BATS Improv School 2021
BATS School Of Improv
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture resident group BATS Improv’s acclaimed School of Improv offers virtual online classes for adults and children. Adult classes cover many aspects of improv: games, exercises, scene work, character development, spontaneity, and more.
Storytelling Improv For Kids With Jenny Meyer Rosen classes meet via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. on March 30, April 1, 6, and 8; April 13, 15, 20, and 22; and April 27 and 29, and May 4 and 6. Tuition is $10 for a single session, or $35 for four sessions.
Adult classes range from three-hour introductory workshops to a complete series of Foundation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 classes, as well as Improv Gym, Performance Labs, Specialty classes, Learn @ Work, and Studio Scene Work classes.
Online: Improv For Shy People (With Laura Wachtel). Sunday, April 4, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1;00 p.m. ($35)
Foundation 1 Online: The Mindset & The Skillset. Wednesday, February 17, 2021 to April 7, 2021; March 3, 2021 to April 21, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Monday, April 19, 2021 to June 14, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (With Derek Yee) (No class Monday, May 31, 2021); Saturday, March 20, 2021 to May 8, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (With Mark Duncanson); and Thursday, April 15, 2021 to June 3, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (With Laura Wachtel) $299
Foundation 2 Online: Movement & Story. Thursday, March 4, 2021 to April 22, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (With Lisa Wang); Saturday, March 20, 2021 to May 8, 2021, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (With Derek Yee); Saturday, March 6, 2021 to April 24, 2021, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Sunday, April 4, 2021 to May 23, 2021, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 1)
Foundation 3 Online: Character & Relationship. Saturday, March 6, 2021 to April 24 2021, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Thursday, March 18, 2021 to May 6, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (With John Remak); Thursday, May 6, 2021 to June 24, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, June 6, 2021 to August 1, 2021, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (No class on Sunday, July 4, 2021) $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 2 and approval from registrar@improv.org)
Foundation 4 Online: Anatomy Of A Scene (Scenework) & Acting Skills. Thursday, January 14, 2021 to March 4, 2021, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (With Dave Dennison); Tuesday, March 2, 2021 to April 20, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (With Zoe Galvez); Thursday, May 13, 2021 to July 1, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Thursday, July 8, 2021 to August 26, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 3 and approval from registrar@improv.org)
Foundation 5 Online Narrative. Thursday, March 11, 2021 to April 29, 2021, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (With Dave Dennison); and Tuesday, April 27, 2021 to June 15, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 4 and approval from registrar@improv.org)
Foundation 6 Online Performance Showcase. Thursday, May 6, 2021 to June 24, 2021, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, June 22, 2021 to August 10, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 5 and approval from registrar@improv.org)
Beginning Performance Lab (BPL) Online. Theatresports. Thursday, July 8-29, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., $125/four weeks (prerequisite: improv performance experience, Studio Scene Work, and/or BATS performance level classes, and approval from registrar@improv.org)
Intermediate Performance Lab (IPL) Online. Theatresports & Narrative. Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to April 21, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $125/four weeks (prerequisite: improv performance experience and/or BATS performance level classes)
Advanced Performance Lab (APL) Online. Longform Narrative. Wednesday, March 31, 2021 to April 21, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $125/four weeks (prerequisite: improv performance experience and/or BATS intermediate performance level classes)
Specialty Online: Stand Up’s Secret: Improv With Larry Dorsey Jr.. Sunday, March 7, 2021 to April 11, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. $180
Specialty Online: Freestyle With Larry Dorsey Jr.. Sunday, March 7, 2021 to April 11, 2021, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. $180
Realismo Magico en Impro con Felipe Ortiz (In Spanish), Saturday, April 3, 2021 to April 24, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. $160 (prerequisite: Foundation 1 or higher and approval from registrar@improv.org)
Specialty Online: Freeing Your Performance with Juanita Rockwell & Jo McGinley.. Saturday, April 10, 2021 to April 24, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. $150 (prerequisite: Foundation 1 or higher and approval from registrar@improv.org)
Learn@Work: Brighten Your Zoom World With Christina McFadden & Rebecca Stockley. Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. $30-$35