIGHT with Grab Bag, followed by Be With You Shortly! Join us in celebrating 5 years since re-opening in 2021 with improv throughout the week, with the 5th Annual Black Box Anniversary Weekend this FRIDAY AND SATURDA
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View fullsize JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT to buy tickets to the debut of our new format GETTING DICEY! Tonight's cast is all-female; we're rollin' d20s and crashing out for your entertainment. House Team, Death of a Lumberjack, opens the show at 8pm, and then we roll th
View fullsize NEW FORMAT JUST DROPPED! (if you saw the now-deleted post that prematurely leaked the format info earlier, no you didn't 😤) This week we've got Game Night, Director's Cut, Town Hall, and the debut of GETTING DICEY! Skip Friday DND - yes, we went t
View fullsize IMPROV SLAM TONIGHT! Tonight, after House Team "Do Not Copy," we're turning the Black Box Theater into the Black Box Cafe. Doors (and the bar) open at 7:30 - save some time at the box office by getting tix ahead of time through the link in

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