You’ve done your time, paid your dues, and studied the art of short form improv. You’re ready to get down to brass tax and get serious about comedy by taking an advanced improv class. That means the time for games is over! …Except for the actual, literal games we will be focusing on during this workshop.

Class Session: Sat. May 31st and Sun. June 1st, 2025, 10 AM - 5 PM

Join us for our Advanced Improv: Short Form Games Weekend Intensive, where we put together all the foundational improv skills learned in our Basic and Intermediate improv classes to master some of the most well-loved and challenging short form improv games out there.

Having completed our Basic and Intermediate improv classes is recommended, but not required. Students should have solid knowledge of short form scene work, establishing a shared reality (including who/what/where), and other foundational improv skills to enroll.

Where:
WJ Geery Theatre, 2130 L St, Sacramento, CA 95816

Class schedule:

May 31st:
10 AM – 1 PM: Part 1
1 PM – 2 PM: Lunch
2 PM – 5 PM: Part 2
There will 5 minute breaks every hour and fifteen minute breaks every 90 minutes

June 1st:
10 AM – 1 PM: Part 3
1 PM – 2 PM: Lunch
2 PM – 5 PM: Part 4
There will 5 minute breaks every hour and fifteen minute breaks every 90 minutes

We are happy to accommodate any requests to sit or take additional breaks for those who need them. You are encouraged to take care of yourself and your body’s needs! Students are welcome and encouraged to bring snacks and water and should bring their own lunches. Students may make their own lunch plans or join us for lunch at Kupros (1217 21st Street, Sacramento, CA 95811) which is a 1 minute walk from the venue.

Tuition is nonrefundable. You must be at least 18 to register.

A life-long resident of Sacramento, Jessilee Windhaus (she/they) brings over two decades of expertise in theatre and improv education and leadership. She holds a BA in Theatre from CSUS and is the Co-Founder and former Improv Program Director of Empire Arts Collective and the Founder of That Plus Chips live sketch and improv comedy troupe. Locally, Jessilee has performed at Sacramento Comedy Spot, STAB! Comedy, and ComedySportz Sacramento, where she served as the Director of the High School League program. She has trained with Upright Citizen's Brigade and The Groundlings and mentored young actors nationwide as a Tour Actor/Director with Missoula Children's Theatre. She currently works as a Teaching Artist at B Street Theater and an improv instructor and producer for Windhaus Improv, including serving as the director and coach of the improv group Sharks Barksley.