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IMPROV LEVEL 05:
ADVANCED FORMS

Prequisite: must have taken a Level 4 improv class at ColdTowne

Students will build upon their knowledge of the Harold by exploring other improv show formats and structures. These structures include The Deconstruction, Close Quarters, Spokane, and other popular forms. Through practice of these structures, students will hone their abilities while also gaining an understanding of the various parts and workings of an improv form. Understanding how to produce the kind of show you want to put up by creating your own form will be essential for the final level. This class includes a student performance!

Mondays 8-10pm
starting October 21

RESERVE FOR MONDAYS

8 WEEK CLASS + 2 SHOWCASES

MATT ALSPAUGH is a seasoned improviser, director, and improv coach with a passion for developing dynamic teams through the creation of compelling scenes and authentic characters. Trained at renowned institutions such as UCB, The Magnet, The PIT, and Story Pirates in New York City, Matt brings his wealth of experience and expertise to his coaching here at ColdTowne Theater. His directing portfolio includes productions like Gutenberg! The Musical! (Austin, ColdTowne Theater), .38 Special Character Showcase (Austin, ColdTowne Theater), Bored of Education (New York, The Producers Club), Stand Up Ditchberg (New York, The Arthur Seelen Theater at The Drama Book Shop), and Opening Night (New York, The Magnet). Matt has coached numerous house sketch teams for The Magnet (Dreadful Affair, Kinfolk, Just Karen) and The PIT’s Boogie Manja (Water House Party Time). Additionally, he has performed with his various improv and sketch teams in numerous comedy festivals such as The Del Close Marathon, Montreal Sketch Fest, The New York Sketch Festival, The Philadelphia Sketch Festival, and The Boston Improv Festival. As a performer, Matt wrote and starred in the one-man character showcase High/Low Character Show (New York, The Magnet). He continues to improvise for audiences every Sunday night with his Harold team, All Night, All Night, All Night (Austin, ColdTowne Theater).

Tuesdays 6-8pm
starting October 22

RESERVE FOR TUESDAYS

8 WEEK CLASS + 2 SHOWCASES

KRISTIN HENN is a proud graduate of the ColdTowne Conservatory. Committed to continued training, she has taken additional classes and attended intensives regularly since 2009, including with The Annoyance Theater, IO Chicago, Improv Utopia, and visiting performers and practitioners from around the country. She holds a BFA in Directing and an MA in Theatre History and Criticism, both from Texas State University.

IMPROV LEVEL 06:
CREATING A FORM

Prequisite: must have taken a Level 5 improv class at ColdTowne

In Level 6, you’ll take everything you’ve been learning for the past year and apply it to creating and performing your class’s own form. You’ll also get a series of showcases at the theater that run concurrently with the class and culminate in a graduation show and ceremony. You get a certificate and everything!

This class includes a 4 showcase performances including a graduation performance.

 

Mondays 6-8pm
starting October 21

RESERVE FOR MONDAYS

8 WEEK CLASS + 4 SHOWCASES
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AMY KNOP (she/her) is an experienced teacher and prolific performer, producer, and director of improv at ColdTowne since 2016 -- including as B. Iden Payne-nominated director of "My Own Worst Enemy", "It's Britney, Bitch", and producer of sold-out runs of "Angola," "Old Love," "The Rose," and more. She has toured with Prayer Circle Comedy (Denver Improv Fest, Dallas Comedy Festival, Big Little Comedy Fest), performed in multiple ColdTowne mainstages, co-captains Fallout's Saturday night house team, and been managing director of Austin Sketch Fest since 2019. She is a graduate of ColdTowne Conservatory and Advanced Studies programs and performs every Friday with "Austin Chronicle Best Of" nominees "A Very Special Episode." She loves welcoming new performers and showrunners into the Austin improv community!

Saturdays 2:30-4:30pm
starting October 19

RESERVE FOR SATURDAYS

8 WEEK CLASS + 4 SHOWCASES
SKIPS THANKSGIVING WEEKEND

TIANA STUART (she/her) is an actor, improvisor, musician, writer, and director. Tiana discovered a love for improv comedy when she lived in Amsterdam from 2016-2019 where she studied long-form improv at the world-renowned Boom Chicago under Michael Orton-Toliver, who combined curriculums from both Boom Chicago and The Free Association out of London. She then moved back to the U.S. where she graduated from Coldtowne's conservatory program in 2022. You can now catch her goofing around on multiple House Teams at Coldtowne and in other troupes. Tiana co-wrote and directed Twinsies, a comedic short-film that has garnered 25 award nominations and 4 wins, including Best Comedy at the Austin Indie Fest. Tiana is also a co-producer of the Lysistrata Women's Comedy Festival, a four-day comedy festival celebrating the collective power of women. You can catch her in HBO's Love and Death and other films and commercials. She is represented by the Zephyr Talent Agency.

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