About Us
Fresh Picked Improv performs family friendly improvisational theater about once a month at rotating Southern California locations in the Inland Empire. What’s improvisational theater? We make up scenes and stories on the fly based on audience suggestions → so there are no scripts, props, costumes or memorized lines!
Our Mission
We create an energizing, welcoming and religiously non-threatening space to explore the teachings of Jesus through community and improvisational theater.
Shows
2/22/25 - 7pm - Azure Hills Church - Grand Terrace, CA
3/15/25 - 7pm - Crosswalk Church - Redlands, CA
4/12/25 - 8pm - Crosswalk Church - Redlands, CA
5/17/25 - 8pm - Loma Linda University Church - Loma Linda, CA
Contact us / Get Involved!
Believe it or not, it takes a village to raise an improv show. Wanna join in the fun? We have several ways for you to get involved—or as the wild-west generations used to say–“plugged in.” Even if you’re terrified of doing improv on stage, there are other ways to participate! You can also join our email list for the latest updates on upcoming FPI shows, drop-in improv dojos, which edible fungi are growing this season in Turkmenistan, why the Pseudorca crassidens aren’t getting enough media attention, and other happenings.
Donate
Another way to get involved is by donating. We like to keep our shows free. Although we have over 40 years combined experience performing, practicing and teaching improv, we want everyone to experience Fresh Picked Improv without money getting in the way. Donating helps us keep our admission free. Please specify in your donation that it’s for improv.
Improv Jams! Learn improv!
Thinking you want to learn improv? Come to an Improv Jam! Starting January 30!
What’s an Improv Jam? Once a month Fresh Picked Improv will host an open Improv Jam the Thursday night following our show where anyone ages 20 and up can come do improv together! It’s a safe, fun and encouraging environment to drop in and play and learn! All experience levels welcome, no experience required and no audience present!
7-8:30pm
Loma Linda University Youth Room (2407)
Ages 20 and up
Upcoming dates:
Feb 27
March 20
April 17
May 22
Cast Members
Bryan Cafferky
Bryan enjoys boardgames, baking and burritos. During improv Bryan enjoys tangling relationships and outside of improv Bryan enjoys untangling relationships.
Jason Friedrich
Jason isn’t an anime guy but he also isn’t offended if you see him as one. When Jason isn’t doing improv or pretending to be a grandma you might find him riding a bike or breaking things.
Otinelis Iancu
Oti can single handedly build a theater, light the show and perform the show. She’s also a junior champion rock climber and a world champion dog trainer.
Scotty Ray
Scotty was a a bronze medal winner with the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team in little league. He’s the only member on the team with a linen closet dedicated to board games. He will someday defeat his wife at Dutch Blitz.
Vicky Carreon
Vicky is the world’s most underrated gardening social media influencer. If you tune into her stories you might see a healthy tomato, a disappointing cucumber or hear about a life changing Taylor Swift experience.