in studio classes for all ages
Fall 2023 Semester-in studio classes
Adult Improv MONDAYS: The Art of Slow Comedy with Jimmy Carrane
Adult Improv MONDAYS: The Art of Slow Comedy with Jimmy Carrane
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!
Adult Improv MONDAYS: The Art of Slow Comedy with Jimmy Carrane
Adult Improv MONDAYS: The Art of Slow Comedy with Jimmy Carrane
Adult Improv MONDAYS: 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!
- Get tools to help you build solid improv scenes
- Take the pressure off of being "funny "
- Have an emotional life on stage
- React honestly to your partner
- Tap into your life experiences
- Learn scenic improv
Classes run Mondays 6:30-8:30pm, October 15th-November 27th (no class on November 20)
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Adult Improv MONDAYS: The Art of Slow Comedy with Jimmy Carrane
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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 22, September 25, (2023), January 15, February 19, February 24 (2024).
Playing with purpose
Storytelling Workshop with Monica Matsakis
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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
Storytelling Workshop with Monica Matsakis
Storytelling Workshop with Monica Matsakis
Storytelling Workshop with Monica Matsakis
The class is designed for beginner to advanced storytellers. First timers will be introduced to the foundation of personal narrative storytelling and returners will be challenged to incorporate techniques to make their material stronger. The class is comprised of 6 two hour sessions, and also a performance Friday, November 10th.
Wednesdays
October 4th - November 8th
6:30pm - 8:30 pm
Continuing Stand Up! Workshop With Show for Adults!
Storytelling Workshop with Monica Matsakis
Storytelling Workshop with Monica Matsakis
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. We're planning to host a Laughing Academy Open Mic and then will continue to do so after the class so our students can keep working their material and help usher in our newest intro students.
Prerequisite for this class is The Laughing Academy' s Intro to Stand Up or equivalent experience.
Mondays
October 16th - November 6th
6:30pm - 8:30 pm
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