A new improv theater is quietly carving out space for play, connection, and creative risk in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale.
New River Theater did not open to chase laughs or headlines. It opened to give people somewhere to exhale.
Launched in the summer of 2025 by Josh Molina, the theater fills a long-standing gap in Fort Lauderdale’s cultural landscape by offering something deceptively rare: a place for adults to show up after work, drop the script, and be human
