8-Week Class | Adults 18+
Sundays | 9am – 11am | Starting Oct. 18
$275
Whether you’ve always wanted to try improv, you’re an actor looking to sharpen your instincts, or you just want to spend a couple of hours doing something creative and fun, this class is a great place to start.
Over eight weeks, students will learn the fundamentals of improvisation through games, exercises, and scene work. We’ll begin with the building blocks of improv—listening, responding in the moment, and the essential “Yes, and…”—then explore relationships, character, scene structure, short-form games, and longer-form scenes.
No improv experience is required. The emphasis is on getting out of your head, trusting your impulses, supporting your scene partners, and becoming more comfortable making bold choices without knowing exactly what comes next. For actors, those skills translate directly to scripted work and auditions. For everyone else? They’re a pretty terrific excuse to tap into your creativity and PLAY!!
About the Instructor
Stephen Sherwood is a Bay Area actor, improviser, and theatre practitioner who has been performing improv for more than a decade. He studied Theatre Arts at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and continued his improv training and performance work in New York City and Chicago. Stephen currently performs with the mainstage cast of ComedySportz San Jose and teaches theatre and improvisation at ComedySportz and other Bay Area theatres.
Brigitte (she/hers) is a native Bay Area actress and theatre maker. When Brigitte is not on the stage she is taking your calls managing the Hillbarn Box office. Brigitte Is very excited to be back performing on the Hillbarn stage with such an incredible wealth of bay area talent. Some past roles include Ensemble/swing in Kinky Boots (ROLT), Kelly Manning in The Mad Ones & Heather Chandler in Heathers (PSP), Ali in Mamma Mia (San Jose Stage Co), Poppy in Noises Off (Hillbarn Theatre), Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods (LASC).
