Improv Classes
YES,
AND!
Benefits of improv
The main rule of improv is "Yes, And" for good reason - it highlights the importance of working together and building something positive from that foundation. Without that teamwork & agreement, the whole thing falls apart! Being able to recognize offers through active listening then creating something together are skills that transcend performance and seep into everyday life.
Improv isn't all about being funny (although we do have A LOT of fun) - many of our students enroll in our classes to gain more confidence in public speaking, to enhance their communication skills, and to boost their creativity. Studies have shown that improv also helps to reduce anxiety, stress, and uncertainty intolerance. Whether your end goals are to perform or to just gain more soft skills, we are here to support you every step of the way!
See below for our upcoming class list to start (or continue) your improv journey today!
specialty workshops
with joe spence
Joe Spence is a graduate and former house team member with teaching or coaching experience at the Second City Hollywood, iO West, Nerdist School, and ComedySportz LA, and has also studied at UCB and with Groundlings founder Gary Austin. Joe is also a member of the teaching staff at Gary Spatz’s The Playground, the only bonded young actor’s conservatory in Los Angeles where, until recently, was in charge of the teen acting program.
Joe has been teaching improvisers from age pre-K to post-90 for almost twenty years and enjoys the ability of the art form to take an artist places they never knew they could go.
Saturday, November 14th
Cinder Block Improv Workshop
RESETTING YOUR DEFAULT
The workshop is based on how a cinder block provides a solid foundation; simple materials, easy to build with, plenty of space inside for your own creativity & style. Designed for all levels of experience, we'll simplify ways to have solid foundational techniques & keep having fun while avoiding that feeling of, "what the heck do I do now?"
This workshop is for you if you are looking for:
• Rekindling your love of improv
• Reframing your approach to the artform
• Saving time on your new improv journey by getting into good habits quickly
• Tuning your improv skills
• Brushing up on basics
• Breaking out of ruts
• Brushing the dust off
• Getting back into improv after taking time off
• Tightening up your performances
• Taking a super fun improv workshop!
Prerequisite: This should not be your first improv class
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
$60.00
BUNDLE BOTH WORKSHOPS TO SAVE!
Saturday, November 21st
4th Rule of Improv
HOW IT WILL GIVE YOU YOUR IMPROV BREAKTHROUGH
So you’ve taken a couple improv classes & learned that there are a few guidelines that everybody tries to follow when they improvise. Then you saw a couple shows & noticed that everyone appears to be following those “rules”, but there is something different between the shows that your teachers put on & the showcase your friends invited you to…& you can’t quite put your finger on it.
Join us for this critically acclaimed workshop that spotlights an approach to improvisation that will allow improvisers, beginner or veteran, to conquer that feeling of “trying to keep up” & give them the confidence & ability to hold their own and play with anybody. The 4th Rule of Improv will erase the fear and mystery of how to survive in an improvisation…with anyone.
This workshop is designed for both newer improvisers and also veteran improvisers looking for a refresh. This should not be your first ever improv participation, but players of all levels with any amount of training will find this to be a very valuable experience.
Prerequisite: Participants should have completed one or more levels of improv training from any program anywhere