Stranger Than Fiction Improv

Founding (2004)

Stranger Than Fiction Improv was founded in the spring of 2004 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, establishing the state's first sustained professional improv company. The troupe built its audience through consistent performances at established Portsmouth venues.

Programming and Training

The company presents short-form improv games, improvised musicals, and sketch formats, with a show at the Players' Ring Theater that became a regular fixture in the Portsmouth comedy calendar. Its class curriculum is described as mirroring the intensity of Chicago and New York improv schools, offering training from beginner to advanced. The company also provides corporate improv workshops throughout New England and participates regularly in out-of-state festivals.

Stranger Than Fiction Improv serves as New Hampshire's primary improv institution, presenting short-form games, improvised musicals, and sketches without a permanent dedicated venue. Its teaching program and corporate workshop offering extend the company's reach across New England.