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Spontaneous Broadway - 6/20/26
The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND!
TWO SHOWS ADDED, JUNE 13 AND 20!
Our flagship musical format returns! Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess!
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, June 22nd, 7:00-9:00 PM
Art Night: Art as Activism
Art as Activism at the Mopco!
Suggested Ticket price $20
6 local artists and members of the Mopco improv community will co-create this experience: the artists will present pieces inspired by social issues; improvisers will create scenes inspired by the socially conscious themed art.
Hosted by ART NIGHT SCHENECTADY, a 501 C3 non profit organization.
The Assembly of All Beings
An improvised model-UN-style conclave of diverse beings will debate critical planetary topics, including the building of a local data center. Moderated by Lourdes Aguas, PhD.
Mabel & Geffrey’s Musical Comedy Fundraiser for Things of My Very Own.
Mabel and Geffrey: we can’t describe them. You’ve got to experience their improvised songs and lounge singer ambiance! A Benefit for Things of My Very Own.
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, June 29th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Climate Conversations Part 1
A two night interactive learning experience with Karen Strong of the Yes And Nature Collective. Through fun, interactive exercises over two sessions, you’ll practice skills that build trust and open the door to dialogue.
The Bill Of Rights: Madness! Chaos!
A chaotic reading of portions of the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, featuring lively heckling and mayhem.
Climate Conversations Part 2
A two night interactive learning experience with Karen Strong of the Yes And Nature Collective. Through fun, interactive exercises over two sessions, you’ll practice skills that build trust and open the door to dialogue.
UNITE NY Voting Reform (and Voter Registration)
Join us to see how ranked choice voting, open primaries, and other reforms can help address what's wrong with our elections and make government better represent the People. A short documentary, a presentation about voting reform, and of course improv! Presented by Unite NY.
Voter registration information available.
All Play! Joy in the community
Celebrate with a night of open improv play led by the original #Actorvists, inviting the MopCo community onto the stage.
Theatresports - July 11th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - July 18th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Critical Mass Improv - Skunkworks
Skunkworks is slang for a small, highly autonomous group of people given the freedom to work on secret, disruptive, or heavily accelerated projects without standard corporate bureaucracy.
Our theatre hosts other highly talented improvisors working on a host of great and new improv formats and shows. We let them cook and out pops great and wonderful improv we’ve never seen.
Critical Mass is a new improv group composed of current and former Mopco students. Their show is highly based on LNI (Quebec national improv). There are two teams plus a ref. Each round is based on a card the ref pulls from a deck. The teams then each respond to the prompt, competing for a point.
Prompts might involve time, music, or playing with the crowd votes for "who they liked more.”
There are nuances, but that’s it in a nutshell. If you like Theatresports, we bet you’ll like Critical Mass!
Cardboard Box Improv— Skunkworks
Cardboard Box is the creation of Hayes M Fields II and Riley Hart. Hayes has been
performing since he was a tot in his family's gospel choir, and Riley caught the performance bug in mid-life. These two earnest improvisors met at the Mopco Improv Theatre and found their unique chemistry as a duo – sometimes silly, but just as often bittersweet.
Diva Down Funeral Home - An evening of drop dead drag and laughter
The Diva Down Funeral Home is run by four hardworking drag queens. Their signature is a complimentary drag show at each service. The funeral business can be unpredictable and this wake is no exception. A peculiar group of mourners take the queens by surprise with revelations about themselves and the deceased. The queens do their best to keep cool and give the group a funeral they’ll never forget.
This show will feature four killer queens and members of the MopCo improv team.
Theatresports - July 25th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Mopco Presents: Goofballs Comedy Showcase - An evening of locally-grown stand-up comedy
Local Comedian Dave Britton, whose first full-length album - "The History of the Universe" - reached the #2 spot on the iTunes comedy charts, has assembled his favorite local comedians to bring you a Summertime evening of laughter. The Goofball Lineup consists of:
Comedian Kailey Strafford
Comedian Jay Rivituso
Ted, An Impressionist
Kafel and Britton
Theatresports - August 1st
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - August 8th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - August 15th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - August 22nd
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - August 29th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - September 12th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - September 19th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - September 26th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - October 3rd
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - October 10th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - October 17th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Theatresports - October 24th
Two teams of crack improvisers face off in a high-energy contest, battling for points, glory, and your laughter.
All the thrill of a sporting event and the hilarity and unpredictability of live improv combine in our favorite format! Your laughter helps decide the winner. Fast, funny, and fun—don’t miss the most exciting comedy competition in town!
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, June 15th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Improv 101: Four Sundays
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Class Schedule: Sundays, June 14, 21, 28, July 12, 11 AM - 1 PM
Spontaneous Broadway - 6/13/26
The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
HELD OVER BY POPULAR DEMAND!
TWO SHOWS ADDED, JUNE 13 AND 20!
Our flagship musical format returns! Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess!
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!
A Bolt from the Blue: Curated Personal Story Evening - 6/12/26
Booom. Suddenly everything is different.
Join us as we continue our series of curated personal story evenings. We’ll present a lineup of real-life stories told by real people—poignant, funny, or heartwarming tales that showcase life’s pivotal moments.
The theme for this event is “A Bolt From the Blue”— honest tales about a moment in the life of the storyteller when a completely unexpected event proved to be life-changing. The learning and growth resulting from this “bolt from the blue” may be funny, tragic, or heartwarming–the key word is “real.”
Improv Fundamentals 1 - Six Thursdays
Six Thursdays, June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 16, 23 7-9 PM
The fundamentals of improv are deceptively simple. You can learn them in a few hours. (But we warn you, it can take a lifetime to master them.) Improv is a practice that you can engage in on stage and off.
Support your partner. Listen. Blurt! Weave a fresh, engaging story out of thin air. Is improv comedy? Sometimes, sure. But more importantly, it’s connection.
For actors, writers, performers, and folks who have never performed. Prerequisite: Improv 101 or equivalent (talk to us if you aren’t sure.)This class consists of a combination of games and scene-work, with debriefs that enhance your personal experience.
Improv Fundamentals 2 - Six Wednesdays
Six Wednesday, June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15 7-9 PM
Continue the journey. Work with your partner to find the game. Find the characters, relationships, and stories that make great improvised scenes happen. Get out of your head and into the where!
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, April 27th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Spontaneous Broadway - 6/6/26
The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
LIMITED RUN! May 9, 16, 30, June 6 ONLY. Our flagship musical format returns for four shows! Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess!
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!
Improvised Sketch Comedy Night - June 5th
Improvised Sketch Comedy Night features Slacker, Armando, and Jukebox. And no, we aren't calling you names-- Slacker is a great long form improv format we'll be bringing to life, along with an Armando and audience improv Jukebox!
The Regulars - Skunkworks
Skunkworks is slang for a small, highly autonomous group of people given the freedom to work on secret, disruptive, or heavily accelerated projects without standard corporate bureaucracy.
Our theatre hosts other highly talented improvisors working on a host of great and new improv formats and shows. We let them cook and out pops great and wonderful improv we’ve never seen.
The Regulars present a double feature of improv comedy.
The first half, The Usual, is a fast-paced short form set featuring a mix of classic games and unexpected twists, driven by audience suggestions and the group’s playful, chaotic energy.
The second half is In Memory Of, an improvised memorial service celebrating the life of someone who never existed. Through stories, characters, and heartfelt moments, brought by the mourners, the cast builds a hilarious and surprising tribute in real time.
Down the Rabbit Hole - Skunkworks
Skunkworks is slang for a small, highly autonomous group of people given the freedom to work on secret, disruptive, or heavily accelerated projects without standard corporate bureaucracy.
Our theatre hosts other highly talented improvisors working on a host of great and new improv formats and shows. We let them cook and out pops great and wonderful improv we’ve never seen.
Down The Rabbit Hole presents: Miscast
The audience will get to see and shape the latest episode of Miscast. Miscast is a mockumentary style sitcom which follows the escapades of an out of sync community theater. Viewers will experience many aspects of stage craft including table reads, song rehearsals and other fascinating theatrical antics. Will they finally be able to stage a polished production? Tune in to find out, and get your tickets here.
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, June 8th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Spontaneous Broadway - 5/30/26
The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
LIMITED RUN! May 9, 16, 30, June 6 ONLY. Our flagship musical format returns for four shows! Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess!
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!
Girl Love with the Mop and Bucket Company
Indie-folk singer-songwriter and poet Laura Beth Johnson weaves together defiance, joy, and reverence on her mission to reimagine holiness through a queer lens. Her ethereal voice and haunting lyrics create "a one-of-a-kind experience full of raw emotion, community, and a certain kind of magic." Followed by a special set by the Mop & Bucket Company.
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, May 18th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Spontaneous Broadway - 5/16/26
The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
LIMITED RUN! May 9, 16, 30, June 6 ONLY. Our flagship musical format returns for four shows! Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess!
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!
Maestro - 5/15/26
Only one Improviser will be crowned the MAESTRO!
Fourteen will enter but only one will be crowned the maestro; you are in charge as they vie vie for the crown! This is NOT A FAIR GAME! But don't worry, the contestants know that! it's all in fun, and the laughs keep coming! This show has been known to sell out, so get your tickets early!
Applied Improvisation Network Northeast Spring Mini-Conference
A gathering for members of the Applied Improvisation Network to share practices, exercises, and ideas. Join people from across the Northeast who use applied improvisation in their work for a weekend of play, connection, and shared exploration.
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, May 11th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Improv 101: Four Sundays
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Class Schedule: Sundays, May 10, 17, 31, June 7, 5-7 PM
Spontaneous Broadway - Saturday 5/9/26
The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
LIMITED RUN! May 9, 16, 30, June 6 ONLY. Our flagship musical format returns for four shows! Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess!
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!
Improv Class for Young People
Besides being fun, improv classes improve interpersonal skills, build confidence, encourage creative risk taking, and increase ability to surf uncertainty. This 6-session introductory class for teens 13-16 has an emphasis on performance, and will culminate in a show for friends and family on June 27th.
Class Schedule: May 9, 16, 30, June 6, 13, 14, 4 - 6 PM
A Night of Comedy and Music with Rob Paravonian and Bobby Curious | 5/8/26
Mopco Presents: Funny Music Night with Rob Paravonian and Bobby Curious!
Don't miss this one night only show starring Rob Paravonian, a comedian and musician known for his viral YouTube hit Pachelbel Rant, as well as other viral videos, hit albums, and funny songs. Rob has toured the world, opened for George Carlin and Lily Tomlin, appears regularly on SiriusXM radio, and hosts a monthly variety show in NYC.
Opening for Rob is Bobby Curious, an active presence throughout the Western Catskills as a singer-songwriter known for his interactive, genre-spanning live shows and playful spontaneity.
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, May 4th, 7:00-9:00 PM
A Distant Country Called Youth - 4/24 - 4/26 & 5/1 - 5/3
Spanning the twenty-five years from boyhood to the opening of The Glass Menagerie, this one man show evokes the evolution of an American genius through his extraordinary correspondence with family, friends, lovers and other writers.
Hilarious, raunchy and poetic in turn, the piece spotlights these fairly obscure years in William's life. Here is a young Thomas Lanier Williams growing up, exploring and finding his artistic voice as Tennessee Williams.
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, April 27th, 7:00-9:00 PM
A Distant Country Called Youth - 4/24 - 4/26 & 5/1 - 5/3
Spanning the twenty-five years from boyhood to the opening of The Glass Menagerie, this one man show evokes the evolution of an American genius through his extraordinary correspondence with family, friends, lovers and other writers.
Hilarious, raunchy and poetic in turn, the piece spotlights these fairly obscure years in William's life. Here is a young Thomas Lanier Williams growing up, exploring and finding his artistic voice as Tennessee Williams.
Improv Show Benefit - 4/18/26
Please join us for a night of improv to benefit the Friends of the Schenectady County Child Advocacy Center. Come for the laughs but stay for the heart and support a vital organization doing compassionate work right here in Schenectady.
Doors open at 7:00 for a networking and informational mingle hour and the show kicks off at 8:00.
Mopco and Chill - April 17th
Bring a buddy and settle in at 8 PM for an evening of your favorite formats – Bollix Manor, or Twilight Zone! 2 on the Aisle or a fun, fast game show – Every Mopco and Chill is a different combination. We’ll have the popcorn and drinks ready for you!
Monday Workout Night at the Mopco
In a fast paced class packed with games and exercises, you will learn to create and collaborate with a team.
Monday, April 13th, 7:00-9:00 PM