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. For late Summer 2021, BATS also provides on-line and in-person summer sessions for adults.

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.

INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS (Open to all adults 18 years and older)

In-Person: Intro To Improv. Sunday, November 7, 2021 & Saturday, December 18, 2021, 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (With Rebecca Stockley), $54

Online: Improv For Shy People With Laura Wachtel. Sunday, November 21, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. & Sunday, December 19, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; $35

In-Person: Intro To Improv. Saturday, November 20, 2021 & Sunday, December 5, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. &  (With Andy Sarouhan) $35

FOUNDATION SERIES CLASSES

In-Person Foundation 1: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 to December 21, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (With Zoe Galvez); $299

In-Person Foundation 1 Intensive: Friday, November 12, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. & Saturday & Sunday, November 13, 2021 & November 14, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (With Laura Wachtel); $299

In-Person Foundation 2: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 to December 7, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Ken Robertson); $299 [There is another Foundation 2 class in the Mission District]

In-Person Foundation 2 Intensive: Friday, December 10, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. & Saturday & Sunday, December 11, 2021 & December 12, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (With Rebecca Stockley & Dave Dennison); $299

In-Person Foundation 3: Character & Relationship. Wednesday, November 3, 2021 to December 15, 2021, (no class November 24, 2021) 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (With Dave Dennison); $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 2 and approval from BATS@improv.org)

Foundation 4 Online: Scenework & Acting Skills. Wednesday, November 3, 2021 to December 22, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (With Derek Yee); $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 3 and approval from registrar@improv.org)

In-Person Foundation 4: Thursday, November 4, 2021 to December 16, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. [No class November 25, 2021] (With John Remak); $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 3 and approval from registrar@improv.org)

In-Person Foundation 5: Narrative. Saturday, November 6, 2021 to December 11, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  (With Ken Robertson); $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 4 and approval from registrar@improv.org)

Foundation 6 Online: Performance Showcase. $299 (prerequisite: Foundation 5 and approval from registrar@improv.org) Check BATS’ EventBrite page for updates.

Online Improv Gym: Wednesday &/or Thursday, November 3-25, 2021 & December 1-30, 2021, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; $99/month

SPECIALTY SESSIONS

Online Coffee House Improv (With Brian Jones): Tuesday, November 2, 2021 to December 21, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; $299 (Open to all adults 18 years and older)

Online The Grateful Improviser (With Lisa Rowland): Sunday, November 28, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; $35 (prerequisite: Foundation 2 or higher)

In-Person Family Drama Intensive (With Dave Dennison): Friday, December 3, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. & Saturday & Sunday, December 4, 2021 & December 5, 2021, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; $299 (prerequisite: Performance experience and approval from BATS@improv.org)

In-Person Musical Improv 101 (With Joshua Raoul Brody): Saturday, December 4, 2021, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; $54 (Open to all adults 18 years and older)

Learn@Work: $30-$35 Check BATS’ EventBrite page for updates.