Foundational Series of BATS Style Improv
The Foundation Series (Foundation 1-6) gives you in depth improv training and the BATS style of improvised theatre.
You will learn the improvisers mindset of positive acceptance as fuel for story, to listen and build on ideas, and then to be able to tell a story through advanced character and narrative training. Once you’ve completed Foundation 2 you are eligible to play in the Sunday Student Jams (Dates for 2021 will be announced soon.)
Not sure you’re ready to commit? Try an Intro to Improv or Improv for Shy People session first!
A fun, playful, and engaging introduction to the principles and mindsets of improvisation and the BATS style of improv.
Foundation 2 moves further down the path to fully improvised scenes and stories by putting the mindsets from Foundation 1 into a scene structure while staying present physically in the moment and with your partner.
Foundation 3 is a deep dive into this vital ingredient of successful scenes: strong, colorful, committed characters.
Building on the improv foundational skills learned in F1-F3, now the improvisers will learn scene structure and acting skills that will help them create story on the spot.
Foundation 5 uses all skills in F1-4 to build longer, sustained stories in rich varied worlds which come alive as you create them with your improv partners.
The name of the game in Foundation 6 is getting performance ready with a specific, well-researched genre. At the end of this 8-week course, the ensemble will present multiple performances to invited audiences of a genre and format that they research and rehearse together.
A fun, playful, and engaging introduction to the principles and mindsets of improvisation and the BATS style of improv.
