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LXCL:The Peak Improv Theater offers classes, workshops, and corporate training for students of all ages, in addition to family friendly live theater. Our space creates opportunities for local artists. We serve the community as a venue for meetings, rehearsals, and events as an inclusive safe space for artists to exchange ideas, while honing their craft under the guidance of professional educators.

Student Showcases for all of the September-October 2026 Term.

Student Showcases (October 2026)

See two unique performances at this one-of-a-kind late night experience! First, behold the strange and beautiful improvised comedy of The Flock. The Flock is the first dedicated long-form improv group at the Peak Improv Theater. The Flock performs hilarious, sometimes chaotic, scenes inspired by a true personal story told by a member of the Colorado Springs community. Join The Flock every third Saturday for some laughs, caws, and a fun vibe! Then step into the strange and spectacular world of Pretendium&hellip; if you dare! A ruthless puppet master demands a &ldquo;perfect&rdquo; story&mdash;but the players have other plans. In this high-stakes improv showdown, bold characters battle for control and derail the plot, unleashing chaos, comedy, and outrageous twists. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/pretendium.improv/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">@pretendium.improv</a><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/theflockimprov/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">@theflockimprov</a> May contain adult themes and language.Doors Open at 6:30PM

The Flock & Pretendium Experience

Join our house Sketch writing team, The Dead Puppets&#39; Society, as they present their original sketches, songs, and videos. Some sketches are old, some are new, but they&#39;re all dumb as hell. See this late-night show for only $5 if you buy tickets for the 7:00 PM show: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/tune-titans-musical-improv-show" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Tune Titans!</a> May contain adult themes and language.Doors open at 8:45pm You will not receive physical tickets for this event. The name associated with your payment method will be added to the event list. Please check-in with the box office upon arrival to confirm your reservation.

Dead Puppets' Society Sketch Show

Join our musical improv team, Tune Titans as they create an original fully improvised Broadway style musical. If you&#39;re a fan of comedy and music, don&#39;t miss the action as we take your audience suggestions and turn them into original songs featuring live musical accompaniment! Featuring musical short-form by Jest in Time! Only $5 more to see the late-night sketch show, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://square.link/u/sAKNMLbs" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Dead Puppets&#39; Sketch Show</a>. May contain adult themes and language.Doors open at 6:30PM

Tune Titans: Musical Improv Show

First up Whimsicult weaves an unforgettable improvised story where twists unfold in the moment. When the narrative reaches a fork in the road, it&#39;s the audience that decides which path the adventure takes. &lsquo;Choose Your Own Adventure&rsquo; with Whimsicult on the second Saturday of every month! Cast: Krystal Arrell, Jennifer Caress, Gio Castillo, Matt Jacobs, McKay Jacobsen, Korbin SteinIG: @whimsicultimprov Then on November 14th,&nbsp;The Cast Menagerie presents improvised plays from writers such as Tennessee Williams, Oscar Wilde, and Lillian Helman. &nbsp;Have you ever wanted to uncover the hidden works of famous 19th and 20th century playwrights and see them before your very eyes? Look no further! All they need is a suggestion for a play&#39;s title to weave a new story with the familiar character types and themes unique to each author. Have a laugh with a dash of class! Mature themes and language. Finally, the Peak Improv Theater is bringing back its infamous experimental stand up comedy smackdown FUNderdome!! A wide cross section of Colorado Springs comedians will go head-to-head and joke it out for comedy supremacy!! Hosted by Casey Dean Frase and John Brown, with some irreverent reffing by Charley McMullen! Let&#39;s get it on LIVE at The PIT! DING DING! Doors open at 6:30PMShow may contain mature themes and language.

Whimsicult & Cast Menagerie & FUNderdome

The Gateleapers podcast presents Fandomonium! A monthly panel show, where comedians and improvisers battle it out in a series of geeky games and fanatical improv challenges. With a new themed show each month, covering fandoms such as Star Wars, Marvel and The Lord of the Rings, and everything (nothing) to play for - Prepare for absolute Fandomonium! See this late-night show for only $5 if you buy tickets for the 7:00 PM show: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/felty-and-friends-improv-show" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Felty &amp; Friends Puppetprov!</a> This is a live podcast recording. Doors open at 8:45PM Show may contain mature themes and language.

Gateleapers Present: Fandomonium! LIVE

See Colorado Springs&rsquo; greatest (and only) improvised Puppet Show! Felty &amp; Friends Puppetprov, features improvised scenes, songs, and life lessons performed by a cast of puppets and humans. If you&#39;re a fan of the Muppets, Sesame Street, or Avenue Q then you won&#39;t want to miss this hilarious comedy show! Featuring Slidesplitters. Professionally delivered lectures, given by comedians, where the presenters don&rsquo;t know what they&rsquo;re presenting. Show may contain mature themes and languageDoors open at 6:30PM

Felty & Friends Improv Show

Improv Colorado is guaranteed to bring laughter to any date night, girls&rsquo; night out, Meetup event or solo outing! These seasoned improv artists will amaze you with their wit and imagination! Every show is completely different than the last because it is all made up on the spot! Join us for giggles, grins and even a belly laugh or two! Family Friendly.Doors open 6:30PM

Saturday Night Improv With Improv Colorado

Our Flagship Show, The Stick Horses, is a pay-what-you-want night of silly energetic family-friendly improv comedy. Watch and participate in games, scenes and songs improvised by Colorado Springs longest running improv team.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.7028px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.7028px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.7028px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.7028px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">All ages welcome.<br style="overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.7028px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="overflow-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17.7028px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Doors open at 6:30PM.

Stick Horses Improv Show

Coached Ensemble Showdown is an annual improv competition show. It features four teams casted and coached by teachers at the Peak Improv Theater. Each team gets 20 minutes, then audiences and judges choose who did the best. The winning team gets a cash prize, and the coaches get gloating rights for a year. May Contain Mature Themes and Language Doors Open at 6:30 PM

Coached Ensemble Showdown

Help The Pool get to New York City! This night of comedy includes local improv teams Whimsicult and Pretendium, along with the sketch comedy group the Dead Puppets&#39; Society. The proceeds from this event help bring this Colorado Springs original play to an off-broadway theater in New York.

The Pool Fundraiser: A Night of Comedy

Support Colorado Arts &amp; Education!At Peak Improv Foundation, we work with local educators, comedians, and artists to provide opportunities, and grow the comedy community here in Colorado. Your donation pays teachers, provides scholarships, platforms new artists, and funds free events for the community. How you can help power our mission:<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us fund art &amp; education in Colorado Springs.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.</li></ol>Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Support Colorado Arts & Education!At Peak Improv Foundation, we work with local educators, comedians, and artists to provide opportunities, and grow the comedy community here in Colorado. Your donation pays teachers, provides scholarships, platforms new artists, and funds free events for the community.How you can help power our mission:Donate: Every dollar counts. Contribute now to help us fund art & education in Colorado Springs.Share: Share our campaign with your friends, family, and on social media. Your advocacy can amplify our impact.Volunteer: Your time and skills can make an impact too.Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.

Join us for a family-friendly, pay-what-you-want evening of Christmas Sketches and Improv Comedy! Enjoy an original Christmas show featuring fun takes on classic Christmas stories, songs, and traditions. Laugh, drink cocoa, eat cookies, and meet Santa at the Peak Improv Theater&#39;s annual Christmas Extravaganza, presented by the Dead Puppets Society!&nbsp; Appropriate for all ages.Cookies &amp; cocoa will be provided.&nbsp;Doors open at 5:15PM.

Dead Puppets' Society Presents: Christmas Extravaganza

First see an Improvised Shakespeare Play where the Midsummer Nights Queens take an audience suggestion and create an original story in the style of the Bard. Then Jest in Time performs musical short-form improv games where they sing, rap and dance before eventually apologizing for their actions. If you&#39;re a theater kid, you don&#39;t want to miss this night of nerdy rhyming silliness! Then stick around for a fully improvsed musical performed by the Tune Titans! Only $5 more to see both shows!

Midsummer Nights Queens & Jest In Time

Want to learn to write a comedy sketch but don&rsquo;t know where to start? Come to our Blackout Sketch Lab, a 2-hour sketch writing workshop. You&rsquo;ll learn the basics of developing a premise and writing a sketch. We&rsquo;ll focus on word economy, snappy premises and strong punchlines. Limited to 12 spaces. Taught by Matt Watson.

Blackout Sketch Lab

Have you noticed that many viral social media videos follow the structure of a comedy sketch? That&rsquo;s because most of them are scripted! Write, produce, direct, perform and edit a 30-second social media sketch in this 2-hour workshop. Perfect for those looking to learn additional ways to promote themselves online. Limited to 10 spaces. Taught by Matt Watson.

Social Media Sketch Intensive

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Felty & Friends Improv Show

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Whimsicult & Cast Menagerie & FUNderdome

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Tune Titans: Musical Improv Show

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