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Unleash your creativity and quick thinking with a variety of improv classes in NYC. Learn the art of improvisation, develop your comedic timing, and gain confidence in a supportive and fun environment.

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Improv Level Up Throwdown

The Engaging Educator @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Taken our three-week or one-off class? Looking for another fix of improv? Our Level Up Throwdown is exactly what you need. This three-hour intensive is a blast of improv for professionals. Consider this a personal training session at the gym. We’ll take what you learned in your Level One class and raise the stakes. This class focuses more on being in the moment, focus, flexibility and initiative – and pushes the skills built in Level One. Each...

(401) All levels 18 and older
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Playing with Paranoia

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

We ain’t talking crazy! We’ll explore and practice ways to expand your level of awareness in order to ground you in the moment and help you discover the richest characters, strongest relationships, and most lasting moments. There’s a lot going on around you. Act on it! Requirements: This workshop is appropriate for new improvisers as well as improv-scarred veterans. The teacher will tailor exercises, directions, and feedback to each particular...

(149) All levels 19 and older
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Improv For Teambuilding

The Engaging Educator @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Improv For Teambuilding: Facilitation, Collaboration and Innovation This is a COED class When is the last time you read a job description that didn’t include “must be a strong team player” under qualifications? An increasingly qualitative and creative (aka human-centered) workplace means silos and singular focused projects have been replaced with group dynamics and cross-functional collaboration. Being a strong team player is NOW a make...

(401) Beginner 18 and older
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Adventures in Dating

The Engaging Educator @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Women and non-binary folks only. Dating can be an awful, awful mess of a vulnerable time. We rarely think about practicing – we get in the moment, we get nervous and we end up not being our best selves, and then we deem ourselves “bad daters” and the vicious cycle continues until you give up or meet someone, and you don’t have to date anymore.What if you got to practice those first date (and second, and third) conversations with a group...

(401) All levels 18 and older
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Improv + Communication Skills

The Engaging Educator @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Time to dig into our professional communication skills – you’ve gone too long thinking “wow, I wish I wouldn’t have said that” or “I could have brought this up in a meeting” or “why did I think of this now and not then?!”  In this class, we’ll take improv-based and public speaking activities to the next level and apply them to communication – whether that’s interpersonal impromptu communication, a conference session...

(401) All levels 18 and older
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Dig Deeper

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Pain, joy, anger, sadness, excitement: those feelings and emotions often occur when we do Improv. However, more often than not they are underperformed. We get the idea, the icing on the cake, but we don't take the time to enjoy the depth and repercussions of these emotions. Starting with overacting and over reacting, you will break your self-imposed barriers and be able to explore emotions and reactions and find out just how far you can go and how...

(149) All levels 19 and older
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ANDUniversity: 5 Senses of Improvisation

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Find out what happens when we use all of our senses in improvisation. There are many things at play when we improvise. This workshop will help you get in tune with your 5 senses and show how that helps influence you (and your scene partner.) See what it is like to Look, Hear, Feel, Smell and YES even Taste things in your scene work. You'll find out pretty fast how truthful your scenes can get!

(149) All levels 19 and older
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ANDUniversity: Ways to Agree

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Agreement is at the heart of improv. If you and your scene partner aren’t able to agree with each other and build something together – to “Yes, and…,” if you will – your scene will stay at 0. In this workshop you’ll have the opportunity to practice multiple approaches for practicing agreement and supporting the process of discovery and creation.

(149) All levels 19 and older
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ANDUniversity

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Keep up on your improv studies. One Tuesday per month we offer classes designed for everyone who’d like to build or maintain their improv skills. Each class focuses on a different theme, designates time for scene work, and provides tools to make you a successful improviser.

(149) All levels 19 and older
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Pay-What-You-Can Improv Workshop

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

All levels are welcome and our goal is to create a fun and supportive environment. Anyone who makes it in time for the warm-up is welcome to participate. Those who arrive after the warm-up will not be able to participate but are very welcome to audit. Whether you’re an experienced performer looking for more practice or a first timer who’s always wanted to give improv a try, come and play!

(149) All levels 19 and older
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Improv Workshop - Comfort Zone: Loving and Leaving It!

James III's Comedy Classes and Coaching @ 18 W 18th Street, New York, NY

Full Course Title: Comfort Zone: Learning, Loving, and Leaving It! Identify, explore, and break out of your comfort zone. In this improv workshop, you'll figure out how to excel improvising in your own skin. Make big, bold, and exciting choices from your home base so that you can use that foundation for making strong moves and choices outside of your comfort zone. This class works for early or experienced improvisers looking to get more in...

(2) All levels 18 and older
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Musical Improv with Deb Rabbai

IRTE @ 411 W 41st St, New York, NY

In an environment of support and nurturing; we will work together as a group to begin the journey of learning how to be a musical improviser. We will focus on listening to the music that the pianist plays and learning how to create memorable melodies by accepting the musical offers and our own musical offers.  We will do this by learning how to; Communicate with your improv musician and develop an awareness of how to accept musical offers....

(2) All levels 16 and older
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Improv 101: Introduction to Improvisation

ComedySportz New York @ Ripley Grier Studios
520 8th Ave, New York, NY

In this class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of improvisation!  Through warm-ups, exercises and games, we help improve skills such as listening, teamwork, trust, public speaking, instinct, and agreement, all while laughing and learning. Classes are two hours long and take place once a week for 6 weeks. Classes are lead by an expert facilitator, and ensemble member who has years of experience teaching and performing improvisation. There...

All levels 18 and older
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$250

6 sessions

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Improv 202: Scene Work

ComedySportz New York @ Ripley Grier Studios
520 8th Ave, New York, NY

In our Improv 202 Class, you’ll build on the fundamentals of improvisation 101! This level will focus specifically on scene work and how it is applied to short form comedic scene structures.  Classes are two hours long and take place once a week for 6 weeks. Classes are lead by an expert facilitator, and ComedySportz Ensemble member who has years of experience teaching and performing improvisation. There is also a group performance at the...

All levels 18 and older
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$250

6 sessions

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THE WYLIE: Adding the Body Into Improv

IRTE @ 18 W 18th St, New York, NY

Get out of your head and into your body, create impact and learn The Wylie, an improv form featuring a series of instant snapshots, scenic improvisation, a little bit of Twister, and kinetic memory. It’s a great form to add to your repertory and make your teams jump to another level. This three-hour class will give you powerful tools to engage your body, up your stage presence and ignite your imagination in the practice of improvisation. Like...

(2) All levels 16 and older
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Great Scenes Big and Small with Scotty Watson

IRTE @ 411 W 41st St, New York, NY

Great scene work is the backbone of Improvisational Theatre. Some say that great scenes are like porn. You may not be able to describe it... but you know it when you see it.  Scotty Watson says POPPYCOCK!! The secret to great scene work is simple, but not easy.  Slow Down & Tell Small Stories  and remember...  Words are Envelopes that Deliver Emotion Leave the explosions to Jerry Bruckheimer. Improvisors will never have...

(2) All levels 16 and older
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Improv For Life

Improv For Life @ 520 8th Ave, New York, NY

Harness the power of improv for your professional, creative, or social life! Improv is for public speaking, improv is getting over social anxiety, improv is for becoming a more self-actualized artist, Improv is for LIFE!

All levels 18 and older
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$225

6 sessions

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Intro to Improv

The Radical Agreement Project @ 520 8th Ave, New York, NY

Embark on a laughter-filled journey in NYC with seasoned improv veteran Jon Branch. Laugh while you learn improv comedy fundamentals through a series of lighthearted theater games, honing your listening, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills in a supportive environment.

Beginner 17 and older
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$215.26

6 sessions

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Improv Fundamentals 1 (7 Week Beginner Course)

Brooklyn Improv Training @ 126 10th St, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the thrill of Improv and the power of ensemble in this beginner-friendly class. Learn to embrace spontaneity, stay present, and listen deeply while creating scenes that transport audiences to new worlds. No previous experience is required.

(1) Beginner 18 and older
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$275

7 sessions

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Special Character Workshop

IN Studios @ 260 West 36th Street, New York, NY

(20) All levels 18 and older
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