Improv

We’ve made changes to our program! New intro class! Less levels! Less time to complete the program! House Team Audition Showcases Coming Soon!*

* You must have completed or be enrolled in Level 4 with Miles at the time of the House Team Audition Showcase to be considered for a potential slot. More info to be announced in early 2019!

The Pack Core Improv Program was created by Pack owner and teacher, Miles Stroth. The core program consists of 4 progressive levels of classes that lay the foundation for what we consider to be a good improviser, from the basics of improvisation through putting together and running your own show.

Classes meet once a week for 8 weeks, and the core program is designed to satisfy beginners as well as more experienced players.

Students will learn how to identify and play to a scene or character, find the keys to unlocking their unique comedic voices, techniques to become stronger and smarter players, and use advanced, experimental improvisation forms.

Additionally, our Advanced Studies Improv-Show Class, directed by Rich Sohn, provides students with the tools and experience to develop, produce and perform an improvised long-form show for a live audience on the Pack stage.

Across the Core Program, Advanced Studies, and Elective Workshops the Pack takes an evolutionary approach to teaching improvisation, with a focus on personal growth, identifying and amplifying your unique comedy voice, and melding as part of an ensemble. Our instructors offer a wide variety of improv styles that comes with decades of on stage experience.

Read more about our teachers here.

IMPROV I – Jan/Feb 2019

$310.00

Instructor: Neal Dandade

8 weeks – $310

DAY TIME ROOM STARTS
Wednesdays 11-2pm Pack Theater January 9th
Wednesdays 7-10pm MC Studio January 9th
Saturdays 3-6pm West Room January 12th (SOLD OUT)
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Instructor Neal Dandade

LEVEL 1 – INTRO TO IMPROV AND THE PACK!

Instructor: Neal Dandade

Level 1 is your official welcome to The Pack Theater! The goal of this class is to give you the fundamentals of improvisation that will fuel your creativity and unlock your potential. You’ll learn to get “out of your head” by making strong, clear, and FUN choices. You’ll hone your skills to heighten and explore those initial moves, allowing you to shift your mind from a place of judgement to a space of active participation and play. Taught by enthusiasm-machine Neal Dandade, this class is about distilling the aspects of improv that we love, and empowering ourselves to do those things, more.

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Jan/Feb 2019 Session

Improv Level 1-Sat. 3-6pm, Starting Jan. 12th, Improv Level 1-Wed. 11-2pm, Starting January 9th, Improv Level 1-Wed. 7-10pm, Starting Jan. 9th

IMPROV II – Jan/Feb 2019

Instructor: Brian James O’connell

8 weeks – $310

DAY TIME ROOM STARTS
Saturdays 12-3pm Villa Studio January 12th
Thursdays 7-10pm West Room January 10th

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LEVEL 2 – POSITION PLAY

You must have completed IMPROV 1 or an equivalent class from elsewhere to enroll.

Instructor: Brian James O’Connell

Over the course of Level 2 you will be shown the importance of freedom in your work. Through building confidence in your play, showing you ways to deal with nerves or doubt, and by giving you specific techniques to make any scene work, you will emerge from class with a new sense of play. This class will also focus on character work, strong emotional choices, and powerful heightening. At the end of the 8 weeks you will think faster, play harder, and make it look easy by having as much fun as you can.

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Jan/Feb 2019 Session

Improv Level II-Sat. 12-3pm, Starting Jan. 12th, Improv Level II-Thur. 7-10pm, Starting Jan. 10th

IMPROV III – Jan/Feb 2019

$0.00

Instructor: Shaun Landry

8 weeks – $310

DAY TIME ROOM STARTS
Saturdays 11-2pm The Pack Theater January 12th SOLD OUT (Waitlist available)
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LEVEL 3 – PERSONAL EXPRESSION

You must have completed Level 2 to enroll.

Instructor: Shaun Landry

“Improvisation can be funny along with heartfelt.”

The focus of Level 3 is inward – personal expression, protection, empathy, and learning to give yourself permission to open your heart and own the stage. Through inventive theater games and exercises, Shaun provides you with an extensive set of tools to connect emotionally with audiences and provide an empathetic viewpoint to your scene work. You’ll learn how to unlock the power of self-discovery and compassion, think outside yourself in the moment, and how to “punch up” instead of down.

Additional information

Jan/Feb 2019 Session

Improv Level III-Sat. 11-2pm, Starting Jan. 12th, Improv Level III, Waitlist

IMPROV IV – Jan/Feb 2019

Instructor: Miles Stroth

8 weeks – $310

DAY TIME ROOM STARTS
Saturdays 2-5pm Pack Theater January 12th

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LEVEL 4 – DECONSTRUCTING YOUR PLAY

You must have completed Level 3 to enroll.

Instructor: Miles Stroth

In the final level of our Core Improv Program, Miles will test your understanding of what you have learned and analyze your performance skills. He will identify where you excel and where you struggle, and will create specific exercises that will be designed to help you improve any weaknesses you may have. Each student will be given a full hour onstage where the focus will be on just them and what they are working on.

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Jan/Feb 2019 Session

Improv Level IV-Sat. 2-5pm, Starting Jan. 12th