Bridge City Improv Reviews
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Bridge City Improv is located in downtown Milwaukie, just outside Portland, and we’re proud to work with audiences, top talent, and corporate teams from across the Portland metro area. Here’s what people are saying about our live shows, class and workshop experiences, and corporate team-building events.
Audience
Bridge City Improv puts on some of the best shows around! Smart, funny, creative, and original and always with a mix of fabulous performers. Their generous spirit can be felt on and off the stage!
— Barbara Tint, former president of the Applied Improv Network
Not only are these cats funny, they are kind and real. I never miss a show!
— Sharon Bettis
These improvisers are seriously the funniest in town! The last BCI show I went to was some of the best improv I’ve seen…. They do some really clever work up there that’s worth checking out—whether you’re an improv veteran or just someone who wants to have a fun night out. Highly, highly recommend!!
— Courtney Rainwater
I love seeing these shows. Lisa and Beau are such amazing people and they always bring together casts of equally amazing players. Beautiful people, beautiful venue, beautiful improv!
— Thomas Silk
Lisa and Beau Brousseau, both extremely talented, long-standing members of the improv community here in Portland, have created a real gem for the city to enjoy. Bridge City Improv is a brilliant curation of some of the best performers in the city. Each show produces high-quality, laugh-out-loud work! Highly recommend!
— Chris Parsons
The cultivated excellence of some of the finest performers in town is what you get to see when you go to a Bridge City Improv show. Just a joy to watch at each show!
— Darrell McGee
Players
I always enjoy playing with Bridge City Improv. They curate fantastic, dynamic line-ups featuring some of the most talented improvisers in town. They create stories and characters with great intention, skill, and joy. As a performer, I feel a sense of community at Bridge City Improv shows, and I am grateful for the opportunity to play with such a welcoming and supportive group of improvisers.
— Katie Nguyen, Willamette Week’s Funniest Five
Lisa and Beau are some of the most positive, encouraging, and talented people to witness and perform improv with. Bridge City Improv is definitely an entertainment option worth your time and dollar.
— Aaron Keuter, The Kickstand CVLT
I found performing with Bridge City Improv to be a real treat. I like the time they take onstage, leaving room for everyone, yes-anding the hell out of things, telling great stories. And the respect they have for each other is a gift.
— Barbara Scott, founding member of BATS Improv, San Francisco
Lisa and Beau are not only amazing performers, but create and curate a wonderful atmosphere for improvisers and audience members alike! They are nothing but kind and professional. They inspire their performers to try new things as well as create a fun, easygoing environment for the audience so they feel like they can just lose themselves in the world of improv. I absolutely recommend Bridge City Improv and cannot wait to play with them again!
— Robyn Vazquez, Mom Jeans
Lisa and Beau have created a platform and playful space for various improv artists to come together and collaborate. Bridge City has been producing quality, innovative improv that audiences love.
— Stephanie Wichmann, The Knock Outs
Theater Owners
At Chapel Theatre, we work with artists and performers all the time. Bridge City Improv is the exact type of group we hope we get every time. They were not only easy and pleasant to work with, but their improv is really good and they draw a huge crowd. We always welcome the opportunity to work with this group!
— Corinn deTorres, Chapel Theatre
Thank you for a fantastic night of long-form improvised theater… Bridge City’s shows will always give you a great night out and what improv can and should be… You can expect a top-quality performance drawing from a large and experienced talent pool. I’ve seen a LOT of improv in the Portland area and Bridge City productions are the cream of the crop.
— Tom Johnson, Brody Theater
Clients
I hired Bridge City Improv to prank my friends and family at our post-wedding party of 100+ people, and I was amazed! We worked together to curate a character as my mom’s local handyman, how it would play out, who would be in on it, and how the reveal would go down. It was amazing to see him mingle, working the crowd to create funny little memories for everyone, all leading up to a hilarious toast when we let the secret out. I totally scored with Bridge City Improv.
— Andrew Barr
That was awesome! Thank you. You never know how these events will go, and you did a beautiful job of engaging everyone and there were lots of smiles and laughter! That’s a win!
– Jenelle Etzel, owner, Living Room Realty
Beau is an excellent emcee and improv talent. For the last 8 years Beau has breathed life into our annual employee giving event. His approach to this event makes it a highlight of the year and our best attended gathering. And, always, his ability to roll with the unexpected is a true talent. In our years working together Beau has made events (in-person, hybrid, and remote) fun, funny, and engaging.
– Mary Moerlins, Director of Environmental Policy & Corporate Responsibility, NW Natural
Your performance at last year’s event, led by the remarkable Beau, still resonates with us – what an electric atmosphere creating a spirit of energy and laughter!
– Florencia Aquino-Taylor, Events and Partnerships Coordinator, Adelante Mujeres