Improv & Sketch Comedy Classes

Course Descriptions

Improv Classes

  • This course focuses on connecting physicality with creativity to enhance your improvisation skills, boost creativity, and build confidence through dynamic, hands-on exercises.

    Open to all levels of experience.

  • Learn techniques for developing unique personalities, mastering physicality, and delivering compelling improv performances.

    Prerequisite - Stage 1: Improv Essentials

  • Dive into authentic storytelling and scene work, embracing genuine moments and character dynamics. This class explores everyday scenes as well as fantastical scenes, and roots them in reality.

    Prerequisite - Improv Essentials, or equivalent with instructor's approval

  • Perfect for improvisers looking to expand their skills and explore new ways to create compelling performances!

    Prerequisite - Improv Essentials

  • Push the boundaries of traditional improv in our Experimental Improv class. Explore unconventional techniques, innovative forms, and creative risks to expand your improvisational toolkit and discover new artistic possibilities.

    Prerequisite - Improv Essentials

  • Play, experiment, and sharpen your improv skills with a dynamic blend of classic, reimagined, and original games.

Specialty Classes

  • Discover the fun of improv with our Intro to Play: Free Improv Sampler. This no-cost session offers a taste of improv basics, helping you explore the fundamentals and see if our classes are right for you.

    Free to new students.

    Open to all levels.

  • Join our Drop-Ins for one-night-only explorations of the various forms and uses of improv.

    Some of our most popular drop-ins have included: The BOLD Improviser, The Improvised Murder Mystery, DanceProv, and more!

  • Sharpen your skills in our Online Sketch Comedy Writing class. Learn to craft witty, engaging sketches from home, with guidance on structure, timing, and character development to create memorable comedy pieces.

    Online Course: internet connection required

    Prerequisite: none

  • Explore our Performance Classes, from short-form games to themed narrative improv.

  • Improv & Personal Development
    A four week improv-based workshop on finding empowerment through the use of the word “no,” both onstage and off.

  • June Registration
    Sunday, June 22, 2025
    1pm - 3pm

    Step into the great outdoors for Improv in the Park! Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious beginner, everyone is welcome! Grab a blanket or chair, bring your sense of humor, & join us for an afternoon of unscripted fun under the sun!

    INSTRUCTORS: Richard J. Martinez (he/him) & Ali Kimmel (she/her)

    REGISTRATION: $10