Fundamentals of Improv Level 3- Multi-week Class

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 (August 26): Learning Your Performance Style
• Week 2 (Sept 2): Let's Get Game
• Week 3 (Sept 9): Let's Get Game (Part II)
• Week 4 (Sept 16): From Initiation to Scene to Callback
• Week 5 (Sept 23): All Together Now
• Week 6 (Sept 30): Finding a Form
• Week 7 (Oct 7): Finding a Form (Part II)
• Week 8 (Oct 14): Showcase Practice and Prep
• Week 9 (Oct 21): 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 the instructor:

Kristen McKenzie (she/her) is an improviser, educator, and founding board member of Highwire Improv. Originally from Charleston, SC, she has lived in Baltimore for more than ten years. She has trained with Baltimore Improv Group, and the Magnet, and PIT in NYC. She enjoys all kinds of improv, but dramatic improv has a special place in her heart. She believes improv is a consent-based art form and is passionate about creating improv spaces for everyone. She performs regularly with her troupes Babeprov, Local Spot, Important Screws, Topiary and Whatever This Is.

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.