Episodes
Join us at Otherworld Theatre's (virtual) GenreThon festival this Friday July 10th to hear one of our previously-unproduced episodes: The Measure of a Manatee! More info and (virtual) tickets at https://www.otherworldtheatre.org/genre-thon
Published 07/06/20
How do comedies end?
Improvised on August 18, 2019 from a suggestion by Elliot M. Rauscher via Facebook
Edited by Chris Rathjen
Starring
Rayna Caskey as Security Chief Bobbie Intern, En. DumP'in'a'Bucket
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr. Crick Watson, Admiral Damocles, Lt. Doubtfire
Chris Rathjen as Cdr. Corbomite Hayes, Lt. Atlas, Admiral Edelweiss
Nick Wagner as Lt. Cdr. Ch'arles Lorem
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalnzon, En. Cecile Operator, Admiral Portia Hayes, En. Julia...
Published 11/23/19
Part 3 of a conversation the cast of Improvised Star Trek had following the final episode of IST, recorded August 18, 2019
Featuring:
Rayna Caskey
Sean Kelley
Chris Rathjen
Nick Wagner
Mary Cait Walthall
Julia Weiss
Matt Young
Hear the last episode of IST with the cast at our live listening party November 22. RSVP here.
Published 11/21/19
Will Lorem's rogue government cause Zarlene's early demise? Will Bobbie and Bronson ever reconcile? Find out in the thrilling conclusion!
Featuring
Eli Mandel as Rip Stipley
Sean Kelley as Lt. Crick Watson
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem
Chris Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes, Lt. Bronson
Rayna Caskey as Ensign Bobbie Intern
Mary Cait Walthall as Ensign Operator, Zarlene Zonalzon
Published 11/20/19
When it looks like Crick is moving up in the multiverse, the crew turns their eye to their bucket lists.
Improvised on August 11, 2019 from a suggestion by Kyle Schafer via Facebook.
Edited by Chris Rathjen
Starring
Rayna Caskey as En. Bobbi Intern
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr. Crick Watson
Chris Rathjen as Cdr. Corbomite Hayes
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalzon
Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King, En. Spot
Matt Young as Captain Julius Valentine...
Published 11/18/19
Part 2 of a conversation the cast of Improvised Star Trek had following the final episode of IST, recorded August 18, 2019
Featuring
Rayna Caskey
Sean Kelley
Chris Rathjen
Nick Wagner
Mary Cait Walthall
Julia Weiss
Matt Young
RSVP for our final episode listening party, Nov 22, here: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4425129
Published 11/10/19
Thumbed for an iffy prognosis, Lorem and Corbo peace out. Zarlene can't quite put her finger on a cause for the latest outbreak. Bobbi and Crick consult an index of away missions. Rip Stipley returns to the Sisyphus in time to lend a hand.
Improvised on August 4, 2019 from a suggestion by Cameron Witham via Twitter.
Edited by Eric Scull
Starring:
Rayna Caskey as En. Bobbi Intern, Engineer
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr. Crick Watson, Lt. Carl
Eli Mandel as Rip Stipley, Eerrrmmmm
Christopher...
Published 11/05/19
A collection of spooky, ooky, and downright kooky scenes from the USS Sisyphus.
* Rad Alert improvised May 5, 2019 from a suggestion by Wolfgang Deutsch
* Rise of Pancakes Johnson improvised August 18, 2019 from a suggestion by Chip Wood
*Corborobics improvised May 5th, 2019 from a suggestion by Laura Illige Harvey
*Dog-boy, the Human-faced Dog improvised August 18, 2019 from asuggestion by Joe Redhead
*Don't Drink your Pee...Mandatory Training improvised May 5, 2019 from a suggestion...
Published 10/31/19
Your favorite counselor wets their whistle.
Improvised Sunday Sept 15, 2019
Starring
Eleanor Hollingsworth as Lt. Rayvek
Joe Phillips as Japhy Whitman
with
Kimberly Kutt as Synthr01d
edited by Chris Rathjen
Sponsored by Backblaze via the Chicago Podcast Coop.
Published 10/28/19
The Crew meets a down-on-its-luck Tribble, and does what they do best.
Plus, find details about how you can join the cast for the final episode of Improvised Star Trek.
Improvised on August 18, 2019 from many many suggestion by all of you. Thank you.
Edited by Chris Rathjen
Starring
Rayna Caskey as Security Chief Bobbi Intern
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr. Crick Watson
Chris Rathjen as Cdr. Corbomite Hayes, a Tribble-monger
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr....
Published 10/19/19
The crew is seeing double when they attend Starfleets celebration of Space, Drinking, & Psychic Vessels. Chekov's pun does not go off.
Improvised April 7, 2019 from a suggestion by Chris Lane via Facebook
Edited by Roger Payton
Starring
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr. Crick Watson, USS Hood Officer
Chris Rathjen as Corbomite Hayes, Ticket Taker Twins
Nick Wagner as Ch'arles Lorem, Zarthur, an NCE, Twick & T**t
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalzon, an NCE
Julia Weiss as Lt....
Published 10/15/19
Empress Lady Cola and her last remaining ensign, face big moral questions while tenuously surviving on an abandoned ship.
ALSO
Empress Lady Cola returns to a planet where she dropped a baby off, a few years ago, and tries to retrieve it.
AND Finally,
Irene Marquette and Hannah Parsons give a brief farewell.
Starring:
Irene Marquette as Empress Lady Cola
Hannah Parsons as Ensign Your Highness and Baby Lady
Edited by Hannah Parsons
Published 10/10/19
When every single door on the ship is broken the crew must find ways to cope with their poopy situation.
Improvised July 21st, 2019 from a suggestion by @powerupemily via Twitter
Starring:
Chris Rathjen as Comdr. Corbomite Hayes
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch’arles Lorem
Sean Kelley as Cmdr. Crick Watson
Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King and Ensign Spot
Rayna Caskey as En. Bobbi Intern
Edited by Hannah Parsons
Sponsored by Overcast as part of the Chicago Podcast Co-op.
Published 10/06/19
After visiting a jungle planet, a nearby Starfleet vessel turns up the heat for the Sisyphus crew. Meanwhile, Zarlene makes some difficult choices.
Improvised on July 28, 2019 from a suggestion by Jessica B. via Twitter
Edited by Eric Scull
Starring
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cmdr. Crick Watson, Lt. Carl, Cpt. Paul Rudd
Christopher Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite B. Hayes, En. DumpInaBucket
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene Zonalzon, En. Operator
With special...
Published 10/01/19
Dr. Zonalzon puts it all on the online, but when fame presents new problems, can she kiss-it-better? Lorem & Spot connect the dots.
Improvised January 13, 2019 from a suggestion by Kevin Hennessy via twitter. (With a brief scene borrowed from The Ship Explodes at the End suggested by @KanetheBoar)
Starring
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdt. Crick Watson, Mr. Ernst.
Christopher Rathjen as Cdr. Corbomite Hayes, Lt. Bronson
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem, Kyle Connor
Mary Cait Walthall as...
Published 09/23/19
What will happen aboard the Murder Express? Murder. Probably murder.
Featuring:
Matt Young as Captain Baxter, Leprechaun
Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King, Ensign Spot
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem, Mssr. LaPhlegm
Sean Kelly as Lt. Crick Watson, Jehovah the Butler
Eli Mandel as Rip Stipley
Rayna Caskey as Ensign Bobbi Intern
Chris Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes, Conductor
Published 09/16/19
Part 1 of a conversation the cast of Improvised Star Trek had following the final episode of IST, recorded August 18, 2019
Featuring
Rayna Caskey
Sean Kelley
Chris Rathjen
Nick Wagner
Mary Cait Walthall
Julia Weiss
Matt Young
Published 09/09/19
Something funky is afoot when the clothes on the USS Sisyphus go missing.
Improvised in a live performance at GenreThon 2019 at the OtherWorld Theatre in Chicago, IL
Recorded August 24, 2019
Includes cast warmups - full episode begins at 15:00
Featuring
Rayna Caskey as Ensign Bobbi Intern
Dan Granta as Lt. DuFarge
Sean Kelley as Cmdr. Crick Watson, a shirt
Chris Rathjen as Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes, a shirt
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch’arles Lorem, Gavin
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zarlene...
Published 08/31/19
It's a special announcement from the cast of Improvised Star Trek.
Improvised Star Trek's first appeared as a live show on October 19, 2009, & was reborn as a podcast on April 10, 2011.
After a decade aboard the USS Sisyphus, and over 200 episodes, we're flying off into the sunset.
Keep listening for final episodes and behind-the-scenes material in coming months as we prepare to say goodbye to the finest ship in the fleet.
And if you're in Chicago, check out our final live performance...
Published 08/19/19
You think this a bonus scene?
Improvised July 28, 2019 from a suggestion by Shawn Morgan via Facebook
Featuring
Chris Rathjen as Corbomite Hayes
Sean Kelley as Entity 1
Nick Wagner as Entity 2
Mary Cait Walthall as Entity 3
The News:
- See us Live as GenreThon!
- Check out The Experts podcast featuring Irene Marquette
-Thanks to new iTunes reviewers!
Published 08/14/19
No one is surprised when Corbo gets impaled by ANOTHER girder. Meanwhile, Baxter is busy bonding with his alien pen pal, Crystal.
Improvised June 30th, 2019 from a suggestion by Saskia Slottje via Facebook
Starring:
Matt Young as Captain Baxter
Chris Rathjen as Comdr. Corbomite Hayes
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch’arles Lorem
Sean Kelley as Cmdr. Crick Watson
Julia Weiss as Ensign Spot and Crystal
Edited by Hannah Parsons
Sponsored by Overcast as part of the Chicago Podcast Co-op.
Published 08/11/19
The Sisyphus crew find themselves in a mysterious laboratory with an eccentric doctor. Next, they find themselves in a mysterious laboratory with an eccentric doctor.
This episode was improvised on Jun 23, 2019 from a suggestion by @messgirl via Twitter
Edited by Eric Scull
Starring
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr. Crick Watson
Christopher Rathjen as Dr. Zong
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem
Mary Cait Walthall as Dr. Zonalzon
Julia Weiss as Lt. Rita King, Rick
This episode sponsored by...
Published 07/30/19
Lt. Sourdough makes his play.
Improvised as a warm-up on June 30, 2019 from a suggestion by @greenturtles6 via Twitter.
Featuring
Nick Wagner as Lt. Cdr. Ch'arles Lorem
Matt Young as Lt. Sourdough
Julia Weiss as Cpt. Butter
Edited by Chris Rathjen
News
We're performing live with the Otherworld Theater's SciFi Comedy Festival Genre-Thon August 24. Details Here.
Thanks to all our recent iTunes reviewers!
Published 07/07/19
While daring Sisyphus flies through dark space
A ghost requires a Lorem face to face
And as the crew's reality does ween
Is all the world a stage, or all a dream?
Chris Rathjen as Ghost of Lt. Pombeau, Cmdr. Corbomite Hayes
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch'arles Lorem
Julia Weis as Ensign Spot, Lt. Rita King
Rayna Caskey as Ensign Bobbi
Sean Kelly as Lt. Cmdr. Crick Watson.
Published 07/01/19
Mourning the death of an old friend, the crew mustache themselves where it all went Ron.
Improvised on March 2, 2016 from a suggestion by Steve Marsh via Facebook.
Edited by Chris Rathjenjenjenjen
Starring:
Rayna Caskey as En. Bobbi Intern
Sean Kelley as Lt. Cdr. Crick Watson
Nick Wagner as Lt. Ch’arles Lorem, Admiral Ron Bonbonbonbon
Mary Cait Walthall as Admiral Portia Hayes
Julia Weiss as Dawn Jonston-Bonbonbonbon, Mustache
&
Matt Young as Julius Valentine Baxter, Lt. Greg
...
Published 06/16/19