About this class:

Over six weeks, you will develop the core skills needed to host and perform a professional showcase of improv comedy. Highwire Improv's expert instructors will be with you every step of the way, holding the space to make silly choices, explore comedy, and learn how to create art together. By the end of the class, you will be an ensemble ready to host and put on a full student showcase!

Each class session will run from 6:30pm-8:30pm ET, with optional time available after class to discuss and debrief.

Week 1 (November 4): Review, Scenes, and Editing

Week 2 (November 11): A to C Thinking

Week 3 (November 18): Game of the Scene

Week 4 (November 25): Scenework

Week 5 (December 2): Openings, Initiations, Group Scenes

Week 6 (December 9): Putting a Show Together

Week 7 (December 16): Student Showcase!

This class is in-person, but Highwire Improv also offers online classes - check out our page for other offerings!

About your instructors:

Kristen McKenzie (she/her) is an improviser, educator, and founding board member of Highwire Improv. Originally from Charleston, SC, she has lived in Baltimore for more than ten years. She has trained with Baltimore Improv Group and the Magnet and PIT in NYC. She enjoys all kinds of improv, but dramatic improv has a special place in her heart. She believes improv is a consent-based art form and is passionate about creating improv spaces for everyone. She performs regularly with her troupes Babeprov, Local Spot, Important Screws, Topiary, and Whatever This Is. When not improvising she enjoys cooking, gardening, and spending time with her husband Barry and their three beautiful cats.

Brandin Bowden (he/him) “Brandin with an I” is a star on and off the improv stage! He performs with the local improv troupes Cakewalk and Scrapple in Baltimore and travels all over making people laugh. When he’s not making things up on stage, he teaches groups how to work better together through improv—connecting to make work fun! Brandin’s also into cooking up healthy food and snapping cool photos. He’s all about bringing creativity into everything he does!