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Improv Rumble 2023!

Friday, April 7, 2023 | 7:30pm | Acadiana Center for the Arts | Lafayette, LA

The Improv Rumble will pit teams of improvisers against one another in an all-out brawl. Everything’s made up, but YOUR VOTES REALLY COUNT. Who will go home the victor? The answer depends on YOU. Audience members will vote on their favorite performances to determine a team winner. Voting will take place via interactive fun with the audience’s cell phones. Most shows ask you to turn off your phone – at this show, you’ll be encouraged to wield your cell’s power! This show will feature over 25 improv comedy performers, all from South Louisiana. The Improv Rumble is sure to be full of high energy, big laughs, and friendly sportsmanship.

Silverbacks Improv Rumble

Silverbacks 10th(ish) Annual Improvised Holiday Show

It’s nearly that time of year again! On Friday, December 16th, Silverbacks Improv Theatre will interpret their signature improvisations through the lens of a brand new, completely made up Holiday! This year, we’ll be welcoming more of our extended improv family to the party, with The Weaning Process helping us to create our newest holiday traditions on the SuperCollider stage!

For this show, each of the performers will be wearing a Holiday Sweater and invite the audience to do the same. ANY Holiday themed items are welcome – the audience is invited to wear their finest Christmas, Easter, Mardi Gras, or even Groundhog Day sweaters to add to the fun.

Our 9 previously invented holidays are “Paper-Clip Appreciation Day” (2012), “Garden Gnome Day” (2013), “Leonardo DaVinci’s Mother’s Birthday” (2014), “Picasso-Palooza” (2015), “St. Lampshades Day” (2016), “Structural Support Day” (2017), and “Snowpocalypse: The Anniversary of that One Day It Snowed in Louisiana” (2018), “Aggressive Yoga Day” (2019), and “Don’t Fit Day” (2020). Since we weren’t able to get together in 2021, we really can’t wait to celebrate a Brand New Holiday and its many wonderful traditions with you.

9:00 pm at Cite des Arts, 2nd Stage Tickets are $10 at the door!

SuperCollider: ft. Sketch Comedy! Nov. 11, 2022

Come to the 2nd Stage at Cité des Arts on Friday, November 11th at 9pm for a very special SuperCollider: Acadiana’s Improv Showcase brought to you by Silverbacks Improv Theatre!

This month, we are pleased to welcome:
-Rag Tag Improv (Lafayette, LA)
-Two for the Road (Houston, TX/Lafayette, LA)
-The Overeducated (Baton Rouge, LA)

We are also pleased to announce that we are fulfilling the grand SuperCollider! vision by incorporating SKETCH COMEDY into the roster! This month’s show will feature sketches by Renee Barry, Sarah Mikayla Brown, and Trevor Chapman.

Hosted by Lafayette’s own Charles Thomas Vidrine

That’s Sketch, Improv, AND Stand-up Comedy, all for just $10! 

October’s SuperCollider is for friends: old, new, and spooky, too.

Come to the 2nd Stage at Cité des Arts on Friday, October 21st at 9pm for SuperCollider: Acadiana’s Improv Showcase brought to you by Silverbacks Improv Theatre!

This month, we are pleased to welcome:
-The Weaning Process
-Your Spooky Friends
-Silverbacks Improv Theatre

Tickets are $10

This month’s SuperCollider is especially exciting for us as we welcome our newest castmates to the stage! Help us cheer on Claudia, Jamie, Kristen, Leslie, Pete, and (our newest addition) Renee for their debut as Silverbacks!

SuperCollider! welcomes out-of-town (and out-of-state) acts this September

Come to the 2nd Stage at Cité des Arts on Friday, September 9th at 9pm for SuperCollider: Acadiana’s Improv Showcase brought to you by Silverbacks Improv Theatre!

This month, we are pleased to welcome:
-Rag Tag Improv [Lafayette] – Rag Tag is an all female improv troupe bringing you high energy free form improv. Their content ranges from light and wholesome to blue and tawdry. You’re welcome, Acadiana. 😉

-The Family Dinner [Baton Rouge] – The Family Dinner delights audiences on both sides of the Mississippi with a wide array of fast-paced improv games that are always funny and often physical.

-HPAF [Houston, TX] – HPAF (Hodgepodge as f***) is a longform improv comedy troupe from Houston, Texas, specializing in Harold.

Tickets are $10

SuperCollider! is Back

Acadiana’s Improv Showcase will return IN PERSON on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 9pm. Join us at the 2nd Stage within Cite des Arts (109 Vine Street, Lafayette, LA) for an evening of improv, featuring performances by:

The Marvelous Misfits [Lafayette, LA]: One fateful day in a galaxy far, far away (well at Cite des Arts) two ladies met in an improv class. They are very different, yet very alike. They became friends and decided to form an improv duo to share the gift of humor with the world. The goal of their work is to make the world a better place (and less boring) by making people laugh….oh and world peace and to fix the ice cream machine at McDonalds!

The Plural Noun [Lafayette, LA]: The Plural Noun is a spectrum of personalities always working on our craft and passion for improvisation. We love to give our audience the entertainment they deserve and have fun the entire time creating with them.  

Silverbacks Improv Theatre [Lafayette, LA]: Since 2012, the Silverbacks have provided improvised entertainment to Lafayette and the surrounding areas through theatrical performances & workshops. Silverbacks will perform an “

Tickets are $10, available both at the door and through our online store.

Silverbacks and lots of other familiar faces will perform online for Baton Rouge Improv Festival

We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be performing our 90s Sitcom Format tonight, May 13, at 8:30pm (Central), for the #BatonRougeImprovFest!

The show will be live streamed at https://www.batonrougeimprovfest.com/

Also performing this week are local & regional favorites: The Plural Noun, No Lye Comedy, The Family Dinner, Two Friends, Two For The Road, and Rag Tag!

To catch all your favorite acts, and discover a few new troupes along the way, be sure to check out this week’s Improv Festival Schedule!

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SuperCollider! returns on February 19th!


Silverbacks Improv Theatre Presents: SuperCollider!  Featuring The Weaning Process, The Plural Noun; Premiere Performance by 4 and a Possible
Friday, February 19
Show begins at 8:00pm
FREE! Streaming live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SilverbacksImprovTheatre

In the “before-times” the second stage at Cite des Arts was graced by a new phenomenon – “SuperCollider!” In this monthly improv showcase, troupes from all over the south would gather with sparkling hosts to share unforgettable nights. Amidst a steady flow of Cliff’s Old-Fashioneds, SuperCollider! featured international performers, first-timers, and even a proposal of marriage. On February 19th, the Silverbacks will move their signature showcase series online. This show will feature local favorites, The Weaning Process and The Plural Noun. It will also serve as the premiere performance of a brand-new, all-Black ensemble – 4 and a Possible. Local comedy star and frequent Supercollider! collaborator, Maggie Shipley, will host.

THE WEANING PROCESS – The Weaning Process is a tight-knit bunch of weirdos who love to experiment with different formats. They are probably best known for their shows which merge the standup and improv scenes: The Final(er) Frontier. You can catch them at Cite des Arts on most Artwalk nights! (When they can actually perform again)

THE PLURAL NOUN –  The Plural Noun is a spectrum of personalities always working on our craft and passion for improvisation. We love to give our audience the entertainment they deserve and have fun the entire time creating with them.  

4 AND A POSSIBLE – 4 and a Possible is an improv quartet of Black performers who believe anything is possible… and they’re funny.