Currently Enrolling:
All open courses and classes are listed on our Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/lancaster-improv-players-18160289357
Additional details below:
Core Curriculum:
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.
Class Schedule: This class runs Mondays from 7pm-9pm on the dates 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, and 8/28. There will be a class show following the final session of the class. That class show will be Tuesday August 29th at 7:30pm with a 7pm calltime! You can miss no more than two session to be eligible for the class show! Ticket sale ends at 11:30pm on Saturday 7/8!
About the Teacher: Scott Harvey began attending early Lancaster Improv Players’ shows in 2015 before joining the troupe himself in 2018. Scott was one of LIP’s first students and has since completed LIP’s full curriculum. He coached LIP’s First Friday team “Minimum Rage/First Base” through both the pandemic and the Before Times. Scott taught high school English for six years before becoming an instructional designer, which he is currently working as an instructional designer at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC). When he is not working or practicing improv, he is probably listening to the improv comedy podcasts Hollywood Handbook or The Teacher’s Lounge.
Covid Policy: we are doing a tiered Covid response based on the transmission levels provided by the CDC for Lancaster.
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/monday-improv-101-with-scott-tickets-626291674257
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 Tuesdays from 7pm-9:30pm. Those dates are 5/30, 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27, OFF for Fourth of July, 7/11, 7/18, and 7/25. There will be a class show on Friday 7/28 at 7:30pm.
About the Teacher: Keith has been playing make-believe on stage since November 2017, when he took his very first improv class in Harrisburg, PA. Since then he’s performed, taught, or both in and around the area, daring to journey to fantastical locales of pure imagination such as State College and Baltimore, MD. During The Accursed Years (2020-2021) he took his learning online through the World’s Greatest Improv School. Last year he was a proud attendee of The Improv Retreat, an adult summer camp for improvisers, and this year had the pleasure of being invited to perform at the Edinburgh International Improv Festival. Currently he performs and is teased mercilessly at the Harrisburg Improv Theater with his Deconstruction team, Baby, and looks forward to continuing his growth with his new team at the Baltimore Improv Group, League of Nations, after an outrageously successful run with his Conservatory team Softpore Corn. French fries will remain his favorite food for the rest of his life or until the end of time, whichever comes first.
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-keith-tickets-616819211867
Electives Courses:
Intro to Stand Up with Brandon
About the Class: YOU can do stand up. This class will include exercises for generating material, supportive feedback and plenty of opportunity to test out your skills on stage. Over the course of four sessions, you will craft your own five minute set of original stand up comedy.
Following completion of the class will be a group outing to test what you’ve learned at a real comedy open mic. This will be Monday, July 10th at Phantom Power in Millersville. Their open mic is free and parking is free. Sign-ups for the open mic start at 7pm and the show begins at 8pm.
Class Schedule: This class will meet four times on Sundays from 1pm to 3pm. This class meets 6/4, 6/11, OFF for Father’s Day, 6/25, OFF for 4th of July Weekend, and 7/9. As mentioned above, on Monday 7/10 the class will meet at Phantom Power in Millersville for an Open Mic!
Sale for class ends Saturday 6/3 at noon. There are only ten spots for the class, so do not wait if you want in!
About the Teacher: Brandon Koss has been doing stand up comedy since 2014. He has performed in comedy clubs, night clubs, improv theaters, theatre theaters, movie theaters, music venues, punk houses, coffee shops, tattoo shops, a multi-level pizza restaurant in California, a virtual golf place in Illinois, outdoors, six different states and more awful bars than he can remember.
Refund Policy: Refund requests will not be honored after the start time of the first session. We may be unable to refund Eventbrite’s fee. If you have questions about refunding Eventbrite’s fee, please contact them.
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/intro-to-stand-up-with-brandon-tickets-628055881047
Workshops:
None at this time. Keep checking back for when our next workshop will be offered.
Drop-In Classes:
Drop in classes are back! See the upcoming drop-in class schedule here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/drop-in-classes-2135659
We will periodically release seasons of Drop-In classes, so follow us on Eventbrite or check the above link for any current offerings. We do require 4 or more students signed up for the class to run, so signing up early helps immensely.