We are a a not-for-profit theater organization dedicated to improving the cultural and educational environment of the Cape and Islands through the experience of improvisational theater. Based on Martha's Vineyard, the company was created by the members of the island's premier comedy improv troupe, WIMP, who held their last show after 11 years on July 6, 2005. Troubled Shores, Inc. offers a variety of educational programs including IMP Improv for Kids, workshops and classes for adults and children, including our summer camp IMP All Things Theatre.
Along with classes we also offer s professional shows by our resident troupes The IMPers Comedy Improv, Sketchy Teens sketch comedy, IMPact our junior high improv troupe, and IMPulse our apprentice improv program. Our newest troupe is a reincarnated WIMP comprised of former IMPers now in college.
“...From acting, set management, sound, lighting, writing and design, down to hawking the advertising on the programs, the children are involved in every area of theatre production...”