CSz Seattle Classes, Seattle

In this class, students will receive direct feed-back to improve their scene-work and performance in some of our most challenging games. Students will also learn advanced scene-work techniques, and how to take their improv skills to the next level. Prerequisite: You must have completed the Improv Comedy 201 class in order to enroll. Fees include...

Our Improv Comedy 201 class picks up right from where our 101 class leaves off. In nine weeks, you will begin to focus on improvisational scene-work, characters, relationships, and how to explore the improv scene. You'll also get to learn a wide variety of fun, new ComedySportz games!  Prerequisite: Improv Comedy 101 or any approved improvisational...

Have you ever been interested in doing an Armando style show? Are you currently doing an Armando style show? You're probably doing it wrong! In The Armando Class, students will focus on scenic long-form improvisation through the use of the correct, Armando Diaz style format.. Taught by CSz Seattle founder, Alex Grindeland, students in this course...

Wanna be funny? Looking for a way to overcome your stage fright? Need to improve your acting or public speaking skills? Or do you want to just have a lot of fun? Our Improv Comedy 101 class will give you all of that and more! In just nine weeks, you will learn the very basics of improvisation and teamwork through the use of fun and hilarious games...

Why does it seem like improvisers are able to read each others’ minds? There is an art to communication and agreement that can make improv look like magic, and one of the best ways to develop this skill is to practice identifying the five distinct types of longform scene. Once you know what type of scene you’re in the easier it becomes to play...

The Wednesday Improv Jam is open to all levels of improvisers every Wednesday night at 8:00 PM. You'll find a fun and friendly environment where anyone can come and learn the art of creating hilarious improvised scenes and characters. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned veteran of Seattle's improvised comedy scene, you are welcome to come and...

Are you looking to overcome your fears of public speaking? Do you want improve your customer service communication skills? Or are you tired of giving the same old boring presentations, and would like to spice things up? Well look no further! It's The Fun Public Speaking Class!  As performers, we use our improv skills onstage to make people laugh....

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

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...