Sign up for a virtual class!
Sign up for a virtual class!
We’re offering virtual improv classes every night of the week! Each workshop is a $10, 90-minute exploration of a core improv concept that we’re passionate about at the Hideout. Register at the top of the page and you’ll get a Zoom invitation to the session. (And remember to check your time zones! We’re in CDT in Austin.)
| Day | Title | Level | Instructor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every Mon 6-7:30pm | Say Yes and Be Affected | Beginner / All Levels | Jessie Pascarelli | Get tons of experience with the fundamental skill of improv - Yes And |
| Every Tue 6-7:30pm | Be Committed and Authentic | Beginner / All Levels | Margaret Hunsicker | Practice leaning into the hard, vulnerable work of being committed to your scenes and characters |
| Every Wed 6-7:30pm | Be Present in the Moment | Beginner / All Levels | Andy Crouch | Get out of your head and into the moment where the improv is actually happening |
| Every Thu 6-7:30pm | Be Obvious and Take Risks | Beginner / All Levels | Megan Sherrod | Stop worrying about being funny, interesting, original, creative—and give yourself permission to be obvious |
| Every Fri 6-7:30pm | Be Playful and Have Fun | Beginner / All Levels | Shannon Stott | Rule Number 1 of Improv is Have Fun and make sure everyone else is having, too |
| Every Sun, 6-7:30pm | Direct Personal Feedback | Intermediate | Megan Sherrod | Get personal feedback on your improv and scenework, get out of your own way and build some new muscles |
| Sun Aug 9 noon-1:30pm CDT | Short Form: Dubbing & Hell Dub | Intermediate | Courtney Hopkin | Learn tips and tricks for dubbing short-form games like Hell Dub! |
| Sun Aug 9 3-4:30pm | Puppet-Prov and Inanimate Objects | Intermediate | Caeriel Crestin | Use puppets, stuffed animals and inanimate objects as characters. Perfect in Zoom! |
| Sat Aug 15 noon-1:30pm | Genre: Space Drama (Colony Ship) | Advanced | Jessica Arjet | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of ensemble-based sci-fi like Firefly, Ascension, and Red Mars |
| Sun Aug 16 noon-1:30pm | Genre: Film Noir | Advanced | Courtney Hopkin | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of Film Noir |
| Sun Aug 16 3-4:30pm | Genre: Potterverse (Wizard School) | Advanced | Caeriel Crestin | Improvise scenes and stories in the world of Harry Potter |
| Tue Aug 18 8-9:30pm | Genre: Shakespeare | Advanced | Andy Crouch | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of William Shakespeare |
| Wed Aug 19 8-9:30pm | Genre: 1960s TV Western | Advanced | Kaci Beeler | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of Gunsmoke, Bonanza and the Rifleman. |
| Thu Aug 20 1-2:30pm | Genre: Grimm's Fairy Tales | Advanced | Roy Janik | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of the gruesome original Grimm's Fairy Tales |
| Thu Aug 20 8-9:30pm | Genre: Campy Horror | Advanced | Margaret Hunsicker | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of high-camp Horror Movies like Little Shop of Horrors and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes |
| Sat Aug 22 noon-1:30pm | Genre: Disney | Advanced | Megan Sherrod | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of your favorite Disney classics |
| Sun Aug 23 3-4:30pm | Genre: Murder Mystery | Advanced | Troy Miller | Improvise scenes and stories in the style of your favorite Murder Mysteries like Clue and Knives Out |
All classes are held in the Zoom app, so download and test it before your class.