Classes for all ages
ADULT IMPROV: THE ART OF SLOW COMEDY WITH JIMMY CARRANE
ADULT IMPROV: THE ART OF SLOW COMEDY WITH JIMMY CARRANE
ADULT IMPROV: THE ART OF SLOW COMEDY WITH JIMMY CARRANE
GET REAL!
Before you can be funny you have to be real. In this intensive six-week class you'll learn the basic principles of The Art of Slow Comedy, which make long-form improvisation as easy as having a conversation!
Class runs 6:30-8:30 April 26-MAY 31st, with students performing in a show at 7:30pm on May 31st for friends and family.
CONTINUING STAND UP! WORKSHOP WITH SHOW FOR ADULTS!
ADULT IMPROV: THE ART OF SLOW COMEDY WITH JIMMY CARRANE
ADULT IMPROV: THE ART OF SLOW COMEDY WITH JIMMY CARRANE
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
If you enjoyed trying stand up and you're ready for more - we've got it for you! We'll take 4 weeks to tune up, dive deeper to create new material and put on our show. With teachers Tyler Fowler and Vik Pandya.
Class runs Mondays 6:30-8:30pm from May 22nd-June 19th (off on May 29th) and a show for a live audience on Friday, June 23rd.
Adult Improv: with Tim Sozko
ADULT IMPROV: THE ART OF SLOW COMEDY WITH JIMMY CARRANE
Long Form Improv Level 2: Scene Work Made Easy with jimmy carrane
Adult Improv!
Sharpen your long form improv game in four sessions with Tim Sozko. You'll work on scenework and story arch but and also get the tools to help with your editing, group games, and theme.
Class runs Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm
Every Tuesday in June.
Long Form Improv Level 2: Scene Work Made Easy with jimmy carrane
Long Form Improv Level 2: Scene Work Made Easy with jimmy carrane
Long Form Improv Level 2: Scene Work Made Easy with jimmy carrane
LEVEL 2
You don’t have to work so hard to improvise good scene work. This class is about making scene work as easy as having a conversation. You will get tools to create hilarious two, three person and group scenes which is the foundation of long form improvisation.
Class runs Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm from June 15th-July 27th (off on July 20th) and a show for family & friends on Friday, July 27th.
Intro to Stand Up! Workshop With Show for Adults!
Long Form Improv Level 2: Scene Work Made Easy with jimmy carrane
Intro to Stand Up! Workshop With Show for Adults!
Back by popular demand!
It's your turn to take the mic! Feel the rush of sharing your own material before a live audience.
You'll learn to develop, edit, and deliver your very own material and we'll supply you with a live audience to do so in a show! With teachers Tyler Fowler and Vik Pandya.
Class runs Mondays 6:30-8:30pm from August 7th-September 18th (off on September 4th) and a show for a live audience on Friday, September 22nd.
Fall 2023 Semester-in studio classes
Long Form Improv Level 2: Scene Work Made Easy with jimmy carrane
Intro to Stand Up! Workshop With Show for Adults!
Classes for Kindergarten through Adults!
Join us in studio for games, improv, scene work, and tons more! We also promise lots of laughs!
Classes run September-November 2023!
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When School's Out - Join us!
When School's Out it's time to head to The Laughing Academy for fun and laughs! Bring a lunch and spend your day doing team-building activities, improv, arts & crafts, movement, and more!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the following 2023/24 School's Out days: September 25, October 23 (2023), January 15, February 19, February 24 (2024).
Playing with purpose
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WORK ON YOURSELF AND SHARPEN YOUR IMPROV! Are you striving or just surviving? Playing with Purpose is a weekend intensive focusing on cultivating a sense of purpose, on stage and off. With relevance to one’s life, work, and art.
September 30th 9am-4pm
October 1st 9am-1pm
Summer Camps
week 1
week 1
week 1
June 12 - June 16th
Putting the YOU in Team
Grades K-2, 9am-1pm
Grades 3-5, 9am-1pm
Seeing the Whole Story, Learning Narrative Through Improv
Grades 6-8, 1:30pm-5:30pm
Week 2
week 1
week 1
June 19th - June 23rd
Character Creation
Grades K-2, 9am-1pm
Grades 3-5, 9am-1pm
Middle School Improv and
Ensemble Building
Grades 6-8, 1:30pm-5:30pm
week 3
week 1
week 3
June 26th - June 30th
Creative Communication &
Physical Comedy
Grades K-2, 9am-1pm
Grades 3-5, 9am-1pm
High School: Creating Story Through Improv
Grades 9th-12th, 1:30pm-5:30pm
week 4
week 4
week 3
July 24th - July 28th
Emotions in Motion
Grades K-2, 9am-1pm
Grades 3-5, 9am-1pm
week 5
week 4
week 5
July 31st - August 4th
The Show's The Thing
Grades K-2, 9am-1pm
Grades 3-5, 9am-1pm
Middle School Improv & Sketch
Grades 6-8, 1:30pm-5:30pm
week 6
week 4
week 5
August 7th - August 11th
What a Scene!
Grades K-2, 9am-1pm
Grades 3-5, 9am-1pm
What a Scene!
Grades 6-8, 1:30pm-5:30pm
High School intensive
High School intensive
High School intensive
June 26th - June 30th
High School: Creating Story Through Improv
Grades 9th-12th, 1:30pm-5:30pm
BUY NOW ~ LAUGH LATER!
GIVE THE GIFT OF GIGGLES!
The Laughing Academy, Glenview gift cards are a great way to keep the people you love laughing!
GOOD FOR OUR KID'S CLASSES AND CAMPS, OUR IN-STUDIO IMPROV CLASSES FOR ALL AGES. AS WELL AS OUR AFTER HOURS SHOWS!
YOU choose the amount! Buy a semester, a single session, help defray fees, or schedule a private class with one of our lead instructors. Know that your gift will not only give giggles, but also impart life skills that are useful to everyone - whether they're six or sixty!
The Laughing Academy gift card