- (512) 814-TOWN
- coldtownehq@gmail.com
(proof of vaccination required)
Level 01 covers the fundamentals of stand-up. Over seven weeks, you will learn jokes construction, style, and, most importantly, confidence. What’s your unique comedic voice and how do you craft material around it and connect to an audience through it. With direct feedback, you’ll construct a full set of original material with a showcase at the end to premiere it.
The Writers Room
(proof of vaccination required)
Prequisite: must have taken Sketch Level 01 at ColdTowne
In this 8-week class, you and your fellow writers will pitch your fresh sketch ideas and hold table reads of your drafts in a collaborative setting. This is a deeper dive into satire, parody, characters, and the absurd! You will finish this class with your completed sketch packet – an example portfolio of your sketch comedy writing. This class includes a reading / performance at the end of the eight weeks.
Intro To Sketch Writing: Character, Game, and the Absurd
(proof of vaccination required)
In this 8-week course you’ll learn the essentials of sketch comedy that will sharpen your writing skills and help you find your own distinctive comedic voice. You will finish this coures with the tools you need to develop characters, premise, Game, and relationship dynamics that get your audiences laughing early and will leave them wanting more!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
LEVEL 04: The Harold
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 03 Improv class at ColdTowne
If Chicago-style improv were music, The Harold would be the twelve-bar blues, the language that’s shared by all improvisers in this tradition. In addition to being a challenging and rewarding form in itself, The Harold is also a great teaching tool, and the skills learned in mastering it are applicable to almost every other form of improv. This level builds on and challenges all of the skills the students have learned up to this point. Students weave together multiple story lines and characters to create shows that are each a unique tapestry spun from what has come before. This class includes a student performance.
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
LEVEL 04: The Harold
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 03 Improv class at ColdTowne
If Chicago-style improv were music, The Harold would be the twelve-bar blues, the language that’s shared by all improvisers in this tradition. In addition to being a challenging and rewarding form in itself, The Harold is also a great teaching tool, and the skills learned in mastering it are applicable to almost every other form of improv. This level builds on and challenges all of the skills the students have learned up to this point. Students weave together multiple story lines and characters to create shows that are each a unique tapestry spun from what has come before. This class includes a student performance.
Intro To Sketch Writing: Character, Game, and the Absurd (proof of vaccination required)
Sketch 01 is back in-person! In this 8-week course you’ll learn the essentials of sketch comedy that will sharpen your writing skills and help you find your own distinctive comedic voice. You will finish this coures with the tools you need to develop characters, premise, Game, and relationship dynamics that get your audiences laughing early and will leave them wanting more! Sketch 01 is a great class for marketing professionals, copywriters, or anyone who wants to punch up their writing!
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Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
LEVEL 04: The Harold
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 03 Improv class at ColdTowne
If Chicago-style improv were music, The Harold would be the twelve-bar blues, the language that’s shared by all improvisers in this tradition. In addition to being a challenging and rewarding form in itself, The Harold is also a great teaching tool, and the skills learned in mastering it are applicable to almost every other form of improv. This level builds on and challenges all of the skills the students have learned up to this point. Students weave together multiple story lines and characters to create shows that are each a unique tapestry spun from what has come before. This class includes a student performance.
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
Advanced Scene Work & The Group Mind
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 2 improv class at ColdTowne
Strong group work, or “group mind,” is the focus of Level 3, where students take a deeper look at their scenework and begin to create shows that are more than just a montage of disconnected scenes. While continuing to strengthen and build on the lessons of past levels, various storytelling techniques and other skills are introduced to help students go from improvising a single scene to creating an entire longform improv show. This class includes a student performance!
LEVEL 04: The Harold
(proof of vaccination required)
Prerequisite: must have taken a Level 03 Improv class at ColdTowne
If Chicago-style improv were music, The Harold would be the twelve-bar blues, the language that’s shared by all improvisers in this tradition. In addition to being a challenging and rewarding form in itself, The Harold is also a great teaching tool, and the skills learned in mastering it are applicable to almost every other form of improv. This level builds on and challenges all of the skills the students have learned up to this point. Students weave together multiple story lines and characters to create shows that are each a unique tapestry spun from what has come before. This class includes a student performance.