Advanced Improv Class (Level 2)
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About the Course
Maybe you’ve just finished the 8 Week class and you’ve got the basics down pat. You even have a SHOW under your belt! Where do you go from there? You advance … to Advanced Improv! Or, maybe you’ve been improvising for a while and find you’ve hit a plateau and feel like you need a little refresher. Where can you find something like that? You advance … to Advanced Improv!
In this class you will grow in creativity, risk-taking, and confidence. You will put the joy, laughter, and playfulness at the heart of what we’re doing into practice. You will fully advance from improv as an individual to improv in conjunction with others The skills we will teach in this class include:
Avoiding self-judgment
Consent
Developing point of view
Forming alliances
Learning how and when to pivot, shift
Heightening
Fully listening, fully responding
Providing support (both onstage and off)
Using more than just words — also body, face, action
Subtext
Character
Adding
We have tailored our curriculum carefully to make sure it’s relevant and fun for experienced players. If you’re looking to take your improvisation to the next level and be challenged in a fun, safe, supportive environment, you’ll find our Advanced Improv Class exciting and affordable.
(PLEASE NOTE: This class is for improvisers ages 18 and up. To perform in the graduation show, you must attend 6 out of the 8 classes. Westside Improv reserves the right to cancel class if enrollment fails to reach the minimum number of students necessary.)
Prerequisite: Intro to Improv (8 Week Class) or equivalent
CLASS COST: $275
The Teachers
Caleb Sjogren
Caleb Sjogren has been in the improv game since 1997. He has played corporate gigs, touring shows, and experimental improv–both short and long form–in venues ranging from Piper’s Alley in Chicago to church camps, from comedy cabarets to the county farm barn. Caleb is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory (Chicago) in addition to training with iO and Under the Gun.
Read more about Caleb on the Teachers page.
Josh Hepler
Josh has been improvising since high school, and teaching theater and improv since 2012. As an improv teacher and coach, he enjoys working with improvisers and troupes of all types, experience levels, and backgrounds, and has worked with both new and long-established teams. He’s a graduate of the Second City Conservatory, and previously performed with One Group Mind in Chicago.
Read more about Josh on the Teachers page.
Monday Night Class
In Session
Schedule
Monday Nights from 7-9:30 pm
Week 1 - March 4
Week 2 - March 11
Week 3 - March 18
Week 4 - March 25
Week 5 - April 1
Week 6 - April 8
Week 7 - April 15
Week 8 - April 22
Show Night! Friday April 26 @ 8:00pm
Monday Class Starting April 29
This class will be taught by Caleb Sjogren.
Schedule
Monday Nights from 7-9:30 pm
Week 1 - April 29
Week 2 - May 6
Week 3 - May 13
Week 4 - May 20
No Class / Memorial Day
Week 5 - June 3
Week 6 - June 10
Week 7 - June 17
Week 8 - June 24
Show Night! Friday, June 28 @ 8:00pm
Can’t Join Us This Round?
If you can’t make this session but are interested in taking this class in the future, please send us an email.