Improv training
- Thread starter actorfish
- Start date
There are lots of posts about this on this thread. Do a search, or just scroll down a few months. Everyone's got an opinion, here's mine: UCB will have the best training in town for improv. Get in early while the theatre is still young. IO is great. I've heard amazing things about HotHouse. Groundlings is, in my opinion, very good training. But the training is very basic improv into sketch. Good luck.
What do you want to learn?
Or do you want to get "seen"
if it's the latter, I just suggest taking normal acting classes and networking.
Longform: IO West, Hothouse STC (organic improv), Bang, UCB, Comedy Dojo
Shortform: ComedySportz, TheatreSports LA
Shortform into sketch: Second City, ACME
Shortform into sketch, emphasis on character work: Groundlings
Barprov: LA Connection
Or do you want to get "seen"
if it's the latter, I just suggest taking normal acting classes and networking.
Longform: IO West, Hothouse STC (organic improv), Bang, UCB, Comedy Dojo
Shortform: ComedySportz, TheatreSports LA
Shortform into sketch: Second City, ACME
Shortform into sketch, emphasis on character work: Groundlings
Barprov: LA Connection
Here's my suggestion....
Are you a green Improviser?
Are you Experienced?
Bill Chott teaches the basics as well as advanced character workshops Tuesdays and Thursdays at Creative Grounds in August.
Beginning Classes - Tuesdays $150
- Actors expand your skills
- Dynamic public speaking skills for business
- Start improvising right now
This class is for you if you have always wanted to take an improv class or even sit in and audit a class. A great idea for actors, singles, couples, and anyone who wants an affordable formal introduction to improvisation in a fun enviornment.
Students attending all four classes will be given the opportunity to perform in a showcase.
Advanced Character Workshop - Thursdays $200
- Expand your repertoire
- Add variety to your improv
- Play multiple roles
Four weeks of intensive character work focusing on character development, transformation, and status. Players should have at least a year of improv experience. This is serious work for players who want to expand their repertoire and enhance character skills.
To Register Now, call 323-359-8588 or e-mail at bchott@rocketmail.com
(Scholarships, partner discounts, and internships are available)
"Bill Chott has so many characters living inside him, he should charge rent. He has been my personal friend and professional colleague for ten years. I highly recommend him as a teacher and drinking buddy."
--- Nia Vardalos, Star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Bill Chott is one of the best improvisers in this hemisphere: he's a true virtuoso with an excellent grasp of the artform. Bill has a gift for making improv compelling, immediate, accessible and hilariously fun.
--- Joe Keefe, founder: Second City Communications/Author of Improv Yourself
More about Bill
Bill Chott has taught improvisation at The Second City, Improv Olympic, Comedy Sportz, The Comedy Conservatory and The University of Colorado. In addition, Bill teaches workshops for both large corporations and people with disabilities. He has taught abroad in Denmark and The Netherlands.
He voices cartoons on Saturday Night Live, and can be seen in the films Galaxy Quest, Dude Where’s My Car? and makes his debut as a lead in the upcoming Farrelly Brothers’ film, The Ringer starring Johnny Knoxville.
In addition to performing in LA at The Second City, Improv Olympic, and the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, Bill represented the United States at the World Cup Improv Competition at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal Canada, and performed in the improvised musical comedy Baby Wants Candy in Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Bill taught people with disabilities in St. Louis for The Disability Project, and in Austin, Texas he taught improv to Special Olympians for the upcoming Farrelly Bros. movie The Ringer. In the cover article of Spirit Magazine, the Special Olympics publication, Katherine Heigl said "He was just so himself. He wasn’t super-sweet or super-accomodating – he had the same expectations of everyone."
Are you a green Improviser?
Are you Experienced?
Bill Chott teaches the basics as well as advanced character workshops Tuesdays and Thursdays at Creative Grounds in August.
Beginning Classes - Tuesdays $150
- Actors expand your skills
- Dynamic public speaking skills for business
- Start improvising right now
This class is for you if you have always wanted to take an improv class or even sit in and audit a class. A great idea for actors, singles, couples, and anyone who wants an affordable formal introduction to improvisation in a fun enviornment.
Students attending all four classes will be given the opportunity to perform in a showcase.
Advanced Character Workshop - Thursdays $200
- Expand your repertoire
- Add variety to your improv
- Play multiple roles
Four weeks of intensive character work focusing on character development, transformation, and status. Players should have at least a year of improv experience. This is serious work for players who want to expand their repertoire and enhance character skills.
To Register Now, call 323-359-8588 or e-mail at bchott@rocketmail.com
(Scholarships, partner discounts, and internships are available)
"Bill Chott has so many characters living inside him, he should charge rent. He has been my personal friend and professional colleague for ten years. I highly recommend him as a teacher and drinking buddy."
--- Nia Vardalos, Star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Bill Chott is one of the best improvisers in this hemisphere: he's a true virtuoso with an excellent grasp of the artform. Bill has a gift for making improv compelling, immediate, accessible and hilariously fun.
--- Joe Keefe, founder: Second City Communications/Author of Improv Yourself
More about Bill
Bill Chott has taught improvisation at The Second City, Improv Olympic, Comedy Sportz, The Comedy Conservatory and The University of Colorado. In addition, Bill teaches workshops for both large corporations and people with disabilities. He has taught abroad in Denmark and The Netherlands.
He voices cartoons on Saturday Night Live, and can be seen in the films Galaxy Quest, Dude Where’s My Car? and makes his debut as a lead in the upcoming Farrelly Brothers’ film, The Ringer starring Johnny Knoxville.
In addition to performing in LA at The Second City, Improv Olympic, and the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, Bill represented the United States at the World Cup Improv Competition at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal Canada, and performed in the improvised musical comedy Baby Wants Candy in Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Bill taught people with disabilities in St. Louis for The Disability Project, and in Austin, Texas he taught improv to Special Olympians for the upcoming Farrelly Bros. movie The Ringer. In the cover article of Spirit Magazine, the Special Olympics publication, Katherine Heigl said "He was just so himself. He wasn’t super-sweet or super-accomodating – he had the same expectations of everyone."