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Lafayette Famous features a mix of improvisation and storytelling. In this format, a local celebrity prepares 3 true stories from their life. The improvisers create scenes based on themes from the stories, bringing performers and audience alike on a humorous journey. On Wednesday, March 21, Silverbacks will feature LPSS Middle School Teacher of the Year, Amanda Shackelford!
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
7:30pm at Feed N Seed Lafayette
Tickets are $10
On Saturday, March 10, Silverbacks Improv Theatre and special guests, The Plural Noun, will present a high-energy blend of their audience’s favorite short-form games. (Short-form improv is the style that was made popular by the television show “Who’s Line is it Anyway?”)
The show begins as ArtWalk is wrapping up. A drink from Cliff’s Bar and an improv show are the perfect way to cap off a great night out in downtown Lafayette.
Saturday, March 10, 2018,
8pm at Cité des Arts
Tickets are $10
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!
On Wednesday, December 20th, Silverbacks Improv Theatre will present their traditional “Holiday Show.” Each December, Silverbacks interpret their signature improvisations through the lens of a Holiday – a brand new, completely made up Holiday, that is! With the audience’s help, Silverbacks will create their very own annual celebration – think “Festivus for the Rest of Us” from Seinfeld.
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. Previous invented holidays were “Paper-Clip Appreciation Day” (2012), “Garden Gnome Day” (2013), Leonardo DaVinci’s Mother’s Birthday (2014), Picasso-Palooza (2015), and “St. Lampshades Day” (2016). Now we need our audience to help us create a brand New Holiday and its many wonderful traditions.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, beginning at 7:00pm on December 20th, for $10 general admission.
Get a Free cookie with your festive wear!!!
On Wednesday, November 15, Silverbacks Improv Theatre will present their Improvised Film Noir, “Deep Focus.” Inspired by Hitchcock Presents and the Twilight Zone, the Silverbacks will improvise a one-act play just right for a chilly November night. They will perform in period costumes, and will be underscored by improvised jazz music.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017, 7:30pm
Feed N Seed, 106 N Grant St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Tickets are $10, or $8 with current Student ID.
Must present ID and be 18+ to enter, as Feed N Seed is a bar.
On Wednesday, October 25, Silverbacks Improv Theatre will take their signature improvisations on a creepy ride through the shadows with their twist on psychological horror. Taking inspiration from the great horror masters of film, fiction, urban legend, and theatre, Silverbacks aim to deliver a show that is genuinely chilling for those brave enough to witness the unknown.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:30pm
Feed N Seed, 106 N Grant St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Tickets are $10, or $8 with current Student ID.
Must present ID and be 18+ to enter, as Feed N Seed is a bar.
Closing Night: An Improv Showcase Benefitting the Hive
Friday, August 25
Show begins at 7:30pm
The Hive, 810 Jefferson St
$20 tickets; includes light hor d’oeuvres
Reservations by calling: (337) 484-0172
Silverbacks Improv Theatre will host an Improv Theatre show to benefit The Hive. The show will feature sets by The Weaning Process, Silverbacks Improv, and special guests The IRS.
All proceeds for the performance will benefit The Hive – a community space that is seeking a new home. The Hive will be ending their lease at 810 Jefferson Street effective August 31 with a goal of reopening in a new location in January 2018, if not sooner. Silverbacks Improv Theatre has held monthly shows at The Hive for over 5 years. In the spirit of loving their home venue back, the Silverbacks hope to raise awareness for The Hive’s relocation efforts, and to raise some money for them.
Silverbacks founder Elaine Kibodeaux says, “When a few ragtag improvisers were looking for a place to form a new Improv Performance Troupe, 810 Jefferson street gave us a home. Those who have run the space devoted themselves to giving ideas a place to form and thrive, and the board members of The Hive embrace that mission completely.”
Silverbacks Improv Theatre has been making efforts to grow the improvisational theatre community, and an Improv Night at the Hive is the perfect opportunity to showcase how it’s grown. The Weaning Process was born out of Silverbacks Improv classes, and has been performing regularly around town since earlier this year. The IRS is the name that the teens from Silverbacks’s Teen Improv Camp came up with for themselves – The IRS: Improv’s Rising Stars. These hilarious young teens astonished their teachers with the depth of their talent. Silverbacks is exciting to showcase the work of these young upstarts at this show. Silverbacks believes that Improv is for everyone, from the very young to senior citizens.
The benefit will feature free light hor d’oeuvres, and a bar by donation.