Saturday Improv 101 with Mike!

Schedule

Sat Apr 18 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Lancaster Improv Players | Lancaster, PA

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About the Class: This is an 8 week long class that will teach the fundamentals of long form Improv Comedy. Topics covered include agreement with a scene partner, character creation, listening as a character and an actor, and exploring the worlds created in scenes. The class ends with a graduation show where the students can show their friends and family the skills learned. Students must be 18 or older for this class!

This Class will run Saturdays from 1pm-3pm on the following dates: 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, no class 5/23 (memorial day weekend), 5/30, 6/6, and 6/13. This class has a class show on Saturday 6/13 at 5pm!

To qualify for the class show you must:

  1. Adhere to the Lancaster Improv Players' Code of Conduct.
  2. Attend at least six of the eight sessions (ideally all eight).
  3. Attend at least two improv shows during the length of the class. During the class you receive standby tickets for all of our regular shows. These tickets get you into shows for free so long as the show has not soldout!

Ticket sale ends at noon on Thursday 4/16!

About the Teacher: Mike Andrews has been a proud performer with the Lancaster Improv Players since 2019. In addition to being a coach and member of current LIP house teams, Mike is also a member of the Lancaster Touring Company. Outside of Lancaster, Mike has completed the SAK Comedy Lab class curriculum at the Orlando, FL theatre where Wayne Brady got his start and has performed with Comedy Sportz in Philadelphia. As a founding member of multiple independent improv teams, Mike enjoys sharing the joy of improv comedy with new audiences and students of the craft.

Scholarships: Some scholarships are available to partially or fully cover the cost of the stated class fee. For additional information, please reach out to [email protected] with your request at least a week prior to the start date of the class.

Refund Policy: We will not refund any orders after the start of the first session.

Parking: There is street parking around the theater on Prince St, King St, and Vine St, which is not metered after 6pm and not metered Sundays! The parking garages are open. Steinman Garage, Prince St Garage, and Duke St Garage are recommended in that order! On the weekends the garage is $5 for the whole day!

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Lancaster Improv Players, 16 South Prince Street, Lancaster, United States

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