The Sisyphus gets a new acting doctor, and a new acting cheif.

Featuring

Eli Mandel as Acting Dr. Rip Stipley

Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine Baxter, Ensign Fishbutte

Plus news for 5/27/15

Eli Mandel joins the regular cast!
We're appearing at THE CHICAGO NERD COMEDY FESTIVAL 
Check out the Nerdette and Pleasure Town podcasts!

Is Rita hot for a cold-blooded crew member?

Featuring

Griffen Eckstein as Lt Cdr. Fritz Fassbinder

Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King

News:

Check out Chris and Sean on the most recent episode of the Nerd Lunch podcast!

And also catch Sean telling a story at Your Stories, a live storytelling event at the Cards Against Humanity office, 1917 N Elston, at 7pm on May 17th!

I can't really explain this better than the name does...

Improvised March 29, 2015 as a warmup from a suggestion by Tyson Thorp

Featuring

Griffen Eckstein as Sarge

Sean Kelley as Lt Cdr. Crick Watson

Eli Mandel as Jem H'adar

Chris Rathjen as Jem H'adar

Matt Young as Commando Greg

NEWS:

Thanks to aquarius2426 for a new itunes review!

Two more chances to see us live in April!

Baxter and Rita sweat it out.

Improvised from a suggestion by Joe Griffen. Edited by Eric Scull.

Starring

Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King

Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine Baxter

See us Live!

April 17 Columbia College Geek Expo

April 24 Chciago Improv Festival

Sean Kelley Guests on Hello from the Magic Tavern

Thanks for the iTunes review Ccaldwell25!

News For 2015-03-22:

IST will perform Live at the Chicago Improv Festival

Fantastical comedy fans should check out "Hello From the Magic Tavern"

Nominate us as your favorite podcast with National Public Radio

Review us on itunes

GOT fans should check out "Game of Owns"

This weeks bonus is our full panel from ChiFi Con.  Recorded March 20, 2015 at the Palmer House Hotel, featuring:

Irene Marquette

Christopher Rathjen

Nick Wagner

Moderator: Eric Scull

Panel Description:

Patrick Stewart of Star Trek The Next Generation has recently embraced improv. Why? What is it about improv that inspires actors, geeks, and geeky actors the world over? The cast of Chicago's own Improvised Star Trek stage show and podcast explores improv, Star Trek, and why the secret to all of it might just be surrounding yourself with people who truly love what they're doing.

Thanks to William Blair for a new iTunes review!

Captain Matt Young has produced a new comedy show in Chicago, called The Real World: Space Edition! It's running through March 28th, and is gauranteed hilarity! Find out more at https://www.facebook.com/events/652876321501867/

See you at ChiFi Con!

News for Feb 22, 2015

Many thanks to Sand for guest-starring and Our Fair City for opening the show last night!

Our current run of live shows is coming to an end next week, Sunday March 1st. Performing with us will be the renowned Improvised Shakespeare Company! This show will be a hot ticket, so get yours today!

Live show: A Big Thanks to Time Crash (https://www.timecrashband.com), our opening act this week!

Upcoming Live Show Guests:2/15 Otherworld Theater, 2/22 Our Fair City

Check out The View From the Booth (http://www.theimprovisedstartrek.com/2015/02/the-view-from-booth.html)

We'll have a panel at ChiFi Con(http://chi-fi.org/), details TBD

Matt will be on this weeks Nerd Outcast Podcast talking Robotech(http://nerdoutcast.podbean.com/e/nerd-outcast-podcast-presents-robotech/)

Lady and Mikhail have a heart to heart.  Plus news for 2015-01-25.

Featuring

Irene Marquette as Lt. Cdr. Lady Cola

Griffen Eckstein as Mikhail the Mailman

Improvised as part of Ep 103: The Undiscovered Pantry

Edited by Eric Scull

News:

See us at iO Chicago!

Listen to us on the One-Shot Podcast!

Listen to us on the Nerd Outcast Podcast!

Background music "Insurrection" from Smooth Federation, by Andrew Allen.

Improvised Star Trek returns to the iO stage in January 2015, with an 8-week run of shows on Sundays at 8:30pm. Visit www.ioimprov.com to reserve your tickets today!