Specialty Workshops – Austin Improv Comedy Shows, Classes

In addition to our standard 6-week level classes, The Hideout likes to host specialty workshops on specific topics that will add some great skills to your improv tool belt.

These can range from intensives with world-renowned instructors from out of town to one-off sessions with local teachers showing you some of their unique expertise. They’re a great way to work on very specialized skills in a short amount of time.

Here’s what we have coming up:

Sat. November 1st

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The Good Kind of BlockingSat Nov 1, 2:00-4:30pm
Hideout Ground Floor Theater
$29 – $50

The Good Kind of Blocking improv workshop w/ Rebecca East (2.5hrs)

Ever feel trapped onstage in a 2 person scene? Feel like you never explore the full stage space when performing? This workshop will get you out of our heads but into our bodies.

Sat. November 29th

Bad is GoodSat Nov 29, 2:00-4:30pm
Hideout Ground Floor Theater
$29 – $50

Bad is Good improv workshop w/ Caeriel Crestin (2.5hrs)

This is the improv workshop where your worst fears become your best friends. Worried you’ll offend someone? Trip over a scene? Steamroll your partner into oblivion? Perfect. We’ll take those delicious anxieties, toss them in a blender of play, and serve up a smoothie of glorious failure.

Sat. December 13th

Act Now Write NowSat Dec 13, 2:00-4:30pm
Hideout Ground Floor Theater
$29 – $50

Act Now Write Now improv workshop w/ Sid Desai (2.5hrs)

Improv is acting and writing simultaneously. Great improv excels at both, but many improvisers struggle with one or the other.

Sat. December 20th

The Secret IngredientSat Dec 20, 2:30-5:00pm
Hideout Ground Floor Theater
$29 – $50

The Secret Ingredient improv workshop w/ Margaret Hunsicker (2.5hrs)

Bringing your full weirdo self to improv. We’ll lean into finding and following the fun, letting go of making perfect sense, and tapping into the subconscious fountain of inspiration that is unique to every player!