Name: Improv 101: Intro to Improv
Start: 2025-01-08T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-12T21:30:00-05:00
Location: Mettlesome Theater

Learn the basics of long-form improv. Students will cover scene work principles like "yes-and" and active listening. Saturdays.
About this Event

Learn the basics of long-form improv. Students will cover scenework principles like "yes-and" and active listening. Over this six-week period, we'll build the groundwork for comedic improvised scenes that'll jumpstart your love of improv.
Classes every Wednesday, January 8 - Febriaru 12 from 1:00-3:30pm, skipping Sep 14.
The course will culminate in a student show on Saturday, February 15 at 5:30 PM
Please read our and before signing up for a class or workshop.

PLEASE NOTE:

Students are required to attend 2 improv shows at Mettlesome during the course (students get into shows for free)
Students are allowed a maximum of 2 absences per course.

Instructor:
Charles Givens has been an improviser since 2000, beginning with Wake County's high school group, Teen Co. Chuck has performed short-form, longform, and recently sketch comedy with Mettlesome. He has taught improv workshops for Duke and NC State and has performed in improv festivals in Raleigh, Atlanta, Richmond, and New York City. Chuck currently coaches an independent longform improv team in Durham.