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Unleash your creativity and quick thinking with a variety of improv classes in NYC. Learn the art of improvisation, develop your comedic timing, and gain confidence in a supportive and fun environment.

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Improv Workshop at Stand-Up New York

Sunday Night Improv @ 236 W 78th St, New York, NY

An ongoing drop-in class, for anyone who wants a quick tour of the improv world. The class, for all levels, features performers from the cast of Sunday Night Improv. You can do scenes with veteran improv performers – and then stay and see them perform in Sunday Night Improv! Note: Cost of class includes admission to Sunday Night Improv comedy jam that evening at 6PM.

(173) All levels 15 and older
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After School Tween Improv (Ages 10-13)

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 312 W 36th St, New York, NY

The Tween Improv class explores improvisation games, techniques, and concepts in a fun, supportive environment. This class encourages students to become more spontaneous, creative, playful, and imaginative, all while developing valuable theater and interpersonal skills. The class begins with Ensemble Building exercises to strengthen the ensemble and encourage positivity as well as enhance listening and reacting skills. Students will then work on...

(66) Beginner 10 - 13 years old
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$425

10 sessions

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After School Teen Improv (Ages 14-17)

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 312 W 36th St, New York, NY

The Teen Improv class explores improvisation games, techniques, and concepts in a fun, supportive environment. This class encourages students to become more spontaneous, creative, playful, and imaginative, all while developing valuable theater and interpersonal skills. The class begins with Ensemble Building exercises to strengthen the ensemble and encourage positivity as well as enhance listening and reacting skills. Students will then work on...

(66) All levels 14 - 17 years old
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$425

10 sessions

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Improv 4 Tweens Times Square NYC

New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY

Improv and Stand-Up Comedy help students discover their best selves building self confidence, creative writing, critical thinking and public speaking. We offer weekly classes Winter, Spring and Fall, plus Summer Camps. We also have teachers at schools, camps and community centers on weekends and after school. Each session starts with Improvisation, playing games that are a ton of fun while teaching valuable life skills. These are the same games...

(73) All levels 10 - 12 years old
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$400

9 sessions

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Improv for Everyone

Sunday Night Improv @ 150 W 46th St, New York, NY

This course is an ongoing drop-in class that focuses on how to create improvised scenes and stories. Students are taught the basics of good scene work in a supportive environment.

(173) All levels 15 and older
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Improv Level Up

The Engaging Educator @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

This three-week intensive is a blast of improv for professionals. Consider this a personal training session at the gym. We’ll take what you learned in your Level One class and raise the stakes. This class focuses more on being in the moment, focus, flexibility and initiative – and pushes the skills built in Level One. Each class is different – and filled with different students from our Level One classes. If you’ve taken a class or three...

(401) All levels 18 and older
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$89

3 sessions

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Long Form Improv Comedy

New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY

This class is designed to go past improv basics. Through different drills, exercises and games, we'll strengthen your improv skills. We'll focus on improv techniques that will help you build richer characters, make stronger initiations, and raise the stakes of your scene work by making more dynamic choices. Every week will focus on a different Long Form Style.  Teacher: Samuel Van Wyk MC, Teacher, Corporate Event Specialist. Member of EIGHT...

(73) Intermediate 16 and older
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$400

8 sessions

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Trial Essentials Class 101

Acting School for Film and Television @ 150 West 46th St, New York, NY

If you are simply interested in getting a small dose of what happens in film acting, and wish to try a single class before committing to a course of study, we offer a trial class of our Essentials of Film Acting Course. Almost every entering student should start with this class, even those with substantial theatrical backgrounds. The classes teach acting for camera - film and television - all classes are on camera and you review your work at the...

(62) All levels 12 and older
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$150
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Listening with Your Whole Body

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

In this Master Class, you will learn how to: Bring awareness of your actor’s body on stage. Stay within the realm of truth of the world you build. Viscerally know when you are in the flow of listening. Emotionally respond to your scene partner using physical choices.  Be comfortable being in a constant state of discovery. Go deep into self-awareness and find meaning beyond just the words. Understand that the actor is a vessel for improv...

(149) All levels 19 and older
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6-Week Improv for Professionals + Educators

The Engaging Educator @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

Have the time and don’t want to join a class of actors? We’ve got the class for you! We take our three-week program and raise the bar in this intensive six week program. We got the request for a longer class, and we listened! How is this different than our three week class? We’re diving deeper into taking initiative, connecting with each other and the audience and enhancing active listening skills. We’ll check in three times on goals: in...

(401) All levels 18 and older
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$180

5 sessions

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Improv(e) Yourself: Improv for Professionals

The Engaging Educator @ 58 E. 11th St, New York, NY

Improvisation isn’t just for actors and comedians – it’s for everyone. Even MBA Students are being asked to take improv classes as part of their required courses. Why? Improv education focuses on key skills in communication – public speaking, listening, presence, connection and focus. We communicate every day – and there is a difference between doing it habitually and doing it well and with intention. Heard of the ‘Yes, And’ idea elevation...

(401) All levels 18 and older
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Late Night Writer's Room

Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy @ 50 W 17th St, New York, NY

If you've ever wanted to be a writer for TV, or work on topical material including sketch, desk pieces, and monologue jokes this is a great introductory class with Emmy Award winner John Reynolds, who has taught the NBC course on late night writing. Collaborating with other writers is key to a career- each week you will be given in class assignments and you'll learn to write with others recreating a Writer's Room under John's guidance. There...

(1) All levels 16 and older
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$395

4 sessions

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VitaminR’s VisionWork:Improv for Difficult Conversation

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Full Course Name Vitamin R’s VisionWorking Series: Improv for Difficult Conversations in Sales, Negotiations & Relationships Have you ever found yourself avoiding a “difficult” conversation with a coworker, employee or business partner about what it is you need whether it’s asking for a performance review, a raise or a promotion to move onto the next level? Or while on a sales call with one of your ideal clients, the conversation is...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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Improv for Teens Online

New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY

Come play improv comedy games. While having a ton of fun, sharing much needed laughs, you will develop creative writing & critical thinking, team communications and presentation skills and build self confidence. And unlike traditional acting classes, EVERYONE benefits equally from the experience. Without scripts to memorize, every moment if focused on creating.  Brought to you by New York Improv Theater and The Original Improv 4 Kids,...

(73) All levels 13 - 17 years old
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$75

4 sessions

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Clinical Improvisation

New York Open Center @ 22 E 30th St, New York, NY

Creative improvisation enables one to harness the emotional, aesthetic, organizing, and communicative powers of music. During this workshop, practical musical resources will be introduced through experiential music-making activities with a focus on interaction and instrumental, vocal, physical, verbal, and emotional goal-directed improvisation. Dr. Turry will demonstrate how to improvise compositionally, creating melodic phrases, rhythmic patterns,...

(299) All levels 18 and older
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$155
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The Harold - Improvise as an Ensemble

New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY

EIGHT week class includes, through teaching the long-form improv game called the Harold, work on individual and ensemble performing skills. This class is for students who are familiar with the basics of improv and have taken classes and workshops in the past, but are now ready for the next level. This class will focus on teaching the long form improv form called the Harold, and equip you with the improv skills and vocabulary to perform on any stage....

(73) All levels 16 and older
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$200

7 sessions

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Improv II: Long Form Workshop

The Barrow Group Acting School @ 520 8th Avenue, New York, NY

Take your improvisation skills to the next level with The Barrow Group Acting School's Improv II workshop. Gain confidence, expand your character range, and learn advanced techniques for scene work and long-form improvisation. Unleash your creativity and become part of a dynamic ensemble.

(66) Intermediate 18 and older
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$295

6 sessions

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ANDUniversity Improv: Essentials of Improvisation

ANDTheatre Company @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY

You have an innate ability to improvise. Throughout your life as a human being you’ve been honing your instincts to make sense of your surroundings and connect with other people. In this class you’ll have the opportunity to tap into these natural talents and let them guide your improv scene work.

(149) All levels 19 and older
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Advanced Improv Comedy Techniques

New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY

This class is designed to go past improv basics. Through different drills, exercises and games, we'll strengthen your improv skills. We'll focus on improv techniques that will help you build richer characters, make stronger initiations, and raise the stakes of your scene work by making more dynamic choices.

(73) Intermediate 16 and older
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$75

4 sessions

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Morning Improv Jam

New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY

COME PLAY WITH US!!! Join us for an adult playground as Walt Frasier presents his Improv Comedy Workshop, a public version of his popular Corporate Team Building programs. Bring the office team or come to self enrich as we play a series of games that deliver laughs while building self confidence, public speaking and other skills that enhance acting performance as well as management/leadership, sales, service and team. Talk to...

(73) All levels 18 and older
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