Dates: Wednesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm starting April 12-June 5
The foundation of improvisation is impulse. No matter the art form, no matter an audience’s expectations, a developed connection to our impulses leads to unexpected opportunities for success. This course is focused on comedic theatrical improvisation and explores our relationship to instinct and inspiration in the context of unscripted storytelling. Classes are designed to enhance your confidence in following your gut for any performance situation - familiar or foreign - and to equip you with tools to support your collaborators in their own improvisational endeavors.
Who: Adults. All experience levels welcome.
Class: Wednesdays 7P-9P starting April 12 - June 7
Cost: $575 Limited partial scholarships available. 20 hours of study. Class length is 2 hours with one 15 min break. Please arrive early and dressed to move.
Email to Register or Attend a Drop-in: churchofclown@gmail.com
Instructor: Craig Gaspian
Craig Gaspian has taught improv independently and with SF’s Endgames Improv, specializing in introductory instruction, improvised musical theatre and a performance format called Harold. He was a student at iO Chicago and UCBNY and has taken classes with teachers from Second City, The Annoyance, The Pack, The Nest, iO West, Bird City and more. He’s a former member of the long-lived improv teams Cat Dance and Flash Mob Musical, and the shorter-lived teams Wachaa!, Lamplighter and Carlos Hey Carlos. He has performed at a dozen and a half comedy festivals, including SF Sketchfest and (due to a stroke of scheduling luck) a sold-out solo show in Manhattan.