Workshops

Arcade Comedy Theater offers workshops for beginner and advanced improvisers on a variety of subjects, inspiring performers to continue their education and approach the art of improv from different directions. Workshops have been taught by nationally-known improvisers and instructors, including Kevin McDonald, Laura Hall, Rick Hall, Jimmy Carrane, Paul Grondy, Maribeth Monroe, Jaime Moyer, Rob Belushi, Tim Stoltenberg, Susan Messing, Rachel Mason and more.

MICHAEL BUSCH

Improv Workshop: Starting Strong

When it comes to longform improvisation, how you start is important. If you put in the work up top, you won’t find yourself struggling to invent things later on. In this three-hour longform improv intensive, students will focus on:

• Performing detailed, interesting monologue openings based on a suggestion
• Pulling information from monologues
• Constructing solid premise based initiations based on information from monologues
• Getting your idea across to your scene partner so you’re both starting on the same page

The workshop is limited to 12 improvisors, so everyone will have time to practice these concepts and receive focused coaching and feedback from this experienced instructor.

Students should have at least basic education/experience with longform improv.