Fundamentals of Improv: Level 2

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!

Where: Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave. Baltimore MD 21224

Class: Wednesdays | JUL 8-AUG 12 | 6:30-8:30PM, Showcase on AUG 19

Age Range: Adult

Cost: $249 standard, $225 members

Materials: All supplies provided!

About Highwire Improv:

Improv is the process of a community coming together to make art in real-time. Although there are many improv techniques, training programs, and performance practices, at Highwire Improv our process begins with community. That includes our performers, the people of Baltimore, and the larger improv community across the world. Our motto, Community First, commits us to learning how we can all create theater, and bring our community to the world through the art of improv. We are a reaction to the negative impulses and incentives we have seen in improv, in theater, and in our daily lives.

Ann Altar (she/her) is a visual artist and performer. She is charming, funny and incredibly modest. She is passionately curious about the world around her and hopes to empower others through her work as an educator. She’s a bold, bald badass.

Sam Van Sant (she/her) began studying improv in 2010 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where she earned her B.A. in Theatre (acting). She’s trained with the Baltimore Improv Group and has performed at a variety of theaters across the East Coast. She currently performs with groups including Babeprov, Sandcats, GirlTalk, and Dreamweaver. To Sam, improv is not solely about being funny – it’s about discovering what can be built together through creativity and openness. She especially loves improv that builds a story through honest characters navigating real(ish)-life challenges.