The Black Box Improv Theater

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The Black Box Improv Theater Downtown Dayton's only long-form improv comedy joint offering classes and weekly shows!
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10/29/2026

SISTAHS 🧹🧙‍♀️ The Black Box Coven Presents: Last Will and Testament!

Friday 10/30! The Coven, an all-female-identifying cast, returns for a Halloween-themed show of magic and mayhem, with help from two familiars (i.e., Black Box Bros)!

It will be spooky. There will be costumes and chaos. There will be death, and with it, THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

Get your tickets now at DaytonBlackBoxImprov.com!

And it is prophesied that on this All Hallows' Eve Eve (eve eve), the Coven will join hands and do impov, but the magic ...
10/27/2026

And it is prophesied that on this All Hallows' Eve Eve (eve eve), the Coven will join hands and do impov, but the magic starts on Wednesday and lasts all week long!

WEDNESDAY show starts at 7:30. ALL OTHER SHOWS start at 8pm. Doors always open 30 minutes before the show. Tickets are always available online at DaytonBlackBoxImprov.com!

Come together for a night of sPoOkY improv this Friday 10/30! The Coven, an all-female-identifying cast, will return for...
10/26/2026

Come together for a night of sPoOkY improv this Friday 10/30! The Coven, an all-female-identifying cast, will return for a Halloween-themed show of magic and mayhem, with the assistance of two familiars (i.e., Black Box Bros)!

It will be spooky. There will be costumes. There will be chaos. There will be death. And there will be a little light reading of THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

Get your tickets now at DaytonBlackBoxImprov.com!

THIS WEEK! Director's Cut, No Strings Attached, MuRdEr MyStErY, and Chore Lord!What is No Strings Attached? It's a new f...
10/21/2026

THIS WEEK! Director's Cut, No Strings Attached, MuRdEr MyStErY, and Chore Lord!

What is No Strings Attached? It's a new format where our improviser-puppeteers randomly choose puppets at the start of the show, then we explore each one and its motto, all building up to a musical number, because every good puppet show needs a song.

Tickets available in the bio or at daytonblackboximprov.com!

Just two highlights of many from this past anniversary weekend. THANK YOU for celebrating with us! More from this weeken...
10/20/2026

Just two highlights of many from this past anniversary weekend. THANK YOU for celebrating with us! More from this weekend to come :)

The Black Box Improv Theater has shows every Wednesday through Saturday - tickets are always available online at daytonblackboximprov.com or in our bio!

Our anniversary week kicks off TONIGHT with Grab Bag, followed by Be With You Shortly!Join us in celebrating 5 years sin...
10/14/2026

Our anniversary week kicks off TONIGHT with Grab Bag, followed by Be With You Shortly!

Join us in celebrating 5 years since re-opening in 2021 with improv throughout the week, with the 5th Annual Black Box Anniversary Weekend this FRIDAY AND SATURDAY!

Tickets and information available on our page and online at daytonblackboximprov.com 🎟️

10/13/2026

THIS WEEKEND!

It's our fifth anniversary since re-opening! Join the festivities this weekend by picking up your ticket ahead of time - the box office will be open but the coolest kids preorder their tickets 😎

FRIDAY 10/16
DEATH OF A LUMBERJACK
GREATEST HITS
NO STRINGS ATTACHED

SATURDAY 10/17
DO NOT COPY
SPOT ON
THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL

You've been informed, now go buy your tickets already! ➡️ Daytonblackboximprov.com

10/12/2026

CELEBRATING 5 YEARS ON OCTOBER 16 & 17 🥳

Join us in celebrating our home away from home!

Since re-opening in 2021, we've seen countless faces and done more than 200 new shows - most of them made up! We've had parties, hosted kids summer camp, celebrated our community and communities in need, we've gotten to know dozens of businesses, and made more than a few friends along the way.

It's all led us here.

When we interviewed Josie back in January, we didn't expect her to wrap the heart of what we do into a tidy little bow, but then she did, and she's right. We have certainly made mistakes along the way; on stage, in our personal lives, running a small business. We're humans! But as with improv, we pick up and keep going, and somehow it all works out. (It's you, btw. You're the "somehow.")

We want to thank you properly for showing up. For laughing. For clapping. For joking with us. For taking classes. For bringing your friends. For supporting us.

"But, Black Box social media ghost person, how can we thank them properly?"

Well, tiny improviser voice in my head, it's simple. They just have to come to our anniversary party on 10/16 and 10/17. *Pat pat*

Really, though. We mean it. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for continuing to support us.

JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT to buy tickets to the debut of our new format GETTING DICEY! Tonight's cast is all-female; we're r...
10/09/2026

JUST A FEW HOURS LEFT to buy tickets to the debut of our new format GETTING DICEY! Tonight's cast is all-female; we're rollin' d20s and crashing out for your entertainment. House Team, Death of a Lumberjack, opens the show at 8pm, and then we roll the die 😈

Get tickets ahead of time at daytonblackboximprov.com!

NEW FORMAT JUST DROPPED!This week we've got Game Night, Director's Cut, Town Hall, and the debut of GETTING DICEY! Skip ...
10/07/2026

NEW FORMAT JUST DROPPED!

This week we've got Game Night, Director's Cut, Town Hall, and the debut of GETTING DICEY! Skip Friday DND - yes, we went there - and watch us crash out over a d20 instead; head to daytonblackboximprov.com for TICKETS to all the shows!

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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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