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Talking Horse Productions

2024 Flex Pass

Columbia, MO CST
One Flex Pass offers six entries to any of our main stage shows. Attend each performance or bring five friends along with you to a favorite production. The choice is yours! This season's line-up includes:

Ponies Improv - Everything Must Go!

Columbia, MO CST
Get ready for a hilarious night of shopping shenanigans at Ponies Improv - Everything Must Go! Join us for an uproarious evening filled with laughter, creativity, and a touch of retail madness November 29, 7pm at Talking Hor… read more

Ponies Improv - Christmas Crashers

Columbia, MO CST
Join us for a delightful evening of laughter and joy at Ponies Improv - Christmas Crashers! Perfect for the whole family, this festive event is sure to get you in the holiday spirit!

2025 Flex Pass

Columbia, MO CST
Attend any 6 mainstage shows in 2025. Use one for each show, or attend one with 5 friends. It's yours to use however you wish.

Ponies Improv - Snowed In

Columbia, MO CST
Brace yourselves for a storm of laughter at Ponies Improv - Snowed In! Join us as we turn cabin fever into comedy gold with a night of side-splitting skits and audience-fueled shenanigans, all themed around being gloriously … read more

Ponies Improv - Get Spicy

Columbia, MO CST
Prepare your taste buds and your funny bone for Ponies Improv - Get Spicy!—a night where the comedy is as fiery as the hottest ghost pepper and the jokes are spicier than a secret stash of chili oil. This rated-R romp brings… read more

Ponies Improv - Pink Ponies Club

Columbia, MO CST
Get ready to saddle up for a night of unbridled comedy at Ponies Improv - Pink Ponies Club, where the hilarity gallops in with ages 18+ content and dating-themed escapades! Inspired by the catchy, bold world of Chappell Roan… read more

Ponies Improv - Matchmaking

Columbia, MO CST
Step into a world of love, laughter, and spontaneous silliness at Ponies Improv - Matchmaking! This family-friendly show is perfect for all ages and features your favorite improv games brought to life by our talented team of… read more

Ponies Improv - Oh! The Places We'll Go!

Columbia, MO CST
Step into a world where imagination knows no bounds and laughter is guaranteed! Join us for "Ponies Improv - Oh! The Places We’ll Go," a one-of-a-kind, family-friendly improv show inspired by the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss… read more

Ponies Improv - Over the Edge

Columbia, MO CST
Step into a night where the absurd meets the hilarious! The Ponies invite you to experience “Ponies Improv - Over the Edge,” an adults-only night of comedy inspired by the eccentric and darkly playful world of Shel Silverste… read more

Ponies Improv - Sprinkle Splash

Columbia, MO CST
Join us for an evening overflowing with laughter, surprises, and celebration as The Ponies present “Sprinkle Splash!” In honor of their sixth anniversary, mid-Missouri’s longest-running improv team is inviting fans old and n… read more

Ponies Improv - Unwrapped

Columbia, MO CST
Get ready for a night of side-splitting comedy and unpredictable fun as The Ponies celebrate six incredible years of laughter with “Ponies Improv - Unwrapped!” This special 18+ anniversary show is a gift to our fans who crav… read more

Working (a Musical)

Columbia, MO CST
Based on a book by Studs Terkel and adapted by Nina Faso and Wicked's Stephen Schcwartz with additional contributions by Gordon Greenber, is next season's first of two musicals. Featuring songs by Columbia resident and Tony … read more

Ponies Improv - Before Times

Columbia, MO CST
Step into the hilarious "Before Times" with The Ponies! Join us for a wild, family-friendly improv show that takes you back to the prehistoric era—where dinosaurs roamed, cave people ruled, and the stone age had its own pop … read more

Ponies Improv - End Times

Columbia, MO CST
Brace yourselves for the hilarious and absurd wasteland of "End Times"—an adults-only improv comedy show where the end of the world is just the beginning of the laughs! The Ponies will take you on a wild, unscripted journey … read more

White Rabbit Red Rabbit

Columbia, MO CST
Written by Nassim Soleimanpour. Directed by Noone Whatsoever. No rehearsals. No set. No director. A different actor reads the script cold - for the first time and last time - at every performance. An improvising actor's drea… read more

Ponies Improv - Mythical Mystery

Columbia, MO CST
Get ready for a magical night of laughs and legends with "Mythical Mystery", an all-ages improv comedy show inspired by the world of mythology! Join The Ponies as they bring ancient tales, legendary creatures, and timeless h… read more

Ponies Improv - Cryptid Curiosity

Columbia, MO CST
Are you ready to dive into the shadows of the unexplained? Join The Ponies for "Cryptid Curiosity", an adults-only improv show where myths, monsters, and mayhem collide! Inspired by legendary creatures like Mothman, Bigfoot,… read more

Ponies Improv - Live Free, Eat Trash

Columbia, MO CST
Celebrate freedom The Ponies way with "Live Free, Eat Trash", an adults-only improv comedy extravaganza that takes patriotism, rebellion, and good old-fashioned chaos to hilarious new heights! Inspired by the exploits of "fr… read more

Ponies Improv - Light it Up!

Columbia, MO CST
Get ready to bask in the laughter of summer with "Light It Up", a family-friendly improv comedy show that celebrates all things sunny, sizzling, and fun! Join Ponies Comedy as they bring the joys (and hilarious mishaps) of s… read more

Nonsense and Beauty

Columbia, MO CST
In 1930, famed author E.M. Forster met and fell in love with Bob Buckingham, a policeman 23 years his junior. Before long, fear of discovery forced Bob to court and marry May, a young nurse. The ensuing love triangle, turbul… read more
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Past Events

Tick, Tick, Boom!

Tick, Tick, Boom!

Columbia, MO
His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled …
Fri, Oct 11 2024 7:30 PM Sun, Oct 20 2024 4:00 PM

Church and State

Church and State

Columbia, MO
Three days before his bid for reelection, in the wake of a school shooting in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, a Republican U.S. senator makes an off-the-cuff comment to a blogger that gets leaked on “the Twitter,” calling into question the senator’s stance on guns and God. As his devoutly …
Fri, Aug 9 2024 7:30 PM Sun, Aug 25 2024 4:00 PM

The Ponies: Ticket to Ride

The Ponies: Ticket to Ride

Columbia, MO
The Ponies is a short-form improv group based out of Talking Horse Productions in Columbia, Missouri.  Our crew comes from different backgrounds and careers, all united by our love of making people laugh through improv comedy. We specialize in short-form games similar in style to the television sh…
Friday, July 5 2024 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

The Ponies: Press Start

The Ponies: Press Start

Columbia, MO
The Ponies is a short-form improv group based out of Talking Horse Productions in Columbia, Missouri.  Our crew comes from different backgrounds and careers, all united by our love of making people laugh through improv comedy. We specialize in short-form games similar in style to the television sh…
Friday, September 6 2024 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

Starting Gate 2024

Starting Gate 2024

Columbia, MO
Every year Talking Horse gathers three playwrights from Mid-Missouri to create two brand new 10-minute plays using a single prompt. This year's prompt: Above/Below Witness the premiere of these six plays, never-before-seen, during this three-night-only festival. Come out and support original work …
Fri, Nov 8 2024 7:30 PM Sun, Nov 10 2024 4:00 PM

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing

Columbia, MO
You're six years old. Mom is in the hospital. Dad says she's "done something stupid." She finds it hard to be happy. So, you start to make a list of everything that's brilliant about the world. Everything that's worth living for. 1. Ice Cream. 2. Kung Fu movies. 3. Staying up past your bedtime and …
Thu, Sep 12 2024 7:30 PM Sat, Sep 14 2024 9:30 PM

Now is the Time

Now is the Time

Columbia, MO
Now is the Time is the musical journey of 5 interconnected souls, that while living their human, everyday, complicated lives are learning simple, spiritual lessons. The songs allow the audience to peek into these lessons in grief, love, humor, and self-acceptance, that make for a show that is funny…
Fri, Apr 19 2024 7:30 PM Sun, May 5 2024 4:00 PM

Love Letters

Love Letters

Columbia, MO
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, both born to wealth and position, are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards. Romantically attached, they continue to exchange letters through the boarding school and college…
Thu, Jun 6 2024 7:30 PM Sun, Jun 16 2024 4:00 PM

The Ponies: Across the Globe

The Ponies: Across the Globe

Columbia, MO
The Ponies is a short-form improv group based out of Talking Horse Productions in Columbia, Missouri.  Our crew comes from different backgrounds and careers, all united by our love of making people laugh through improv comedy. We specialize in short-form games similar in style to the television sh…
Friday, August 2 2024 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

The Ponies: Haunted Hijinks

The Ponies: Haunted Hijinks

Columbia, MO
The Ponies is a short-form improv group based out of Talking Horse Productions in Columbia, Missouri.  Our crew comes from different backgrounds and careers, all united by our love of making people laugh through improv comedy. We specialize in short-form games similar in style to the television sh…
Friday, October 4 2024 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

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210 Saint James Street, Suite B Columbia, MO 65201
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