Adult Intermediate Improv Class - 6 weeks (Winter-Spring 2025)
Tue, February 25, 2025 @ 7:30 PM PST + 5 more • $157.36
So, you’ve had a taste of that sweet, delicious improvised comedy, and you’re ready for more. Good news, you little sugar fiend: we’ve got your fix. Join us for our six week Intermediate Improv class where we take a deeper dive into scene work from a short-form lens and learn the skills it takes to build the perfect scene.
Class Session: Tuesdays, February 25th - April 1st, 7:30 - 9:30 PM
During this class, students will learn to:
- Review foundational/basic improv skills learned in Basic Improv
- Understand best practices regarding boundaries and consent when improvising onstage and observe “ouch, oops”
- Incorporate storytelling tools and story structure into scenes from a short form lens
- Practice radical listening and staying present in scenes to provide support
- Implement different types of support onstage during scenes
- Create specific scenes by identifying the “who, what, where, and why” of each scene
- Do basic pantomime/space work in scenes
- Establish and raise the stakes on scenes to keep the audience engaged
- Prepare for our next class level, Advanced Improv: Short Form
Where:
WJ Geery Theatre, 2130 L St, Sacramento, CA 95816
WJ Geery Theatre, 2130 L St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Important Details:
Tuition is nonrefundable. You must be at least 18 to register.
Parking:
Metered parking and free 2 hour street parking is available near the venue.
Accessibility and Comfort:
Seats will be provided both onstage and off, and we are happy to accommodate any requests to sit or take additional breaks for those who need them. Please let us know if you'll be needing any other accommodations and we will work to accommodate you as best as possible! The bathroom is on the second floor with a wheelchair lift, for those who need it.
Parking:
Metered parking and free 2 hour street parking is available near the venue.
Accessibility and Comfort:
Seats will be provided both onstage and off, and we are happy to accommodate any requests to sit or take additional breaks for those who need them. Please let us know if you'll be needing any other accommodations and we will work to accommodate you as best as possible! The bathroom is on the second floor with a wheelchair lift, for those who need it.
About the instructor:
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.
Location
WJ Geery Theatre (2130 L St, Sacramento, CA 95816)
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