Class Calendar

Advanced Scene Study improv workshop with Dan O’Connor (2.5 hrs)

Scenes, scenes and more scenes. After a quick warm-up we are going to put up scenes with instant and detailed adjustments. The goal is to get some work in and trying some new techniques to expand your range and have FUN!

A 90-minute taste of our in-person improv classes

How does an improv class work? Come find out and dip your toe in before signing up, check out a 90-minute FREE sample to get a feel for how easy and engaging it is.

Level Two: Performing Games w/  Norman Scott (six weeks)

Continue your improv education with Level Two!

Level Five w/ Caeriel Crestin (six weeks)

Continue your improv education with Level Five!

w/ Andy Crouch (six weeks)

This is an advanced scene study class, exploring advanced techniques and strategies for getting out of your own way, keeping the audience in the palm of your hand, making strong choices in games, scenes and longer formats, and recognizing the difference between genuine delight and politely muddling through. Level Four includes a strong direct feedback component.

w/ Chuy Zarate (six weeks)

This is an advanced scene study class, exploring advanced techniques and strategies for getting out of your own way, keeping the audience in the palm of your hand, making strong choices in games, scenes and longer formats, and recognizing the difference between genuine delight and politely muddling through. Level Four includes a strong direct feedback component.

Level Two: Performing Games w/  Shane Gannaway (six weeks)

Continue your improv education with Level Two!

Level Six w/ Kristen Drenning & Shane Gannaway (six weeks)

Continue your improv education with Level Six!

Harold Mechanics for Narrative Improv workshop with Clifton Highfield (2.5 hrs)

This class is designed for improvisers with a background in narrative improv who want to expand their skill set by diving into the mechanics of the Harold. Students will explore how the structure, game, and thematic connections of a Harold differ from traditional storytelling while exploring how their narrative instincts can enhance scene work and group mind. Through exercises focused on pattern recognition, heightening, and nonlinear scene progression, students will practice weaving multiple storylines that follow discovery and theme until they converge organically.

w/ Caeriel Crestin (six weeks)

Have fun, meet new people and learn to improvise in the Hideout’s low-pressure classes. This six-week workshop is designed for anyone who wants to loosen up, be more spontaneous and learn to take risks on stage and in life.

Level Eight: Picking a Genre (Narrative Two) w/ Andy Crouch (six weeks, skipping 5/12-6/2)

The second level in our Narrative series will pick a specific style of storytelling (Noir, buddy cop, soap opera, after-school special, etc.) and spend six weeks giving you the tools and techniques to knock it out of the park.

Level Eight: Picking a Genre (Narrative Two) w/ Margaret Hunsicker (six weeks)

The second level in our Narrative series will pick a specific style of storytelling (Noir, buddy cop, soap opera, after-school special, etc.) and spend six weeks giving you the tools and techniques to knock it out of the park.

Level Seven: Telling the Story (Narrative 1) w/ Caeriel Crestin (six weeks)

In the intro class of our narrative improv series, you’ll dive headfirst into what might be the most difficult work we do at the Hideout: long-form narrative.

w/ Caeriel Crestin (six weeks)

This is an advanced scene study class, exploring advanced techniques and strategies for getting out of your own way, keeping the audience in the palm of your hand, making strong choices in games, scenes and longer formats, and recognizing the difference between genuine delight and politely muddling through. Level Four includes a strong direct feedback component.

A 90-minute taste of our in-person improv classes

How does an improv class work? Come find out and dip your toe in before signing up, check out a 90-minute FREE sample to get a feel for how easy and engaging it is.

Intro to Puppetry for Improv workshop with LB Kovac (2.5 hrs)

Whether you’re looking to enhance your existing improv skills, explore a completely new art form, or just have some good-ol’-fashioned fun, this workshop is for you! Explore the fundamentals of theatrical hand puppetry (and a little hand-and-rod puppetry, aka muppetry), from the rich history behind the craft to on-stage tips-and-tricks for technique and movement. Through playful exercises and guided scene work, you will step into the roles of both puppeteer and human scene partner, learning how to create compelling performances that include puppets. By the end of this workshop, you will be ready for some on-stage puppet shenanigans!

Level Two: Performing Games w/  Rebecca East (six weeks)

Continue your improv education with Level Two!

w/ Kristen Drenning (six weeks)

Have fun, meet new people and learn to improvise in the Hideout’s low-pressure classes. This six-week workshop is designed for anyone who wants to loosen up, be more spontaneous and learn to take risks on stage and in life.

Level Six w/ Chuy Zarate (six weeks)

Continue your improv education with Level Six!