DO IMPROV GOOD - A Master Class with Kevin Gillese
DO IMPROV GOOD with Kevin Gillese
Do Improv Good is a deep dive into what makes improv truly shine—authenticity, emotional truth, contrast, and commitment. Led by Kevin Gillese, former Artistic Director of Dad’s Garage, this workshop blends philosophy and practice to help you stop doing scenes and start living them. Come ready to play, reflect, and do improv good.
Improvised Action Movie
Unleash your inner action star and learn the art of creating an improvised action movie blockbuster in this one-of-a-kind class! Dive into the high-stakes world of action movies—complete with explosions, betrayals, and daring escapes—and discover how to bring them to life with nothing but your skills and fellow improvisers in this class taught by Adam Archer!
Level 5
Our level 5 improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together and emphasizes long form improv and onstage performance skills. This course culminates in a live showcase.
*SOLD OUT* Improv to Sketch
Unlock your creativity, hone your comedic instincts, and dive into the world of sketch comedy with this exciting and dynamic course. Whether you are an aspiring comedian or just looking to have a blast while learning acting or screenwriting, this class will take you on a journey through the art of improvisation and sketch comedy development.
*SOLD OUT* Stand Up Comedy
Students will learn how to generate their own material, build their own jokes, and act on stage. By using the principles of improv, students will learn how to “yes, and” their own set ideas, find the humor within themselves and their experiences, and connect with an audience. In addition to classes, students will meet for write groups to edify the skills introduced in class.
Level 2
Level 2 takes the skills you learned in Level 1 and applies them to a broader understanding of narrative scene-based improvisation. In this class, you will create characters, explore relationships, and establish an understanding of the basic narrative structures that apply to improvised theatre.
Level 3
Level 3 further explores short form with a focus on narrative techniques and expanding the skills you learned in level 2. You will learn to see a scene through to its full potential and dig deeper into the details that make a scene special.
Level 4
Our fourth level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. This class emphasizes advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition, this level will further hone your performance skills on stage and wraps up with a showcase for a live audience.
Level 1
Level 1 is designed to teach the basics of improv theory in relation to short form improv and what we do at Dad’s Garage. It is the foundation for the entire class system. Ideas will be presented in this class that students will use as building blocks throughout their improv careers.
Improvised Action Movie
Unleash your inner action star and learn the art of creating an improvised action movie blockbuster in this one-of-a-kind class! Dive into the high-stakes world of action movies—complete with explosions, betrayals, and daring escapes—and discover how to bring them to life with nothing but your skills and fellow improvisers in this class taught by Adam Archer!
Level 5
Our level 5 improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together and emphasizes long form improv and onstage performance skills. This course culminates in a live showcase.
Improv to Sketch
Unlock your creativity, hone your comedic instincts, and dive into the world of sketch comedy with this exciting and dynamic course. Whether you are an aspiring comedian or just looking to have a blast while learning acting or screenwriting, this class will take you on a journey through the art of improvisation and sketch comedy development.
Level 2
Level 2 takes the skills you learned in Level 1 and applies them to a broader understanding of narrative scene-based improvisation. In this class, you will create characters, explore relationships, and establish an understanding of the basic narrative structures that apply to improvised theatre.
Stand Up Comedy
Students will learn how to generate their own material that they will use to build their own jokes and act. By using the principles of improv students will also learn how to “yes, and” their own ideas, find the humor within themselves and their experiences and how to connect with an audience. In addition to the class students will meet for write groups to continue the work on the skills introduced in class.
Level 3
Level 3 further explores short form with a focus on narrative techniques and expanding the skills you learned in level 2. You will learn to see a scene through to its full potential and dig deeper into the details that make a scene special.
Level 4
Our fourth level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. This class emphasizes advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition, this level will further hone your performance skills on stage and wraps up with a showcase for a live audience.
Level 1
Level 1 is designed to teach the basics of improv theory in relation to short form improv and what we do at Dad’s Garage. It is the foundation for the entire class system. Ideas will be presented in this class that students will use as building blocks throughout their improv careers.
Free Preview Improv Class
Join Dad's Garage for a free improv class to try it out for yourself!
Our experienced instructors will take you through a standard class session filled with games and fun, silly exercises. You'll be able to ask questions, learn about the benefits of improv, and even make some new friends!
Level 3
Level 3 further explores short form with a focus on narrative techniques and expanding the skills you learned in level 2. You will learn to see a scene through to its full potential and dig deeper into the details that make a scene special.
Level 1
Level 1 is designed to teach the basics of improv theory in relation to short form improv and what we do at Dad’s Garage. It is the foundation for the entire class system. Ideas will be presented in this class that students will use as building blocks throughout their improv careers.
Level 2
Level 2 takes the skills you learned in level 1 and applies them to a broader understanding of narrative scene-based improvisation. In this class you will create characters and explore relationships, along with an understanding of the basic narrative structures that apply to improvised theatre.
Stand Up Comedy
Students will learn how to generate their own material that they will use to build their own jokes and act. By using the principles of improv students will also learn how to “yes, and” their own ideas, find the humor within themselves and their experiences and how to connect with an audience. In addition to the class students will meet for write groups to continue the work on the skills introduced in class.
Level 4
Our fourth level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. This class emphasizes advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition, this level will further hone your performance skills on stage and wraps up with a showcase for a live audience.
Writing for Performance
Write Club Atlanta, the world's premiere high octane live reading series, is here to teach you all of the intricacies of writing for live performance!
Level 5
Our level 5 improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together and emphasizes long form improv and onstage performance skills. This course culminates in a live showcase.
Scott Dikkers Workshop
Comedy impresario Scott Dikkers has built several seven-figure comedy enterprises, including The Onion, his comic strip Jim’s Journal, and his online training center How to Write Funny. He also performs on the college and corporate circuit and as a voice actor for video games, movies, and cartoons, including SNL’s TV Funhouse. In this special, one-time-only, 3-hour workshop, you’ll get a chance to meet and work with Scott to learn his repeatable, real-world strategies for creating your own show-biz opportunities in the comedy industry.
Burlesque Performance Series at Dad’s Garage
This burlesque performance series is designed to give participants the knowledge, skills, & confidence to build a solo burlesque performance.
Writing for Performance
Write Club Atlanta, the world's premiere high octane live reading series, is here to teach you all of the intricacies of writing for live performance!
The Dad's Garage Valentine's Day Special Workshop - February 10th 4-6 PM
This Valentine's Day, give your partner/BFF/crush a gift that's better than chocolate, flowers, or those wallet-torching gemstones. Give them the gift of teamwork! This active & fun workshop uses improv exercises, games and the Yes, And principle to give you skills to connect, communicate and collaborate with your partner better than ever!
Freestyle Rap For Improvisers
Attendees will learn to access a larger array of rhymes, how to more effectively target those rhymes, stay in rhythm, & use their improved rap skills to enhance scenes and improv games. We'll work on the two primary approaches to freestyle rap and when to use each one. From rapping in gibberish, to breaking down "targeting rhyming", to telling a story in rap, to roasting a topic, this will be fun and challenging. The skills we work on translate to all musical improv, problem solving, public speaking, & comedy. Whether your background is improv, hip-hop, or cartography, this class is for you.
Rich Talarico Workshops
Rich Talarico is a Peabody® Award winner who boasts four Emmy® nominations, as well as four Writers Guild Award noms. Rich is a distinguished writer/producer known for his significant contributions to Key & Peele. Rich wrote K&P favorites Substitute Teacher, Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice and many more. Rich wrote and produced on some of the biggest comedy shows in late-night; MADtv, The Tonight Show w. Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically acclaimed, Review. Rich is an alum of Chicago's Second City and has appeared in featured roles on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity and A&W Root Beer's classic TV ad, "Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. — more at richtalarico.com