Fundamentals of Improv Level 3- Multi-week Class

Name: Fundamentals of Improv Level 3- Multi-week Class
Start: 2025-01-07T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-07T21:00:00-05:00
Location: St Mark's Lutheran Church

Schedule

Tue Jan 07 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

St Mark's Lutheran Church | Baltimore, MD

This 8-week class builds scene skills, group performance skills, and explores forms beyond the montage.
About this Event

About this class:

Students will continue their growth from Fundamentals of Improv Level 2 to begin developing their own performance style and begin learning other forms beyond the Montage. By exploring a wide variety of improv skills, including game, character, walk-ons, tag-outs, openings, and callbacks, students will build a personal toolbox for their improv journey.

Each class session will run from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET, with optional time available after class to discuss and debrief.

Week 1 (January 7): Learning Your Performance Style
Week 2 (January 14): Let's Get Game
Week 3 (January 21): Let's Get Game (Part II)
Week 4 (January 28): From Initiation to Scene to Callback
Week 5 (February 4): All Together Now
Week 6 (February 11): Finding a Form
Week 7 (February 18): Finding a Form (Part II)
Week 8 (February 25): Showcase Practice and Prep
Week 9 (March 4): Student Showcase!

This class is in-person, but Highwire Improv also offers online classes - check out our page for other offerings!

Prerequisites: Highwire Improv's Fundamentals of Improv Level 2, or equivalent training at another theater (email us at [email protected] if you have placement questions)!

About your instructors:

Tashika Campbell (she/her) began improvising in Baltimore, Maryland in 2017. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Tashika is a founding member of the award-winning independent troupe Cake Walk, and also performs with Dreamweaver. Tashika has headlined festivals across the US and coordinated the first improv festival dedicated to Black improvisers in the DMV. Tashika is also a sought after coach, teacher, and workshop facilitator.

Jonathan Monroe (he/him) has been a teacher in the Maryland school systems for over 10 years. He has been an improviser in the Baltimore area for 8 years. Learning the craft from the Baltimore Improv Group, he has been a part of indie troupes; Throwing Lobsters, Hostel, and Important Screws. Jonathan has been directing a monthly school aged driven family friendly show, The Playground, once a month at Highwire Improv. He enjoys long form and musical improv as well as mentoring the next generation of improvisers.

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.