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Tuesday Improv 101 with Emily!
About the Class: This is an 8 week long class that will teach the fundamentals of long form Improv Comedy. Topics covered include agreement with a scene partner, character creation, listening as a character and an actor, and exploring the worlds created in scenes. The class ends with a graduation show where the students can show their friends and family the skills learned. Students must be 18 or older for this class!
This Class will run Tuesdays from 7pm-9pm on the following dates: 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, and 5/26 . This class has a class show on Saturday 5/30 at 3pm!
To qualify for the class show you must:
- Adhere to the Lancaster Improv Players’ Code of Conduct.
- Attend at least six of the eight sessions (ideally all eight).
- Attend at least two improv shows during the length of the class. During the class you receive standby tickets for all of our regular shows. These tickets get you into shows for free so long as the show has not soldout!
Tickets are on sale until end of day Sunday 4/5!
About the Teacher: I’m Emily, and I’ve been doing improv at Lancaster Improv Players for four years. I’m an at-large member of the improv board and have performed on multiple house teams at LIP. When I’m not improv-ing, I have entirely too many hobbies, including ceramics, taekwondo, and gaming.
Scholarships: Some scholarships are available to partially or fully cover the cost of the stated class fee. For additional information, please reach out to finance@lancasterimprovplayers.org with your request at least a week prior to the start date of the class.
Refund Policy: We will not refund any orders after the start of the first session.
Parking: There is street parking around the theater on Prince St, King St, and Vine St, which is not metered after 6pm and not metered Sundays! The parking garages are open. Steinman Garage, Prince St Garage, and Duke St Garage are recommended in that order! On the weekends the garage is $5 for the whole day!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tuesday-improv-101-with-emily-tickets-1982150263797?aff=oddtdtcreator
Saturday Improv 101 with Mike!
About the Class:This is an 8 week long class that will teach the fundamentals of long form Improv Comedy. Topics covered include agreement with a scene partner, character creation, listening as a character and an actor, and exploring the worlds created in scenes. The class ends with a graduation show where the students can show their friends and family the skills learned. Students must be 18 or older for this class!
This Class will run Saturdays from 1pm-3pm on the following dates: 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, no class 5/23 (memorial day weekend), 5/30, 6/6, and 6/13. This class has a class show on Saturday 6/13 at 5pm!
To qualify for the class show you must:
- Adhere to the Lancaster Improv Players’ Code of Conduct.
- Attend at least six of the eight sessions (ideally all eight).
- Attend at least two improv shows during the length of the class. During the class you receive standby tickets for all of our regular shows. These tickets get you into shows for free so long as the show has not soldout!
Ticket sale ends at noon on Thursday 4/16!
About the Teacher: Mike Andrews has been a proud performer with the Lancaster Improv Players since 2019. In addition to being a coach and member of current LIP house teams, Mike is also a member of the Lancaster Touring Company. Outside of Lancaster, Mike has completed the SAK Comedy Lab class curriculum at the Orlando, FL theatre where Wayne Brady got his start and has performed with Comedy Sportz in Philadelphia. As a founding member of multiple independent improv teams, Mike enjoys sharing the joy of improv comedy with new audiences and students of the craft.
Scholarships: Some scholarships are available to partially or fully cover the cost of the stated class fee. For additional information, please reach out to finance@lancasterimprovplayers.org with your request at least a week prior to the start date of the class.
Refund Policy: We will not refund any orders after the start of the first session.
Parking: There is street parking around the theater on Prince St, King St, and Vine St, which is not metered after 6pm and not metered Sundays! The parking garages are open. Steinman Garage, Prince St Garage, and Duke St Garage are recommended in that order! On the weekends the garage is $5 for the whole day!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-improv-101-with-mike-tickets-1982140148542?aff=oddtdtcreator
About the Class: Welcome to Lancaster Improv Players’ 201 class! This 8-week long course focuses on the more advanced skills of long-form Improv. Students will learn skills which include game of a scene, second beats, heightening, and advanced character work. This class focuses on teaching a ton of scene work skills and will help improvisers think beyond the scene they are in. The class ends with a graduation show where the students can show their friends and family the skills learned. This class does require Improv 101 as a prerequisite or director approval.
Class Schedule: This class runs for two and a half (2.5) hours for eight (8) sessions on Thursday from 7pm-9:30pm. Those dates are 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, and 5/28 . The Class Show is on Saturday 5/30 at 5pm!
To qualify for the class show you must:
- Adhere to the Lancaster Improv Players’ Code of Conduct.
- Attend at least six of the eight sessions (ideally all eight).
- Attend at least two improv shows during the length of the class. During the class you receive standby tickets for all of our regular shows. These tickets get you into shows for free so long as the show has not soldout!
Tickets are on sale until end of day Tuesday 4/7!
About the Teacher: Angie has been honing her craft in improvised comedy since 2015 and has been a proud member of the Lancaster Improv Players (LIP) since 2020. She currently coaches LIP’s house team, Peach Soda, and performs with two other house teams. With a strong background in both short-form and long-form improv, Angie encourages performers to embrace their unique creativity, quirks, and individuality on stage. Known for her love of playing eccentric characters—goblins, ghouls, witches, and other delightfully strange beings—Angie brings a refreshing and unpredictable energy to every show. Come out and join the fun—there’s always something exciting happening!
Scholarships:Some scholarships are available to partially or fully cover the cost of the stated class fee. For additional information, please reach out to finance@lancasterimprovplayers.org with your request at least a week prior to the start date of the class.
Refund Policy: We will not refund any orders after the start of the first session.
Parking: On South Prince St you can generally find parking on our block, but sometimes you may have to park on King St or Vine St. The parking garages are open, Steinman Garage, Prince St Garage, and Duke St Garage are recommended in that order!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/improv-201-with-angie-tickets-1982151458370?aff=oddtdtcreator
About the Class: Welcome Students to Lancaster Improv Players’ 301 Class! During this Eight-Week class students learn more advanced skills to use in their improv scenes! This is accomplished while learning how to do “The Harold”, which is an improv form best suited to teach these skills! This form is completely learnable in that time, because of the skills learned in Improv 201! As a result: Completing LIP’s Improv 201 is a requirement for taking this class. If you have not completed LIP 201, but have other Improv education or experience, please contact our Artistic Director for approval to take the class without the 201 prerequisite. You can contact Austin Rittle, our Aristic Director, via email: austin@lancasterimprovplayers.org.
Upon completing the eight weeks of class, the students will have a class show, which is scheduled for Saturday May 30th at 7pm!
This class runs for Eight Weeks on Wednesday nights for the following dates: 4/8, 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, and 5/27
Early sign-up discount of $75 runs until end of day 2/15!
About the Teacher: this class will be taught by Lancaster Improv Player’s own Artistic Director: Austin Rittle. Over the last 12 years, Austin has performed in more than four hundred improv shows and is a graduate of the Philly Improv Theater’s curriculum. Generally you will find Austin performing at LIP or cooking up a new show idea for the theater. Austin is a founding member of the Lancaster Improv Players and wants to continue to make Lancaster a funnier place through teaching what he loves. He makes the best salsa in Lancaster City.
Scholarships: Some scholarships are available to partially or fully cover the cost of the stated class fee. For additional information, please reach out to finance@lancasterimprovplayers.org with your request at least a week prior to the start date of the class.
Refund policy: We will honor refund requests up until the class starts. Eventbrite fees may not be refundable, check with their refund policy.
Parking: Street parking is available and free after 6pm! The parking garages are open! Steinman Garage, Prince St Garage, and Duke St Garage are recommended in that order!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/improv-301-with-austin-tickets-1981978341573?aff=oddtdtcreator
Improv Elective: Narrative Improv with Brian Shea!
About the Class: Combine the power of storytelling with the magic of improv in this six-week elective class. Participants will learn how to harness the power of the Story Spine to build rich narratives in the form of a fully-improvised one-act play. The class will show how to build detailed characters and use narrative structures to explore comedy and drama on the stage. We will delve into genre possibilities to open up a whole new world of improv at the conclusion of this class. This class requires students to have completed LIP’s Improv 201 or Artistic Director approval! Students must be 18 or older for this class!
This Class will run Mondays from 7pm-9pm on the following dates: 3/30, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, and 5/4. This class has a class show on Friday 5/9 at 5pm! Ticket sale ends at noon on Saturday 3/28!
About the teacher: Brian Shea (he/him) discovered improv in 2015 and has gone full speed ahead ever since. He joined LIP in 2022 and performs with Peach Soda. A co-founder of Highwire Improv, he also performs regularly in the Baltimore area with Teen Angst, Important Screws, Whatever This Is and other special projects. Brian loves to explore the possibilities improv can offer from improvised narratives to delightfully weird tag runs. He also knows way too many random facts about R.E.M.
Scholarships: Some scholarships are available to partially or fully cover the cost of the stated class fee. For additional information, please reach out to finance@lancasterimprovplayers.org with your request at least a week prior to the start date of the class.
Refund Policy: We will not refund any orders after the start of the first session.
Parking: There is street parking around the theater on Prince St, King St, and Vine St, which is not metered after 6pm and not metered Sundays! The parking garages are open. Steinman Garage, Prince St Garage, and Duke St Garage are recommended in that order! On the weekends the garage is $5 for the whole day!