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Improv I: Beginning Improv! | Improv II: Intermediate Improv! | Improv III: Advanced Improv! | Master Classes | Retreat
Synergy Theater’s School of Improvisation provides world-class training and education in the art of improvisational theater. Our classes are taught by Synergy Theater company members including Artistic Director Kenn Adams, author of the book How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater. With a full progression of classes, we have something for everyone. So, whether you’re looking for a friendly place to have some fun or a professional training program with an eye towards performance, Synergy Theater’s School of Improvisation is the place for you.
All class times are listed in USA Pacific Time.
IMPROV I: BEGINNING IMPROV! (Walnut Creek, CA)
Morning, afternoon, and evening classes available! Never been on stage a day in your life? This is the class for you! Get creative, make new friends, and have a blast while Exploring Improv! You’ll learn the Three Rules of Improvisation and, in no time flat, you’ll be making up hysterical stories, creating outrageous characters and improvising humorous sketches and scenes. Anyone can do it! This class will tickle your funny bone, spark your imagination and inspire your creativity.
Instructor: Kenn Adams | $160 for 8 1.5-hour classes
Note: This class is taught through the City of Walnut Creek’s Arts and Rec Department at 111 N. Wiget Lane. The registration link will take you to their website for registration.
IMPROV II: INTERMEDIATE IMPROV! (Walnut Creek, CA)
Ready for the next step? If you’ve already taken our Beginning Improv class, then this is the place for you. We’ll dig deeper into working as an ensemble, creating the environment, developing a three-dimenstional character, and understanding scene-structure as we begin to explore the full potential of the art of improvisation.
Instructor: Kenn Adams | $160 for 8 1.5-hour classes
Prerequisite: Improv I: Beginning Improv
Note: This class is taught through the City of Walnut Creek’s Arts and Rec Department at 111 N. Wiget Lane. The registration link will take you to their website for registration.
IMPROV III: ADVANCED IMPROV! (Walnut Creek, CA)
If you’ve taken our Beginning and Intermediate Improv classes and you’re feeling ready for the next big step, then this is the class for you! We’ll focus on truthful acting, three-dimensional character development and solid scene-structure. We’ll apply these skills to an array of classic short-form and mid-form structures and culminate with a free performance for an invited audience of your friends, fans and family-members on the last day of class! Beginning Improv and Intermediate Improv, or permission of instructor are prerequisites to taking this course.
Instructors: Kenn Adams | $210 for 8 2-hour classes
Prerequisite: Improv I and Improv II
Note: This class is taught through the City of Walnut Creek’s Arts and Rec Department at 111 N. Wiget Lane. The registration link will take you to their website for registration.
MASTER CLASSES (Walnut Creek, CA and Berkeley, CA)
Hey Advanced Improvisers, check out our master classes! Learn how to improvise a full length play with Kenn Adams, Artisitic Director of Synergy Theater and author of the book, “How to Improvise a Full-Length Play: The Art of Spontaneous Theater” or dig into a specific genre with Synergy Theater’s Griffen Bier. (This September, it’s Improvised Slasher Films!)
Instructors: Kenn Adams, Griffen Bier
Prices, Prerequisites, and locations vary. See class schedules.
AWESOME IMPROV RETREAT 2025
Synergy Theater’s Awesome Improv Retreat offers a beautiful weekend in the woods, delicious food, comfortable lodgings, fun parties, fantastic people, and Improv, Improv, Improv! Explore the art of improvisation through 12 intensive hours of advanced-level workshops taught by Synergy’s Artistic Director, Kenn Adams. Registration is capped at just 20 participants so please hurry up and grab your spot today!
Our Awesome Improv Retreat 2025 will take place September 19 – 21 at St. Dorothy’s Rest in Camp Meeker, CA. Register today!
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