Introduction to Improvisation
Want to have the time of your life? Come learn the basics of improvisational theater. Discover how to actively listen, to use your own life to create stories, and to avoid common thoughts and communication patterns. The class will focus on the fundamental principles of improvisation with emphasis on scene building skills and having fun.

Maximum 12 students
Tuesdays, 7:00-10:00 pm, 5/6 – 6/24 (no class 5/27)
Cost of semester: $175


Intermediate Improvisation
This class continues work on the fundamental principles of improvisation while introducing more short-form improv games and long-form formats. The class will focus on concepts such as Status, Tilt and Re-incorporation and explore using the environment and non-linear narrative. Emphasis on character work and playing with commitment.  Performance at end of class.

Prerequisite - Intro to Improvisation
Maximum 12 students
8 weeks. Next session TBA
Cost of semester: $200


Advanced Improvisation
This class will hone the skills of the more advanced improviser. The class will explore narrative and address individual strengths as well as areas that need improvement. Students will learn to sustain a more complex narrative using all of the skills learned in previous classes. Focus will be on long-form improv forms including Harold. Performance at end of class.

Prerequisite - Intermediate Improvisation
Maximum 16 students

Sundays, 6:30-9:30 pm, 5/4-6/15 (no class 5/25)
Class show 6/20 & 6/21
Cost of semester: $150


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  • About the Instructor

Claire ZickCLAIRE ZICK
recently moved to West Hartford from Seattle where she was an ensemble member at Unexpected Productions, Seattle’s first and most reputable improv theater company. She performed weekly in Seattle Theatresports™ and long-form shows such as Harold, Spoken, Blank Slate, Fakespeare, The Melanie Game, Campfire, A(n) Improvised Christmas Carol, Black Eyed Blonde, Impressionistic Horror, and improvised versions of movie genres. She was also the Assistant Artistic Director and only female member of Sisters of Sal, a long-form improvisational comedy troupe that won Seattle CageMatch and performed with Ryan Stiles. She has studied improv with Randy Dixon, Matt Smith, Jill Farris, and Armando Diaz and attended workshops with Keith Johnstone and Mick Napier. At The Playhouse, she has appeared in Arsenic and Old Lace and Lend Me a Tenor and has been seen in both scripted and improv productions in other theaters around the state.