Advanced Study: Shortform Improv

Schedule

Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

American Underground (@Market) | Durham, NC

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Learn the tips and tricks for Shortform game success, as well as how to host them for your own team! Sundays.
About this Event

Each week we will cover a different "category" of Shortform Game and in doing so will go
over their mechanics, tips and tricks for success (as well as how to host them for your own Shortform Team!). This course will foster energetic play, strong characters, and launch you into the Shortform Welterweight - Prepare for High-Octane fun!

Classes every Sunday 2-4pm, March 15th - May 3rd. As part of the course, students will also perform in 4 shows in collaboration with Mettlesome's Shortform Team, House Party -

Show dates:
Saturday 3/28 @7PM - with House Party

Thursday 4/9 @7:30PM

Saturday 4/25 @7PM - with House Party

Saturday 5/2 @6PM


PREREQUISITE: Completion of Mettlesome’s Improv 201 or relevant equivalent is required for signing up for Advanced Improv classes. If you have any questions about this policy, you may contact us here.

Please read our and before signing up for a class or workshop.


INSTRUCTOR: Miles Amiri

Miles Amiri (He/Him) first began taking improv classes circa 2017 in conjunction with Goodnights Comedy Club and Moonlight Stage Company. From there he took the next logical step and started doing Stand-Up Comedy at open mics around the Triangle over the following 3 years, occasionally hosting shows for touring indie bands. He eventually found home with Mettlesome Theatre in 2022.
Since then Miles has had the pleasure to do improv and sketch with a smattering of troupes across multiple theatres, states, and festivals such as San Francisco Sketchfest, Williamsburg's LastWord Festival, and Chicago's ioFest.
He's taken workshops with Bruce Philips, Jenn Bianchi, BabyWantsCandy and more. It's an indisputable fact that he loves the craft.
Miles is a residential appraiser, writer, has a voracious appetite for reading manga, and loves running improvised Dungeons & Dragons One-Shots.

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American Underground (@Market), 212 West Main Street, Durham, United States

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USD 286.88 to USD 312.50

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