The Black Box Improv Theater

The Black Box Improv Theater Downtown Dayton's only long-form improv comedy joint offering classes and weekly shows!
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HAPPY PRIDEPROV - TONIGHT at 8pm! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜Tonight the Rubi Girls () return to the Black Box for a night of Pride and Come...
06/12/2026

HAPPY PRIDEPROV - TONIGHT at 8pm! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Tonight the Rubi Girls () return to the Black Box for a night of Pride and Comedy - your fave Dayton drag performers hit the stage alongside our improvisers. "Let me be perfectly q***r," tickets are available online and at the door.

A portion of sales will be donated to Closet Transformation () to support Dayton's local transgender clothing exchange.

Doors open at 7:30 with shows starting at 8. Skip the line and get seats ahead of time at daytonblackboximprov.com

Just a heads up, this show is going to get WILD! We highly recommend ages 18+ for this show!

PRIDEPROV IS BACK THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH 🌈Join us for a night featuring some of your favorite queens from . A portion of...
06/08/2026

PRIDEPROV IS BACK THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH 🌈

Join us for a night featuring some of your favorite queens from . A portion of proceeds goes to — supporting Dayton's local transgender clothing exchange.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. | Show at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets → https://blackbox.simpletix.com/e/155188?time=1454567

Three reasons to be at the Black Box today or tomorrow:① TONIGHT — It's BOGO Thursday and a dollar off drinks. Buy one t...
06/04/2026

Three reasons to be at the Black Box today or tomorrow:

① TONIGHT — It's BOGO Thursday and a dollar off drinks. Buy one ticket, get one free. Bring someone. Bring a date. Bring your mom.
② TOMORROW — Improv Musical. June 5th. Bear witness to the making of a one-night-only, entirely improvised musical masterpiece right after Friday house team, Death of a Lumberjack.
③ SATURDAY — We're closed, so it's now or never (until next week).

Tonight → https://www.simpletix.com/e/thursday-night-improv-tickets-199289
Tomorrow → https://blackbox.simpletix.com/e/155188?time=1454566

IMPROV MUSICAL IS BACK 🎭🎵This Friday, June 5th — an entirely improvised musical, built in real time, just for you, and d...
05/31/2026

IMPROV MUSICAL IS BACK 🎭🎵

This Friday, June 5th — an entirely improvised musical, built in real time, just for you, and definitely not for our own entertainment. A simple one-word suggestion from the audience gets us from overture to curtain call.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show starts at 8:00 p.m.
Snag your tickets at daytonblackboximprov.com 🎟️

Hey uh, remember when Will Hines came to the Black Box? Still not over it.daytonblackboximprov.com📷
05/30/2026

Hey uh, remember when Will Hines came to the Black Box? Still not over it.

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PRIDEPROV IS BACK ON JUNE 12TH 🌈Join us for improvised scenes featuring some of your favorite queens from . A portion of...
05/26/2026

PRIDEPROV IS BACK ON JUNE 12TH 🌈

Join us for improvised scenes featuring some of your favorite queens from . A portion of the night's proceeds will go to to support your local transgender clothing exchange and your Dayton LGBTQ+ community! Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with shows kicking off at 8:00 p.m. Be sure to purchase your tickets now and reserve your seats!

Welcome to Cafe Black BoxWhere patrons enjoy improvised spoken word. The catch is, we need you to tell us what our poem ...
05/22/2026

Welcome to Cafe Black Box

Where patrons enjoy improvised spoken word. The catch is, we need you to tell us what our poem will be about. We're setting the mood and putting you in a space of chill vibes and laughter.

Snag tickets at daytonblackboximprov.com. Doors open a half hour before showtime!

Kevin: What have you guys been doing?Emmalee: I've constructed a clock that will tell us when doomsday will hit.Ben: And...
05/18/2026

Kevin: What have you guys been doing?

Emmalee: I've constructed a clock that will tell us when doomsday will hit.
Ben: And I've been looking at the time too long.

THIS WEEK:
Wednesday 7:30pm - BE WITH YOU SHORTLY
Thursday 8pm - House teams + DIRECTOR'S CUT
Friday 8pm - House team + IMPROV SLAM
Saturday 8pm - House team + RETCON

Snag your tickets at daytonblackboximprov.com 🎟️

The goal is to keep future historians guessing. We have new shows every Wednesday through Saturday, plus BOGO tickets on...
05/14/2026

The goal is to keep future historians guessing.

We have new shows every Wednesday through Saturday, plus BOGO tickets on Thursdays! 🎟️ Shows, classes, summer camp, and more at daytonblackboximprov.com

Caption this...This Wednesday is Game Night, and we're not talking board games! Well - at least not all the time. Really...
05/13/2026

Caption this...

This Wednesday is Game Night, and we're not talking board games! Well - at least not all the time. Really, it's anyone's guess what happens on that stage. Guess you'll have to come find out for yourself!

Doors open at 7pm. Snag tickets at daytonblackboximprov.com 🎟️

Address

518 East 3rd Street
Dayton, OH
45402

Opening Hours

Wednesday 7pm - 10pm
Thursday 7:30pm - 10pm
Friday 7:30pm - 10pm
Saturday 7:30pm - 10pm

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