The Hideout Theatre has been offering improv classes to working actors, disgruntled engineers, college students and all manner of Austinites since 1999. Hundreds of people have discovered that improv is a fun hobby, a unique art form and a powerful tool in their personal and professional lives. We offer classes year-round, with Level 1 classes starting every month.
The Hideout is at the epicenter of Austin's current improv explosion with sold-out shows every weekend like Maestro, Improvised Shakespeare, Start Trekkin' and Gorilla Theatre. Our instructors are the most experienced and passionate in Austin and our curriculum (based on the work of Canadian improv guru Keith Johnstone) will blow your mind.
For students eager to perform on the Hideout Stage, the Levels 2 and 3 classes end in informal preview performances for friends and family, and the Level 4 culminates in a graduation performance. We also offer master classes for experienced improvisers and create custom team-building and fun-having workshops for groups and companies. |
Upcoming Classes
INTRO TO IMPROV: LEVEL 1 (celebrating risk)
Six-Week Workshop
Instructor: Troy Miller
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER | July 2009
Saturdays, 3-6pm
July 11 - August 15
$140 |
Have fun, meet new people and learn to improvise in the Hideout's low-pressure, hilarious classes. The six-week Level 1 is designed for anyone and everyone who wants to loosen up, be more spontaneous and learn to take risks on stage and in life — no experience necessary. Each week you'll play games and explore a challenging variety of improv exercises that unleash your natural creativity and humor. Our work is inspired by Canadian improv guru Keith Johnstone (author of Impro and Impro for Storytellers) so even if you've done some improv in the past, come check out the Hideout's unique and inspiring approach.
Check out this video about the classes
This course is required for anyone entering classes at the Hideout. (No grade/no judgment) (Limit 16 students)
Get a friend to sign up with you and you get $25 off of your Level 1 Tuition. Got 2 friends? Get $50 off of your Level 1 Tuition. Got 3 friends? You get the idea. CLICK HERE TO REGISTERINTRO TO IMPROV: LEVEL 1 (celebrating risk)
Six-Week Workshop
Instructor: Andy Crouch
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER | August 2009
Mondays, 7-10pm
Aug 3 - Sept 7
$140 |
Have fun, meet new people and learn to improvise in the Hideout's low-pressure, hilarious classes. This six-week workshop is designed for anyone and everyone who wants to loosen up, be more spontaneous and learn to take risks on stage and in life — no experience necessary. Each week you'll play games and explore a challenging variety of improv exercises that unleash your natural creativity and humor. Our work is inspired by Canadian improv guru Keith Johnstone (author of Impro and Impro for Storytellers) so even if you've done some improv in the past, come check out the Hideout's unique and inspiring approach.
Check out this video about the classes
This course is required for anyone entering classes at the Hideout. (No grade/no judgment) (Limit 16 students)
Get a friend to sign up with you and you get $25 off of your Level 1 Tuition. Got 2 friends? Get $50 off of your Level 1 Tuition. Got 3 friends? You get the idea. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER INTRO TO IMPROV: LEVEL 2 (the circle of expectations)
Six-Week Workshop
Instructor: Andy Crouch
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER | July 2009
Mondays 7-10pm
July 13 - August 17 $150 |
You found confidence and freedom in Level 1. What comes next? Level 2 asks you to bravely wander into an exploration of humor and storytelling -- learn to play games and create fully improvised scenes that are as generous and satisfying as they are hilarious. We'll give you the tools to understand what delights and inspires the audience and your scene partners. In Level 2 you will recieve more direct feedback and are encouraged to start taking notes on your improv experience.
At the end of the class, you will perform a short teacher-directed showcase of games and scenes. Keith Johnstone's Impro is required reading for this class. (Limit 16 students) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER INTRO TO IMPROV: LEVEL 3 (question of the scene)
Six-Week Workshop
Instructor: Troy Miller
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER | AUGUST
Saturdays, 3-6pm
Aug 24 - Sept 28
$150 |
Level 2 takes the effort and anxiety out of scenework by giving you the tools and instincts to know where to go and what to do in any given moment. Get out of your head and let your body make the emotional choice, explore the latent material, reincorporate from the beginning, or just be changed by your partner. Recognize the question of the scene, lock it down and make it sing. This class culminates in a student-directed class show on the Hideout stage. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER INTRO TO IMPROV: LEVEL 4 (the question of the scene)
Six-Week Workshop
Instructor: TBA
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER | AUGUST 2009
TBA $150 |
Your introduction to improv concludes with a mandate to seek out inspiration -- you've got to fight for your right to party, and we're giving you all the tools to wage that battle. Keep the audience in the palm of your hand, make strong choices in games and scenes, and recognize the difference between genuine delight and politely muddling through. This class culminates in a teacher-directed graduation show on the Hideout stage. Ready to bravely and humbly take the stage and entertain a warm audience of family and friends? Yes you are. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER |
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