Improv 401: The Harold

Building on the skills of 301’s game-driven longform, this class introduces students to openings and group games as key components of the Harold structure, a cornerstone improv form.
Classes every Tuesdays, January 7 - February 18 from 7:00-9:30pm.
The course will have culminate in a student show on Saturday, February 15 at 8:30 PM as part of the regularly scheduled Harold night.

* There will be one final class after the Harold night performance.
Please read our and before signing up for a class or workshop.
Prerequisites: Students are required to have taken Improv 301: Improv Longform. If you have any questions about this policy, you may contact us here.
Instructor:
Jack Reitz is an actor, writer, and improvisor based Durham, NC. He has been studying improv since 2004, first with the DSI Comedy theater in Chapel Hill, NC, and then with the UCB Theater and The Magnet Theater in NYC. Jack has appeared on stage in Durham, Chicago, and NYC and in various film work including appearances on ABC and MTV. For seven years he toured nationally (and internationally) as part of Catharsis Productions' show "Sex Signals," which uses scripted and improvisational comedy to address issues of sexual assault in the military and on college campuses. He was recently the host of Our State Magazine's Secrets of the Triad Series. Jack Reitz is a founding stakeholder of Mettlesome and has directed multiple improv and sketch shows.
He directs the Harold Team "Thanks for the Invite" and can be seen performing with Hush Hush. Jack has studied with Will Hines, T. J. Jagadowski, Shannon O’Neill, Brandon Scott Jones, Rick Andrews, Jeris Donovan, and Paula Pazderka.

Event Venue

American Underground, 201 W Main St, Durham, United States