Have fun learning the art of comedy!

Have you ever wanted to try stand up comedy but weren’t sure how to start? This class is for you! You’ll learn exercises, tools, and techniques for generating ideas, writing jokes, preparing your act, and analyzing and improving your performance. We’ll cover on-stage mechanics and “comedy etiquette.” This class explores the wide variety of styles of Stand-up, extracting lessons that can be incorporated into your act, in a supportive and fun environment. Through this 8 week course that culminates with a class show, you’ll discover and develop your personal comedy voice, while building a foundation for continued growth.

Teacher: Sean Collier
Mondays 6:30 – 9:30PM
First class: May 6
No class: Memorial Day May 27
Class show: July 1
Prerequisites: none

$280 | 18+

This eight-week, three-hour class is open to everyone and appropriate for all levels of improv experience. Whether you are completely new to improvisation, or are a seasoned performer who wants to get back to basics, this class is for you. Learning skills through improv games & exercises, our focus is on: “Yes And” (agreement and extension), group mind, give and take, and basic environment and object work in a supportive, playful environment. Improv 101 ends with a class show performance for friends and family!

Teacher: Beth Geatches
Wednesdays 6:30–9:30PM
First class: May 8
Class show: June 26 

$280 $250 through April 21 | 18+

This eight-week class focuses on one of the most critical elements of great improv: scenework. Building on the foundations and skills of Improv 101, here we focus on starting scenes with decisive initiations and confident stage presence.  Agreement and group mind will be taken to the next level as well as working on character development and emotional investment. Trusting yourself as well as your scene partner is the first step towards great scene work. Improv 102 concludes with a class performance showcasing the skills of building strong scenes.

Teacher: Sara Kantner
Tuesdays 6:30–9:30PM
First class: May 7
Class show: June 25
Prerequisites: Improv 101 or approval of submitted prerequisite exception form.

$280 ($250 through April 21) | 18+

This class addresses one of the most common points of confusion for improv students: how do I find and play “the game of the scene?” By focusing on game and pattern for eight weeks, this class will give you the tools you need to kick up the humor quotient of any short form game or longform set you perform. Improv 103 is also a fantastic class for seasoned improvisers who feel they’re in a slump and want to sharpen up, or performers returning to the craft after some time away.

$280 ($250 through April 21) | 18+

This class focuses on the Harold, the gold standard of long-form improv. The Harold provides improvisors an opportunity to learn and practice all the basic building blocks commonly used in long-form improv: openings, edits, games, group scenes, and callbacks. This class will give you the tools to forge group mind and build a spontaneous and evocative piece of improvised theater.

Teacher: Nick Jaramillo
Mondays 6:30–9:30PM
First class: May 6
No class: Memorial Day May 27
Class show: July 1
Prerequisites: Improv 101, 102, 103 (Improv 201 recommended); or approval of submitted prerequisite exception form.

$280 ($250 through April 21) | 18+