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Stand-Up Comedy: Level 2 - Developing Your Voice - Mondays 7-9 PM
with Landon Lackey
October 12th - November 30th
Wanna take your comedy to the next level?
This intermediate class focuses on refining existing material while continuing to generate new content. Using the foundations established in Level 1, you'll learn how to strengthen your writing, improve your delivery, and develop a distinct comedic voice.
In this class, you'll:
Refine and punch up existing jokes
Expand and deepen your material
Learn advanced editing and rewriting techniques
Discover what makes your comedic perspective unique
Build confidence in your artistic choices
Shape a stronger, more authentic stand-up set
This class is ideal for comedians who have a set in progress and are looking for guidance, feedback, and tools to elevate their work and strengthen their stage presence.
Will run
Level 1 Improv - Tuesdays 7-9 PM
October 13th - December 1st
Level 1 teaches the basics of improv theory as it relates to short-form improv and what we do at Dad’s Garage. It is the foundation for our entire class system!
During class, students are introduced to ideas and exercises that provide performance-building blocks to use throughout their improv careers.
This class is designed for students seeking continued improvement in their communication skills, as well as professionals looking for new, unique ways to approach public speaking and interpersonal dynamics in the workplace.
Skills covered in the class include:
- Making Offers
- Listening
- Team Building
- Trust
- “Yes, And…”
Level 1 Improv - Tuesdays 7-9 PM
with Tad Cameron
October 13th - December 1st
Level 1 teaches the basics of improv theory as it relates to short-form improv and what we do at Dad’s Garage. It is the foundation for our entire class system!
During class, students are introduced to ideas and exercises that provide performance-building blocks to use throughout their improv careers.
This class is designed for students seeking continued improvement in their communication skills, as well as professionals looking for new, unique ways to approach public speaking and interpersonal dynamics in the workplace.
Skills covered in the class include:
- Making Offers
- Listening
- Team Building
- Trust
- “Yes, And…”
Level 2 Improv - Tuesdays 7-9 PM
with Armond Snowden
October 13th - December 1st, 7-9 PM
Level 2 takes the skills you learned in Level 1 and applies them to a broader understanding of narrative scene-based improvisation. In this class, you will create characters, explore relationships, and establish an understanding of the basic narrative structures that apply to improvised theatre.
Level 3 Improv - Tuesdays 7-9 PM
with Nate Brosy
October 13th - December 1st, 7-9 PM
Level 3 further explores short form with a focus on narrative techniques and expanding the skills you learned in level 2. You will learn to see a scene through to its full potential and dig deeper into the details that make a scene special.
Will run
Level 5 - Close Quarters - Tuesdays 7-9 PM
with Avery Sharpe
October 13 - December 1, 7-9 PM
This format teaches how a strong relationship with the environment can deepen character, enrich scenes, and shape the narrative. You’ll explore how physical spaces influence a character’s point of view, emotions, behavior, and relationships, turning the environment from a backdrop into an active storytelling partner. You’ll gain practical tools for using locations to establish history, generate conflict, reveal new sides of characters, and create recurring themes and narrative connections. Through this work, you’ll discover how character, relationship, environment, and story can continually influence one another to create richer, more dynamic scenes.
Prerequisite for Level 4 Improv
Class performance
Will run
Level 5 Improv - Performance Lab (Duo improv) - Tuesdays 7-9 PM
with Tim Stoltenberg
October 13 - December 1, 7-9 PM
Prerequisite: Level 4
Sign up as a duo (cost is per student, not duo)
This class culminates with a grad show with duos performing.
Learn how strong two-person scene work can create dynamic, connected, and inspired improv. You’ll explore the core skills of trust, listening, relationship, character, and collaboration, learning how to recognize and build on what you and your partner naturally discover together. You’ll gain practical tools for creating rich environments, finding variety, pacing scenes, and letting moments breathe, giving you the confidence to make strong choices while discovering the scene together.
Performance Lab
Classes with Performances!
(4) Shows at React theatre November 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th @ 8:30pm
Performance Lab bridges classroom learning with performance experience. Students continue their weekly class while also preparing for and performing in live shows during the final four weeks of the term.
Level 1 Improv 55+ - Wednesdays 11 AM - 1 PM
with Tim Stoltenberg
October 14 - December 9.
For Adults 55+
This improv class is designed specifically for adults 55 and older who want to laugh, connect, and try something new in a welcoming and supportive environment. No experience is required—just a willingness to say "yes" to having fun.
Through engaging improv games and exercises, you'll strengthen creativity, sharpen your mind, build confidence, and enjoy the simple joy of spontaneous laughter. Whether you're looking to meet new people, challenge yourself in a low-pressure setting, or reignite a creative spark, this class offers a space to explore, play, and discover.
There are no scripts to memorize, no performances to perfect, and no pressure to be funny. The focus is on enjoying the process, supporting one another, and embracing the unexpected.
All you need is the desire to have fun, keep your imagination active, and continue growing through play. Come laugh, connect, and see where your creativity takes you.