Improv Drop-in Workshop - February 22
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Fundamentals - Spring
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 PM, March 19-April 23 at Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining
Starting with "Yes-and," students will then explore object work and environment, playing with emotion, developing character and relationship, and how to use a suggestion to start a scene.
Class show April 25
Intermediate Improv - Spring
In Intermediate Improv, students will be introduced to the concept of Game, basic scene editing, and how to create second beats and connections. Students will be introduced to the simple longform structure, The Montage. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-In - Rescheduled
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - Postponed Due to Weather - New Date TBA
This drop-in has been postponed due to weather. New date TBA.
SOLD OUT: Improv Fundamentals - Winter
Starting with "Yes-and," students will then explore object work and environment, playing with emotion, developing character and relationship, and how to use a suggestion to start a scene.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - November 30
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - October 26
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Advanced Improv - Fall - The Spokane
In Advanced Improv students will focus on longform structure “The Spokane.” Starting from a central scene, improvisers use tag-outs to explore tangential scenes and build out the world beyond. Get it? It’s like spokes coming out from a central hub. Prerequisite: At least two levels of improv at any theater or commensurate experience.
Improv Fundamentals Plus - Fall
This class is designed for students who have an understanding of the basics and want to be introduced to the Blind Tiger improv style. Focus will be placed on playing with emotion, character, and relationship, as well as finding a Game in scene. Students will be introduced to the simple longform structure, The Montage.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - September 28
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - August 31
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Intermediate Improv - Summer
In Intermediate Improv, students will be introduced to the concept of Game, learn additional edit techniques (focus edits, tag-outs), discover how to create second beats and connections, plus learn how to pull premises from a monologue opening. Students will put this all together to create the improv format The Armando.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - July 27
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - June 29
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Fundamentals - Summer
Starting with "Yes-and," students will then explore object work and environment, basic scene editing, and how to use a suggestion to start a scene. Focus will be placed on playing with emotion, character, and relationship. Students will be introduced to the simple longform structure, The Montage.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - April 27
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Advanced Improv - Spring - Eventé
In Advanced Improv students will focus on the Eventé, a longform structure. In this form students will explore group scenes and playing the same character through time. Prerequisite: At least two levels of improv at any theater or commensurate experience.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - March 30
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Intermediate Improv - Spring
In Intermediate Improv, students will be introduced to the concept of Game, learn additional edit techniques (focus edits, tag-outs), discover how to create second beats and connections, plus learn how to pull premises from a monologue opening. Students will put this all together to create the improv format The Armando.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - February 23
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - January 26
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Fundamentals - Winter
Starting with "Yes-and," students will then explore object work and environment, basic scene editing, and how to use a suggestion to start a scene. Focus will be placed on playing with emotion, character, and relationship. Students will be introduced to the simple longform structure, The Montage.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - December 15
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - November 10
Stacey Venzel leads our drop-in workshops where students of all levels can dive into the craft of improv. Students will learn how to focus and heighten their scenes with just a few simple techniques. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Sold out - Advanced Improv - Fall
The Sleepover is an advanced longform structure performed at the UCB and Magnet Theaters! Here each improviser plays their own single character for the entire show, weaving a complex web of relationships through every scene.
Class is scheduled for Thursday nights, 6:30-8:30 PM, November 7 - December 19. Class will be held at the Hudson Valley Books for Humanity bookstore in Ossining. Due to Thanksgiving, class will not be held on the 28th and will instead resume on December 5th.
18+
Class size limit: 12 people
Sold out! Improv Drop-in Workshop - October 13
That’s right, we have in-person improv drop-ins! This drop-in is designed for people who have never done improv before and are looking to be introduced to the basic principles of the craft. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - September 15
That’s right, we have in-person improv drop-ins! This drop-in is designed for people who have never done improv before and are looking to be introduced to the basic principles of the craft. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Fundamentals
This class is the perfect place to jump in as a brand-new student, or serve as a refresher for the continuing student!
Class is scheduled for Thursday nights, 6:30-8:30 PM, August 22 - September 26. Class will be held at the Hudson Valley Books for Humanity bookstore in Ossining.
SOLD OUT: Advanced Longform Improv
If you've ever heard the expression, "The form is a tool to help you," and wondered what it means, this class is for you. If you haven't, well, you just did. Students will delve deep into what makes some forms better vessels for different styles of play, how to recognize what forms might be a good next step to explore, and how to let that all of it take a back seat to the piece itself.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - August 11
That’s right, we have in-person improv drop-ins! This drop-in is designed for people who have never done improv before and are looking to be introduced to the basic principles of the craft. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - July 14
That’s right, we have in-person improv drop-ins! This drop-in is designed for people who have never done improv before and are looking to be introduced to the basic principles of the craft. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.
Improv Drop-in Workshop - June 9
That’s right, we have in-person improv drop-ins! This drop-in is designed for people who have never done improv before and are looking to be introduced to the basic principles of the craft. Limit 12 students. For ages 18+.