WORKSHOP: The Power of Questions
In improv scenes, asking and responding to questions can be treacherous ground, but that doesn't mean we can't use them.
In improv scenes, asking and responding to questions can be treacherous ground, but that doesn't mean we can't use them.
During this workshop, we’ll work on making sure our ideas off the back line are really supporting the scene and not ourselves.
In the world of improv, object work can make a scene more engaging to watch and can even help drive the Game.
A crash course in creating solo character work for sketch.
Two workshops for advanced improvisers! Learn your "position" in a scene AND learn "The Ladder" form, with visiting instructor BOC!
Join this low-pressure writers' room and leave with a toolkit to use for your next sketch-writing project.
The workshop will cover standup etiquette and how to get started, breaking down experts on video as well as providing tips for joke writing.
Want to be a beautiful idiot? Let's get some reps in. With guest instructor: Daniel Maseda from “Be Good!”
Want to be a beautiful idiot? Let's get some reps in. With guest instructor: Daniel Maseda from “Be Good!”
Dive into musical improv - the art of making up songs on the spot - with an emphasis on scene-based musical improv and group songs.
During this workshop, you'll have the chance to explore the pedagogy and participate in scenes based on two differing improv styles.
You'll learn the basics of musical improv - how to make up songs on the spot and collaborate with others while doing so.
Receive a crash course in "The Bat" form - improv in the dark - just in time for Halloween.
Being the voice of reason in an improv scene doesn't mean you don't get to be funny.
This free teen improv workshop for 12- to 17-year-olds will give participants the tools they need to be more comfortable in their skin through shared group improv scenes and games!
This is the scene that never ends—sort of. Right here. Right now.
The host is crucial to a show’s success. Learn important skills for connecting with an audience and setting up performers for success.
Scenes are alive, yet we often end up in stagnant scenes discussing a funny idea. Learn helpful strategies for moving a scene forward.
Participants will get a chance to jump into the fast-paced world of short-form improv.
The key to every improv scene is finding "the game," but what is it? This workshop will teach you the basics of creating an improv scene and then discovering the elements that make the scene special.
Participants will engage in physical exploration, exploring their playful, spontaneous, and authentic selves.
Cultivate authentic reactions and honest character work in this two-hour improv skills workshop.
Receive a crash course in "The Bat" form - improv in the dark - just in time for Halloween.
Find your super power with Florence Friebe
Nicole Asava, a UCB performer/teacher and certified yoga teacher, guides you in exploring how powerful your body can be in comedy.
Slow down and break scenes down to their core with Akmal Tajhan.
UCB’s Donald Chang leads an action packed workshop
Level up your improv object work!
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 3:30-5:30pm | Limit 15 Students
Make Game easy and fun with improv all-star Sebastian Conelli
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 3:30-5:30pm | Limit 15 Students
Heighten your comedic premise with screenwriter/performer/director Achilles Stamatelaky
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 1:15-3:15pm | Limit 15 Students
Practice being wrong with improv all-star Sebastian Conelli
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 1:15-3:15pm | Limit 15 Students
Drill characters with legendary improviser and coach, Shannon O'Neill.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 11-1pm | Limit 15 Students
Explore new ways to start scenes with legendary improviser and coach, Shannon O'Neill.
SATURDAY, MARCH 2 11-1:00pm | Limit 15 Students
Play and react honestly with screenwriter/performer/director Achilles Stamatelaky