Improv Classes in Seattle

There are moments in performance where the best thing to say is… nothing! In this class you’ll learn more about embracing the awkwardness of silence in improv.  Learn to build tension through developing your facial and body expressions!  Explore your non-verbal communication skills by understanding what you are showing and giving...

Improv comedy is the art form that celebrates imperfection. Students of improvisation learn to find joy in the feeling of being "not ready" and accepting whatever comes their way.  Improv training has helped thousands to learn to take risks and build confidence.  In this five week course, participants will have a low-stress and...

Safe choices are for investment portfolios, not improv.  Rick will push you out of your comfort zone, and into strong, exciting, and emotional choices. Scene work and exercises designed to get narratively dangerous.

As most Streamers know interacting with a live audience is hard work. Sometimes it can seem downright daunting. Thankfully just how Lache Tools can help channel hosts, the tools of Improv can help with your hosting. Join Joe Vella better known now as Bizsnes partnered Twitch streamer and 15 year improv veteran for the first Improv class designed around...

Learn the art of freestyle rap and improv comedy in this weekly five week course for fans of hip hop and improv alike. Through a wide variety of games and exercises, you'll learn how to freestyle rap and create stories, all while you're laughing and having fun! And the course ends with your very own showcase performance in The Atlas Theater. Fees...

We put the tools into action! Coached scene work, applying the information from part one, and focusing on being true to the genre, making strong and appropriate narrative choices, and still being funny, dangerous, and sexy (with our characters, in a safe context.)  We'll look at how to use Shakespeare in short-form games, as well as how to perform...

One of the most commonly given genre suggestions is also one of the most misunderstood. Tired of faking your way through the same hack gags? Or does Shakespeare just fill you with abject terror? Learn to play in the genre, not at the genre! No previous  Shakespeare experience necessary. In two fast hours, we’ll cover physical and vocal choices,...

Are you a high school student that loves comedy? Do you like to laugh a lot and have fun?  Join us as we begin Seattle's very first ComedySportz High School League! Every Saturday afternoon for 10 weeks, starting on October 14th, high school age kids and students, (14 to 18 years old), from all around the Seattle area will come together...

This workshop is based off the Mesiner Technique of acting training, which focuses on intently listening and reacting to your partner/s in a scene. This method helps improvisers of every experience level tap into their awareness. Do not miss another opportunity or gift given by your fellow performers during a scene. In this workshop students will use...

In Improv Comedy 401, students will focus on scenic long-form improvisation. Students in this course will learn the theory behind how to make a strong and clear scene initiation, with a focus on identifying a comedic game (or pattern) within their scene. Honest character-work is essential to this approach of spontaneously creating comedic scenes....