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!
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.
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.
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 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.
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 5
Our 5th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on long form improv. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
Level 4
Our 4th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on more advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
Joe Bill Workshops
Joe Bill is widely regarded as one of the best teachers of Scenic, Longform, Duo Improvisation, and Improvised Storytelling in North America today. He is one of the founding members of Annoyance Theater Chicago where, for 12 years, he performed in and/or directed more than 60 different shows
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 5
Our 5th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on long form improv. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an 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.
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.
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 4th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on more advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
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!
Level 4
Our 4th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on more advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
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 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.
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 5
Our 5th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on long form improv. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
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.
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
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.
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 4th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on more advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
Level 5
Our 5th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on long form improv. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an 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.
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 5
Our 5th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on long form improv. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
Level 4
Our 4th level of improv training is designed to bring all of the work done in the previous levels together. There is an emphasis on more advanced games and narrative techniques. In addition this level will further hone your performance skills on stage. This level wraps up with a showcase for an audience.
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.
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.