"Play Game like a Clown: with John Clayman

Make mischief your mission. Learn how a clown plays Game, shares focus, and lets foolishness infect them like a parasite."

WHEN: OCTOBER 18th 1-3pm

WHERE: 70 S Broadway Chaos Blasting on m Theater

COST:$20

ONLY 10 STUDENTS

In this six-week class, you will learn the basics of sketch comedy. We’ll explore content creation, editing, script structures, and take sketches from page to performance-ready in six weeks.

WHERE: 11 East Bayaud (The Annex)

COST: $200

WHEN: Level 1 Sketch Wed 10/28-12/9 (no class 11/25) 7-9pm

7pm show Jan 23rd

Taught by Charlotte Powers, Ben Gstalder & Amey Goerlich

Standup Level 2 with Andrew Orvedahl

WHEN: Sundays 10/25-12/6 (no class 11/29) 5:30-7:30p With Show 12/10 8pm

WHERE: 70 S Broadway

Stand-up level 2 class will focus on refining the jokes you created in level 1 plus any new material you want to bring. The class is primarily a workshop with a stronger notes process and joke grading. We will also work more on set construction and a roadmap for continuing your stand-up journey beyond the class. 

November 8th 1-3pm

$25

With Nick Ford

Farce is fast, chaotic, and gloriously difficult to control. People appear at exactly the wrong moment, misunderstandings multiply, and characters scramble to keep everything from falling apart.

In this two-hour workshop, we’ll explore how a simple improvised scene can build into farce. We’ll look at how strong character wants, entrances and exits, physicality, and escalating complications can create momentum and turn an ordinary situation into comic chaos.

At the heart of farce are characters who desperately want to maintain control while everything around them makes that increasingly impossible. The more seriously they take their problems, the more fun we can have making those problems worse.

Through exercises and scene work, we’ll play with the building blocks of the form and finish by trying to put them together.

Come ready to move, make bold choices, and embrace the chaos.

Bio:

Nick Ford is a story-focused, emotion-driven improviser and teacher based in Prague, specializing in narrative, surreal, and experimental longform. He has trained with artists and institutions including Inbal Lori, Flock Theater, and The Free Association.

Nick has performed internationally in Taiwan, Georgia, the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Poland, and Czechia. He was recently seen teaching and performing at the International Improv and Playback Theatre Festival in Abuja, Nigeria, and performing at the Sofia International Improv Festival in Bulgaria.

As a teacher, Nick focuses on storytelling, emotional connection, and bold choices. He currently teaches Improvisation for Film Actors at the Prague Film Institute.

In 6 weeks you'll learn the fundamentals of long form improv scene work. Yes And, Ensemble improv work, Playfulness, Who, what, where, when, & why. Pattern building and intro to a long form comedy show piece with a team of people. It's a also a nice way to learn how to communicate better with people and build good simple people skills.

WHERE: 70 S Broadway Denver CO

COST: $175

WHEN: Tuesdays 10/6-11/10 6:30-9pm Taught by Annie Blaine

Or

Thur 10/29-12/10 6-8:30 Show (No class 11/26) 12/17

Taught By Amanda Weeks

Or

Sundays 1/3-2/7 3-5:30p Taught By Jared Hesse

Or

Tuesdays 1/5-2/9 6:30-9pm Taught By Sameer Vaze

Or

Saturdays 1/9-2/13 3-5:30p Taught By Marco Gomez

Or

Wednesdays 1/13-2/17 6:30-9pm Taught By John Clayman

Or

Mondays 1/25-3/1 6:30-9pm Taught By Marco Gomez

Showcases are The first Thursday after your last class 8pm

In 8 Weeks you will build on what you have learned from Level 1 to now create Characters, Have stronger more dynamic scene work, Build on Emotions and an Intro to Pattern Building. Level 2 lightly begins the introduction to The Game of the Scene which will be covered in Level 3.

WHERE: 70 S Broadway

COST:$225

WHEN: Monday 10/26-12/14 6:30-9 Taught By Robert Abbott Show 12/17

Or

Mondays 1/4-2/22 6:30-9pm Taught By Robert Abbott

Or

Wednesdays 1/13-3/3 6:30-9pm Taught By Katie Mordhorst

Showcase The Thursday after your last class 8pm

In 8 Weeks Level 3 Improv Goes on a Deep Dive into The Game of The Scene. In this level, we'll cover The 6 Main Game Frames, Ensemble Improv Work, Group Games and an Introduction to Acting. The introduction to A long form improv ensemble piece that is truly connected to each other and the audience.

WHERE: 70 S Broadway

COST: $225

(Last level 3s of 2026)

WHEN: Saturdays 3-5:40 10/3-11/21 Taught By Amey Goerlich [No class 10/24 extra 10 min on each class one hour warm up before show 6:30-7:30p] (7 weeks show 12/3 extra warm up before showcase)

Or

Tuesdays 1/5-2/23 6:30-9pm Taught By Zak Roland

Or

Thursdays 1/14-3/4 6-8:30p taught By Amey Goerlich

Or

Saturdays 1/23-3/13 3-5:30p Tuaght By Amey Goerlich

Showcase First Thursday after your last class

In 8 Weeks you will now build off of a better understanding of The Game of the Scene. We will cover some new show openings, Advanced Scene Work, Acting and Advanced techniques and concepts. And really drill game of scene.

WHERE: 70 S Broadway

COST: $225

WHEN: Sat 1/16-3/6 3-5:30p Taught By Todd Sullivan

Or

Wed 1/27-3/17 6:30-9p Taught By Zak Roland

Showcase The first Thursday after your last class at Improv Emporium Galorium 8pm

In 8 Weeks you will Train with our Training Center Director Amey Goerlich. This Class takes you through a series of Sensory Acting/Improv exercises to stretch your imagination, Test your core improv training, push your improv capabilities. This Class changes and evolves and each student is met exactly where they are by Amey and is designed to push each student to a new improv and comedic level.

WHERE: 70 S Broadway

COST: $225

WHEN: Tue 10/13-12/1 6:30-9P Taught By Amey Goerlich (SOLD OUT)

Or

Mondays 1/11-3/1 6:30-9pm Taught By Amey Goerlich

Showcase Thursday after last class at 8pm