Hey Improv Teachers

[Holmes]

Hey, anyone who teaches improv,

I was just wondering what kind of money a big-name teacher makes for teaching one improv class? I know that there are all sort of factors that factor into this; I was just wondering.

 

[GoldDustWoman]

Money? I thought they did it for the sheer love and joy of watching young minds unfold.

Sheesh.

 

[LuluB]

i'm sure it's at least a million/class.

at least.

erika

 

[goldfish boy]

Some of them plug/post here, so you may want to PM them directly.

 

[Rosie]

use these for good deals.

 

[Holmes]

If you don't feel like posting this publicly, you can send me a private message. I'm just curious what different situations are like, as far as how much you make in profit off of a class.

 

[Billy Merritt]

I will do it for a $2000 ham sandwich.

 

[GoldDustWoman]

Damn it, I just finished a $2000 ham sandwich.

I still have a $3.50 yogurt and fruit salad, and a V-8. What will that get me?

 

[LuluB]

coached by someone who just completed his or her 1st level 3 ucb class.

 

[Holmes]

Umm... back to my question

I'm teaching a class and when I factored the space cost against how many people are taking the class, I came up with a $160 profit and I just wondered how that compared to what a big-time teacher might get for a class at UCB or someplace like that. It's really not that important. It's just that it popped into my head and I'm a problem-solver. I need closure on my thought.

 

[sarahnowak]

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[Lord Hatsumi]

When I went up to NYC for the DCM 2 years ago I took some workshops and paid 50$ for them. It had like 19 people in it. so 50 * 19 - room expenses = dunno

 

[Erin]

I think $160 profit per class is pretty good.

I assume that teaching improv is something that you love to do. So the $160 is just frosting.

And it's a decent amount of frosting, in my opinion.

 

[Rory]

I think this kind of info is best found out when one becomes a big time Improv teacher. It's very easy to present ones self as something they are not in the improv world. Especially if they think it's easy loot.

 

[goldfish boy]

$160 profit is pretty damn good for a first time out. The first improv class I taught in Philly, I lost money. The goal I set for myself was to make $40/hour, and by the last class I taught in Philly, I'd achieved that goal.

 

[Holmes]

yeah... I think it's pretty decent. I'm making 7 & a half bucks an hour, which is like I got a second job at 7-11 or something, only I get paid to tell other people how to play pretend.

 

[proofred]

We have a thread on sentences never before said. How about one for words never heard in improv? Okay, I'll start: "Profit".

Todd Rice
ProofRed
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Not Non-Profit...Non-Profitable.