The Improv Shop Employee Directory
Artists and WritersMissouri, United States11-50 Employees
The Improv Shop is a St. Louis–based organization focused on teaching longform improvisation and related performance skills. Since 2009, it has offered classes, workshops, and corporate training, aiming to cultivate the art, tenets, and practice of improv for individuals and organizations alike. The operation emphasizes internal growth by hiring from its own student base for theater roles and maintaining local roots through a hands-on, relationship-driven approach to staffing and programming. Located in a two-venue theater space within The Grove, the company provides two stages, a full bar, and a full kitchen as part of its venue offering. Its target market includes area students seeking education in improvisation, performers looking to develop stage presence, and companies interested in corporate training experiences. The organization positions itself within the arts and writers sector, promoting a community-driven model and local ownership in the St. Louis region.