Eccentric candidates compete for true love as The Improv Centre runs The Bachelor-ish to May 31
Each 90-minute show based on the hit reality-TV series ends with a dramatic final rose ceremony
(From left) Improv Centre ensemble members Alex Gullason, Alan Pavlakovic, Ambika Vas, Alex Parra, Emily Schoen, Riley Hardwick, and Julia Church in The Bachelor-ish.
The Improv Centre presents The Bachelor-ish from April 17 to June 28
SEASON 29 OF THE BACHELOR may have finished airing last month, but The Improv Centre is keeping the drama sizzling with a hyper-local version of the reality-TV fave.
At the Granville Island venue every Friday and Saturday night, one of the company’s ensemble members will serve as a bachelor or bachelorette who’s trying to find true love. And instead of waiting an entire season for the all-important final rose ceremony, audience members will get to witness a proposal (or perhaps a rejection) by the end of each 90-minute show.
A group of eccentric candidates—all created with the help of viewer suggestions—will compete for the eligible single person’s hand. They’ll be eliminated one by one through a mix of dates, family visits, challenges, and improv games. And of course, it wouldn’t really be The Bachelor without some behind-the-scenes clips or ridiculous feuds over bottles of Champagne. Opening night is April 17 at 7:30 pm, and the show runs until June 28.
Just in time for the premiere of The Bachelor-ish, The Improv Centre has also announced that Jessica Mann Gutteridge will step into the role of managing director.
Gutteridge was artistic managing director of the Chutzpah! Festival and the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre from 2020 to 2025. She’ll bring plenty of experience to The Improv Centre, having previously held positions as managing director of Carousel Theatre for Young People and programming and events manager of Performance Works with Boca del Lupo. She was also a founding member of the Granville Island Theatre District board of directors. 
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