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Live. Breathe. Be a human. We improvise every day of our lives (or so the saying goes), yet you get on stage and you are robotic, stiff, wooden, and inhuman. We will breathe some life back into your scenes, characters, dialogue, and interactions. We'll laugh, cry, give each other a hard time, pick ourselves up when we're down, and just be humans. Using the lessons learned at the Chicago Improv Studio, this workshop focuses on playing by the rules of life, rather than the rules of improv. Participants will work on engaging each other in scenes, and finding their natural…

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dare-to-scare-with-robyn-stegman-tickets-183859928997 Cost: $20 (free scholarships available at checkout) Have you ever dared to scare? This workshop is perfect for beginner ghouls and aspirational scream queens. In this workshop we'll explore how to use movement to create spooky characters that will surely haunt people's dreams. We'll then look at how we can put these characters into scenes whether you intended on telling a scary story or plan on disturbing a set's peaceful existence. Remember, no one can hear you scream on Zoom. Robyn is an improvisor, writer, and comedic musician who mixes the dark desires of a serial killer…

Ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-disabled-and-neurodivergent-improvisers-tickets-167674291319 Cost: $45 (free scholarships available at checkout for any participant who needs access - no information or application is required) Aimed at teachers, leaders, and directors of improv companies, this 2 hour workshop is a crash course in supporting, teaching, and playing alongside disabled and neurodivergent improvisers. They could be your teammates, students, jam partners and beyond! The first half of the workshop is interactive, scenario-based discussion and the second half is more lecture-style where you'll have the chance to ask as many questions as you like without any judgement. Amy Dickinson and Erin Enfys (https://createaccess.carrd.co) are…

Highwire Improv is pumped to bring you an evening of amazing improvised comedy! Get ready to laugh, get ready to be amazed as whole worlds are created before your eyes, all in the amazing Old Line Spirits outdoor bar! Doors open at 7:00pm The show is from 7:30 - 9:30pm Outside food is welcome! Featuring: David Bowie, Important Screws, Scrapple and Babeprov Voted the 2021 Baltimore Sun’s Reader’s Choice for Best Theater Company, Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational…

Join here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/singing-with-attitude-with-velvet-wells-tickets-168817199789 Singing with Attitude Everyone | Duration: 2 hours | FREE Jam afterward | USD$30 Musical improv is the easiest way to embrace and unleash your Shower Swagger in every other improv form. You’ll learn when to say yes to musical offers (and yourself), how to share focus between singers (even on Zoom!) and then we’ll make up songs from shared and different perspectives. The workshop is followed by a free jam, open to the whole musical improv community Scholarships are available for BIPOC students. (Unlimited. Please check the appropriate box at checkout.) Community accountability: In addition to…

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brennas-expression-session-with-brenna-judkins-tickets-167551363639 Cost: $20 - scholarships available at checkout Online platforms are ideal for taking advantage of your close up! Nonverbal communication can often go under utilized in online improv. How can we use the silence? How can we expand the emotions of our words? In this workshop we will focus specifically on using facial expressions and body language to enhance our performance. Brenna Judkins is an actor, improviser, artist and activist from Southern California. They have been teaching improv and puppeteering for 1.5 years and can be found directing and hosting Disaster Time, and playing with Don't Mess,…

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/say-it-with-your-chest-improvised-songs-for-huge-emotions-w-stephanie-rae-tickets-167695986209 Cost: $35 - Black Improviser Scholarships available at checkout Your character has feelings - huge feelings. But sometimes, words just aren’t enough. Enter...music! We will explore point of view, emotion, and desire to figure out what your character wants and why. And then, when we hit that pivotal moment of climactic emotion, you’re gonna break into song! Attendees will learn structures for improvised songs and practice transitioning from scenes into musical duets. See you on the virtual stage! Stephanie Rae has been studying traditional and musical improv for eleven years. She’s directed a Boyz II Men themed…

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/improv-n-flow-with-keith-williams-tickets-167026608081 Cost: $30, but scholarships for BIPOC performers are available at checkout In this workshop you’ll learn how to find your flow, create rhythm and construct rhymes or verses that can heighten any improvised scene. You’ll learn how to leverage good scene-work to develop flows that audiences can connect with. Create scenes and weave them into a musical number that you, and your fellow improvisers, develop in the moment. Keith Williams is an Improviser, Improv Masterclass Coach, Leadership Coach, and the Owner and Artistic Director of Better With Improv. He has been practicing, performing, and teaching Improv for…

Ticket Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/relationship-over-plot-with-keith-williams-tickets-167027179791 Cost: $30, but scholarships for BIPOC performers are available at checkout You will learn or practice finding the funny or interesting through character and relationships with the other characters. Quickly recognize when you are in a plotty situation and how to get out of it and move forward. Examine your own strengths against this approach to see how much you will grow. Take these skills to the real world. Keith Williams is an Improviser, Improv Masterclass Coach, Leadership Coach, and the Owner and Artistic Director of Better With Improv. He has been practicing, performing, and teaching Improv…

Highwire Improv is pumped to bring Old Line Spirits an evening of amazing improvised comedy! Get ready to laugh, get ready to be amazed as whole worlds are created before your eyes, all at the amazing Old Line Spirits! Featuring: Hot Pursuit, Probably, Local Spot, Mouth Stuff Voted the 2021 Baltimore Sun's Reader's Choice for Best Theater Company, Highwire Improv's mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater. Ticket details coming soon! https://www.oldlinespirits.com/old-line-spirits-events/