Students will learn the fundamentals of long-form improvisation. Core concepts covered include using character agreement to make your scenes succeed, developing character, character status, object and environment work, “playing at the top of your intelligence,” and heightening (finding ways to make your scenes get funnier from start to finish).

This course also introduces the specific vocabulary of the UCB Training Center.

This course meets for 8 sessions that are each 3 hours long. At the end of the course, students will take part in a class performance at the UCB Theatre. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.

Class Size: 16 Students

Intensive Improv 101 - Improv Basics

Complete a full class in just two weeks!

A great introduction to long form improvisation: learn to create great scenes through agreement, support, playing to the top of your intelligence, object and environment work, and strong clear character choices.

Prerequisite: none

Maximum class size is 16

Class meets Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. There is no class on Wednesday.

Please note, due to the nature of the intensive class, make-ups are much harder to schedule.

Intensive