http://www.improtheatre.com The Best Place for Improv Classes in LA Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:40:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Instructor: Lisa Frederickson Prerequisite: None Start Dates: TBD Duration: 8 weeks Cost: $300 Foundation I is a great workshop for someone who has never taken improv, as well as someone who is looking to learn a new improv style. This class focuses on the basics of improv, how to give simple, clear information ... http://www.improtheatre.com/foundation-i-the-beginning/ Learn the fundamentals of improv in our Foundation Series. Actors and non-actors alike can benefit from our foundation classes. No previous experience required. Take the next step with Scene Study, a great weekly improv workout. Foundation I or Dean approval required. Studio Classes require an extended time commitment and present ... http://www.improtheatre.com/8-week-scene-study/ Lauren Rose Lewis, a SoCal native, received her BA in Theatre from Pepperdine University. Lauren has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in David Mamet's “The Water Engine” and John Steinbeck's “The Grapes of Wrath.” Since then, Lauren has appeared in numerous television shows, including: “CSI:NY,” “Entourage,” “NCIS,” ... http://www.improtheatre.com/lauren-rose-lewis/ An improvised musical in the style of Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Dan O'Connor and Michele Spears About the Show Impro Theatre embraces the style of one of Broadway's most heralded artists by creating a completely improvised musical in the style of and inspired by Stephen Sondheim. Using only audience suggestions the ... http://www.improtheatre.com/sondheim-unscripted-2/ An improvised play in the style of film noir. Directed by: Brian Lohmann About the Show For those who love the hard-boiled fiction of Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain and the gritty film noirs their stories inspired, a new batch of “theatre noirs” will be unveiled this Spring. ... http://www.improtheatre.com/la-noir-unscripted/ A completely improvised play in the style of Charles Dickens. About: Impro Theatre gives Charles Dickens the same deep reading and in-the-know ribbing already doled out to Shakespeare, Austen and Sondheim. It's an ever-changing always hilarious theatre experience. North Coast Rep Monday December 19th and Tuesday December 20th at ... http://www.improtheatre.com/dickens-unscripted-holiday-show/ Originally from London, Paul worked with all of the UK’s major improv groups, including the Comedy Store Players (as an associate member), with "Eddie Izzard and Friends" at the Ambassadors Theatre, and in the improvising double act "The Sean Connery Brotherhood" with Patrick Marber. He has represented England at the ... http://www.improtheatre.com/paul-rogan/ Upcoming Events More of evezappulla's events http://www.improtheatre.com/upcomingorg-calendar-preview-tool/ http://www.improtheatre.com/google-calendar/ An improvised play in the style of William Shakespeare Directed by Brian Lohmann and Dan O'Connor Reviews for Shakespeare UnScripted "Shakespeare UnScripted is a superlative example of what theatrical improv should be." — ImprovReview.com "The real fun lies in anticipating where this patchwork story is going to go next, and in watching the actors ... http://www.improtheatre.com/shakespeare-unscripted-3/ Jane Austen UnScripted:Holiday performances of the critically acclaimed Jane Austen UnScripted Dates: Opens Saturday December 3rd and runs until Sunday December 18th Impro Theatre’s side-splitting hit of last season returns to The Broad Stage with its irreverent twist on Austen’s literary oeuvre, “a delicious combination of humorous wordplay and stiff upper lip mannerisms” ... http://www.improtheatre.com/a-very-civilized-afternoon-with-jane-austen/ An improvised play in the style of Jane Austen. Directed by Paul Rogan and Dan O'Connor Reviews for Jane Austen UnScripted "Eleven first-rate comedians...breathtaking wit..." — LA Weekly "One of the funniest evenings in town... a stunning feat of performance and literary wizardry. And incidentally, it’s hilarious." — Annie Gilbar, Los Angeles Times Magazine 4-STAR ... http://www.improtheatre.com/jane-austen-unscripted-2/ A world premiere improvised play in the style of Tennessee Williams Directed by Brian Lohmann Produced by Impro Theatre and CAFE Arts. Reviews for Tennessee Williams UnScripted “TENDERLY COMEDIC…savvy…lingers somewhere between satire and homage...a very smart choice.” —Steven Leigh Morris, LA Weekly “IMPROV GENIUSES…Absolutely hilarious…a different show every time…they let loose their imaginations and the ... http://www.improtheatre.com/shakespeare-unscripted-2/ Some of our critically-acclaimed unscripted performances. http://www.improtheatre.com/past-performances/ As a fundraiser for Impro Theatre, The Student Company will perform 24 improvised episodes in the style of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone. "Serling placed average people in extraordinary circumstances so he could investigate the moral and political questions of his time." Directed by: Jo McGinley Starring: Jim Babcock, Marianne Bennett, Stephanie ... http://www.improtheatre.com/twilight-zone/ Stephen Kearin is a 23 year veteran of the improv stage and was a founding member of Improv Theatre and True Fiction Magazine. He is currently a company member of Impro Theatre in Los Angeles and the trio 3ForAll in San Francisco. His stage appearances include the stilt-walking ... http://www.improtheatre.com/stephen-kearin-2/ http://www.improtheatre.com/first-photo/ http://www.improtheatre.com/title-for-photos-ii/ "An outstanding cast that clearly understands the form they are spoofing and have the vocal power to sustain it.” — LA Weekly http://www.improtheatre.com/sondheim-unscripted/ “ImproTheatre’s gift lies in far more than improv’s expected one-liners and zingers–rather, their gift is the more subtle and complex art of storytelling…Austen would be pleased, indeed.” – Laist.com http://www.improtheatre.com/jane-austen-unscripted/