BEGINNERS IMPROV - Focus on Relating & Connecting

Laugh while you learn improv comedy fundamentals through a series of lighthearted theater games.
About this Event

This class will be a lighthearted romp through easy theater games designed to prepare participants to perform made up comedy scenes on the spot. If you like working on your listening, collaboration, creativity and communication skills, you'll love improv!

* 6 sessions of 90 minutes each

*Mornings at 8 AM ET

* ONLY $125 USD

* Conducted over zoom

* All times are ET

* Taught by Radical Agreement hero, Fran Randall

"Terry is a great educator and improvisor, so learning from him is truly a treat! Terry has helped me grow as an improvisor, built my confidence as a performer. Highly recommend his classes!" - Annie Bobbit

"I've taken two classes and certainly feel I've grown as an improviser and performer as a result! I appreciate how accessible the courses are and how welcoming of an environment Terry creates in them. Highly recommended for beginners or longtime improvisers alike." - Oregon Johnson

**Students should be able to participate with their camera & microphones on during sessions

***This class has a rating of R, meaning subject matters, attitudes and presentation of material may be as adult as content routinely considered of an R nature within movies

Fran Randall, Instructor Bio

I first heard about improv several years ago when my Toastmasters group insisted I take classes at Improv Chattanooga. The first time I did Improv I totally fell in love with it and have been since. When the pandemic started I immediately searched for online improv and played weekly with Watch This Space in Barcelona and What’s The Game in England, and many others around the world. I absolutely adore the classes taught by Terry Withers and am very grateful.

I led weekly online recorded jams for my Facebook groups: Woman Kind Improv and PG-Prov. And performed with an international female identifying improv troupe called The Chick Peas. I taught in person improv to teens at Lift-Ringgold Youth Center, initiated by my daughter, aiming to lower teen suicide rates by honoring gender identities. I perform in person with the troupe of Improv Chattanooga.

Writing is my soul. I love to stay in touch with the flowing fountain within. To keep on creating, especially poetry, where words sound like music. I love to inspire others to write, and I enjoy workshops combining writing and improv. While I was on the board of the Chattanooga Writers Guild, I co-led the children’s writing and journal-making day at Chattanooga Readers and Writers Fair.

I majored in French and minored in Russian Secondary Education at LSU, where I received a full scholarship for extemporaneous speaking in French. I also received a full scholarship and a Masters in Business from Tulane University, New Orleans.

For two years, I co-led a weekly Nature Journaling Meetup, where we wrote, sketched, walked, photographed, and observed, exploring a different gorgeous trail each week. My favorite beings on the planet are my daughter and three granddaughters, five grand cats, and a grand dog.