Sponsored: How Washington Improv Theater rallied and found a home

As DC’s home for improv, Washington Improv Theater’s unscripted shows have long been a highlight of DC’s theater scene. Going into its 25th anniversary season, the small nonprofit theater had just successfully mounted a return to live performances post-quarantine when it unexpectedly lost its lease at its longtime home on 14th Street.

Thanks to the theater’s aggressive space search, WIT’s landed a one-year residency at the newly renovated Studio Theatre. The first performance series at Studio, titled Playing It By Ear, concludes this weekend and features WIT’s veteran musical ensemble iMusical. iMusical is a nationally known ensemble that creates instant musicals based off of a single audience suggestion.

The show is a hit with one reviewer calling it a “don’t miss.” DC Theater Arts’ John Stoltenberg writes: “I’ve been digging their work for years… It’s never not fun, the funny keeps on coming; and in the midst of the spontaneity and hilarity, there can be fleeting flashes of insight.”

This is the final weekend of Playing It By Ear, and general admission tickets are $15. WIT will return for another performance series November 18.

WIT also operates a popular classes program that enrolls students from all walks of life seeking community, a creative outlet, and a much-needed dose of joy. WIT’s organizational training program WIT@Work brings improv-based trainings to workplaces ranging from Deloitte to Capital One to multiple government agencies.