The San Francisco Improv Co-Operative
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The San Francisco Improv Co-Operative (SFIC) is an all-volunteer production company dedicated to improvisational theater ("improv").
Founded by Sam Shaw and Shaun Landry, the co-operative's main event, The Monday Night Improv Jam, has been a staple of San Francisco improv since 2000. The SFIC has produced master classes by some of the nation's most brilliant teachers and innovators including Charna Halpern (IO), Mick Napier (Annoyance Theatre), David Razowsky (Second City Los Angeles), and Ian Roberts and Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade).
The SFIC has eschewed the "multi-level" structure is that is typical of most improv training centers, in favor of low-cost drop-in workshops, including the Longform Lab, SkillShop, and 6 Harolds. Another improv jam, The Night of 1000 Games, which focuses on shortform improvisation, was debuted in 2004.
The SF Improv Co-Op produced the 2004 & 2005 The San Francisco Improv Festival, which, at 12 weeks long, was the longest-running improv festival. The San Francisco Improv Fesitval now runs seven weeks under The San Francisco Improv Alliance
Shaun Landry left the SFIC in June of 2005 to form The San Francisco Improv Alliance. Sam Shaw left the SFIC June of 2006 and is now run by Anastasia Elizondo. The SFIC was renamed The Bay Area Improv Co-Operative (BAIC)
