The Hideout Theater
Electives
The Hideout is offering ongoing electives on essential topics for the general improv community. Each week is a different subject with a different Hideout instructor/improviser. The class costs $15 per week (currently enrolled Hideout Level students are FREE; email Andy for the discount code).
We’re also offering Extended Electives inspired by our most popular Essential workshops. Extended electives run for three weeks, 2.5 hours each week and are limited to 10 students. Check out the list below for details and pricing.
Upcoming topics:
Wednesday, February 15, 7:00-9:00pmBe Deliberate and Be the Character with Justin Davis
Stop thinking like yourself and start thinking and acting like the characters you portray. In this workshop Justin Davis (Institution instructor and Hideout performer) will help your characters find their own voices and show you that it’s okay, even great, to let go of worries about characters saying the “wrong thing” in a show. Make your thoughts not your own and don’t be afraid to stick to them. Eventually you stop thinking like your characters and simply start being them.
Wednesday, February 22, 7:00-9:00pmIntro to Musical Improv with Kacey Samiee (with Michael Brockman)
Sometimes improv needs a little razzle dazzle. Kacey Samiee (Director of May/June’s mainstage Rock Opera) will lead you through the basics of musical improv in both short form shows and long form narrative. Learn to seamlessly weave in and out of song, communicate with the musical improviser, work as an ensemble or solo singer, apply song structure, and take a first crack at this amazing (and totally freakin’ scary) form of improv. Featuring special guest accompanist Michael Brockman.
Wednesday, February 29, 7:00-9:00pmKeith Says… with Troy Miller
Keith Johnstone is a fascinating guy. He pioneered a lot of fundamental theories that shape modern improv. He wrote two seminal books, dozens of plays, and has taught, lectured and directed theatre around the globe. His wisdom and insights into performance, storytelling and life can be as profound as they are simple. Troy Miller (Hideout instructor and director) has studied with Keith extensively, and this class is a chance to workshop some of his core ideas and talk about some of his most recent thoughts, as unfiltered as possible. Nerd out!
