Highwire Improv Offers Six Opportunities to Start 2025 by Learning Improv!

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Author: Barry Wright III
December 31, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 31st, 2024 Barry Wright (Highwire Improv) barry@highwireimprov.com | 302-745-6877 Highwire Improv Offers Six Opportunities to Start 2025 by Learning Improv! Now featured in Broadway World Baltimore! Baltimore, MD (Dec. 31, 2024)  — Highwire Improv, a non-profit theater committed to fostering creativity and community engagement through improv, is thrilled to announce a series of improv workshops and classes across numerous Baltimore neighborhoods in January 2025!  With a range of sliding scale pricing options, Highwire Improv aims to empower anyone to start a new hobby, make new friends, and build confidence, creativity, and community! Designed to reach Baltimore residents in various neighborhoods, these events promote inclusivity and access to the arts. Participants will meet new people, engage in fun interactive exercises led by experienced instructors, and play popular improv games, fostering a sense of connection, creativity and spontaneity. In 2024, Highwire Improv ran 27 free intro workshops in 14 neighborhoods through their Improv In Every Neighborhood program, partially supported by a Maryland State Arts Council Creativity Grant.  Throughout 2025, the organization plans to run 40 workshops, reaching hundreds of new improvisers. The instructors were absolute rock stars. They carved out a safe space for us to let loose and be ourselves. Before diving into the fun, they gave us a pep talk, setting the rules of engagement and encouraging us to be respectful while staying true to our quirks. — Iya; participant at Patterson Park Branch Library workshop, March 2024 Baltimoreans who are ready to dive into improv can also take one of Highwire Improv’s two Fundamentals of Improv classes in January.  These six week classes take a cohort of 10-12 students from first scenes to putting on a full show in the style of Whose Line is it Anyway? for friends and family!  The classes are $225 and scholarships are available.  In 2024, 25% of all new students began with a free intro workshop before moving on to a full class. Highwire Improv has a robust student and performer community that regularly meets across the city for shows, practice sessions, and social events, creating a set of ‘third spaces’ in Baltimore. Four workshops are scheduled, in the Hampden, Highlandtown, Oakenshaw, and Reisterstown Station neighborhoods: Two multi-week classes are scheduled in Hampden and Highlandtown: The improv-curious can find information about scheduled and upcoming workshops at Highwire Improv’s Eventbrite page and the Creative Alliance website.   Neighborhood associations or community organizations interested in hosting a workshop in their neighborhood are encouraged to contact Highwire. About Highwire Improv: Highwire Improv is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.  Founded in 2020, they have produced over 1000 digital improv shows and have delivered hundreds of in-person shows, classes, and workshops all across Baltimore. For more information, visit highwireimprov.com or on social media at Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube. About the Maryland State Arts Council: Founded in 1967, The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) is an agency of the State of Maryland's Department of Commerce that plays an essential role, ensuring every person has access to the transformative power of the arts. MSAC advances the arts in our state by providing leadership that champions creative expression, diverse programming, equitable access, lifelong learning, and the arts as a celebrated contributor to the quality of life for all the people of Maryland.For more information, msac.org.