What is the Improv Academy
The Improv Academy is an Improv School that teaches Character-Based Improv. Improv is a stress-free artistic outlet. Actors/Writers who have been improvising for over 50 years still do it every week.
Each successive course teaches skills that build on prior courses. It takes time to develop these techniques. Repetition helps get it in your bones. Students are encouraged to take levels more than once as there are no diminishing returns. You need to be proficient with "juggling" before you can move on to "juggling while riding a unicycle" . . . and making it look easy.
Acting skills are not required, but they help. If you have acting skills, improv improves them.
Each successive course teaches skills that build on prior courses. It takes time to develop these techniques. Repetition helps get it in your bones. Students are encouraged to take levels more than once as there are no diminishing returns. You need to be proficient with "juggling" before you can move on to "juggling while riding a unicycle" . . . and making it look easy.
Acting skills are not required, but they help. If you have acting skills, improv improves them.
Learn Character-Based Improv
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If you watch Saturday Night Live, you are watching Character-Based Improv.
Great dramatic and comedic character actors use Character-Based Improv, as one of their many techniques, to create memorable, deep, unique characters for film and television. You don't need to move to LA to learn what they know. |
You don't need to be funny. You don't need to be witty. In Character-Based Improv, by "playing" truthful characters it will be funny.
The Improv Academy will teach you the same Character-Based Improv techniques used by performers on SNL and great character actors. Most LA agents tell their clients to get improv training on their resumes.
The Improv Academy will teach you the same Character-Based Improv techniques used by performers on SNL and great character actors. Most LA agents tell their clients to get improv training on their resumes.
Why Learn Improv
This is when the magic and great acting, and writing, happens. And, it's FUN!! |
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Acting Career Benefits
LA Agents recommend and Casting Directors look for Improv training on your resume.
Many Emmy and Oscar winners are Improv Performers. Many have trained at The Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, and The Second City.
