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FREE IMPROV CLASS Saturday 1/19 10am Adults 12pm Kids

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We are 3 weeks into our Winter Class Sessions. Come be our guest and audit the programs.

Saturday January 19, 2019 QUICK LINKS – to attend free class, click links and register via event page instructions.

Saturdays 10am Adult Improv Class

pictured: Instagram photo form January 12 class

This class has been growing strong since Fall 2017. It is an open jam session where professional from many career paths come together to play. We have an amazing roster of regular students, but we have room for more.

RULE #1 HAVE FUN BUT NEVER AT ANOTHER’s EXPENSE

We are all about creating a safe place fr folks to play. While playing games, you will learn more about Improv comedy performance. More importantly you will learn valuable techniques we teach corporate groups to develop better team, management, sales and customer service.

Why Improv with NYIT

All Improv is valuable training. We take pride in really focusing on that safe space to play thing. Here is why….

In 2015 GOOGLE released a study on WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEAM. In Project Aristotle. Their 4-year study determined that the #1 factor behind a successful team was PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY. Simply put, simply by making the team feel welcome and safe, they produced more. Folks WANT to producer for you when they feel respected and safe.

We have discovered through our work with both stressed out inner city
and special needs students, even a single session of Improv, where they feel safe to open up and share, changes the game.

Fear of public speaking and social interaction anxiety my not debilitate all, But more folks are held back by these insecurities than not. In some we have an intense fear of failure.

Improv teaches us to trust ourselves. We learn to stop listening to the voice that says “we are not good enough”. We learn to stop putting ourselves in a box.

The second we let go of that voice of ego and insecurity, we tap into deeper focus and thought. We stop trying to think of something to say, and we allow our genius to flow. The mind that judges ourselves or other inhibits our greatest mental talents.

LET IT GO!!!!

Saturdays NOON Improv 4 Kids

We have been offering Improv 4 Kids class Saturdays at noon since 2011. Now all of our kids have grown up and are taking the teen class. So we have room for a few new students. Give it a shot.

We offer 8-week programs every Winter, Spring and Fall.
This summer we are running 8-weeks of camp.

Our classes for kids & teens include a section in stand-up comedy. We take stories of personal observation and experience and craft original comedy routines.

Combining the Improv and Stand-up delivers a wider range of skills.

Every 8-week program and Summer Camp includes a performance fr friends and family.

We also offer families of our students free tickets to our weekly shows Saturdays/Sundays at 3pm

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TOO YOUNG TO VOTE Comedy Showcase March 19 3:15pm at the Broadway Times Square NYC

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TOO YOUNG TO VOTE

Come check out our first show March 19 2017 at 3:15. There will be an entire hour of stand-up comedy by under 18yo talent sharing their perspective on the world. Bring the whole family.

Sunday March 19 3:15pm
Broadway Comedy Club
318 west 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
$5 Cover plus One beverage minimum
Click Here to reserve online
This is the first of a new monthly series

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TOO YOUNG TO VOTE

WANT TO PERFORM?
Email your headshot, resume and video of live performance ASAP
OR Sign up for our classes for kids and teens. Every

Saturdays & Sundays 3pm LMAO OFF BROADWAY

Public Showcases for the whole family. Professional Performers. Very interactive. Entire show Improvised on the spot based on audience suggestions.
$25 cover Click Here for discount admissions and calendar
FREE admission for all students and guests
There is a one beverage minimum for all guests

SPRING CLASSES start March 18, 2017

Saturdays 10am Comedy 4 Teens
Saturdays NOON Comedy 4 Kids
Sundays 1pm Comedy 4 Teens

8-weeks of classes includes daily warm-up, technique and performance Improv Comedy games plus 30-45 minute open mic style session where student share stories from their own experiences and observations and create original stand-up comedy routines.

$30/class; $225/ 8-week session plus showcase
Register online in advance and save CLICK HERE

SPRING BREAK MINI CAMP

April 10-14 9am-NOON
$225 for Full Week
Register online in advance and save CLICK HERE
This class will feature all Improv for Kids & Teens 8-17. Tuesday 11am Students will watch our professional cast perform for a theater full of campers form around New York City. Friday 11am Students will perform a showcase of their work, open to family and friends

SUMMER CAMP 2017

Sign up for 1,2 or 4 weeks
SUMMER CAMP Session 1
1a July 10-14
1b July 17-21
SUMMER CAMP Session 2
2a July 31-August 4
2b August 7-11
Every week, students learn both Improv & Stand-Up Comedy
LUNCH & Snacks Included (For extreme allergies please plan on providing lunch for your child)
EVERY Friday 3pm SHOWCASE

Improv 4 Teens & Kids Classes

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Last day of Summer Camp After Showcase Cast Photo July, 2016

Summer Camp was better than ever. Amazingly talented kids and teens having WAY too much fun.

We are back Saturdays this fall. First Class is Sept 10. Performance Showcase will be November 12

Comedy 4 Teens at 10am
Comedy 4 Kids at Noon

Space is limited so please sign up early (If we know we are going to be full soon we can add sections as needed).

These classes include both Improv & Stand-Up Comedy to teach the widest range of valuable life and performing skills…

  • Creative Writing – Story Telling, Character & Plot Development
  • Critical Thinking – Thinking out of the box, drawing connections,
  • Theater Arts: Comedy & Acting Skills
  • Team Work & Leadership
  • Public Speaking – Projection, diction, presentation, microphone technique
  • Focus – Listening and Eye Contact
  • Self Confidence
  • OH… and how to have a ton of fun, but never at someone else’s expense.

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Check out this scene form our Summer Camp Week Two Showcase July 8, 2016, where two ten year olds may have delivered the best Improv I have ever scene.

Before taking a class, come check out the pros playing. CLICK HERE for full calendar and discount tickets. All matinee shows are family friendly. Some teens might prefer our evening shows. Here is a scene from July 9 show with teachers, Walt Frasier and Liz Lord.

 

Look for our students on NETFLIX – Coming soon Julie Andrew’s Greenroom, our teen students were filmed this spring to showcase Improv Comedy on an episode to feature Ellie Kemper (Kimmy Schmidt).

ALSO listen for our students alternating with our professional cast in a new IMPROV 4 KIDS radio show on iREAD2KNOW on iHEART Radio.

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Bring your student groups from K-12 schools, camps and community centers for a field trip. Every day we have 50-200 students by the bus load seeing a show and taking a workshop with our professional teaching artists. EMAIL eightimprov@gmail.com for more info, dates and rates

 

 

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MORE VIDEOS from STUDENTS

 

March 19 FREE CLASS at 10am for tickets holders

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March 19 10am 

Our Winter Comedy classes end next week. Today is the final dress rehearsal, where students will perform a mock show to experience the rhythm of the show they will be performing next week.

March 12 we will host family and friends in a comedy show that will surely amaze. Our Under 18 students are truly talented and very creative. Ask any student for details

March 19 we are adding a make-up class. We had to shut down the weekend of the Blizzard. And many students traveled for the numerous 3-day weekend’s and DOE winter break.

The class is open to all ages. Bring thew whole family. Thinking about signing up for Spring Sessions, this is the perfect chance to meet some of our teachers.

SPRING CLASSES 2016

SUMMER CAMP 2016

 

FREE IMPROV CLASS November 8 1pm; Stay for 3pm SHOW (Family Friendly)

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We are wrapping up our current sessions of classes in the next two weeks. It has been a fun Fall session.

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We are going to have an open house Sunday November 8 at 1pm for anyone interested in taking comedy classes. Come out for a free master class in Improv, learn all about our programs, and meet some of our teachers.

Stay for 3pm show CLICK HERE for discount tickets

RSVP via this form now for more information!!!