BROOKLYN IMPROV TRAINING
BROOKLYN IMPROV TRAINING teaches Ensemble Improv: the skills of spontaneously creating, as a group, a single piece of work. Drawing from the wisdoms of Viola Spolin, Keith Johnstone, Del Close, B.I.T.’s approach is experiential, on your feet, and full of joy. We will teach you how to let go of judgment, how to stay present, and many other practical strategies to create hilarious and delightful scene work with an ensemble of players. Our goal is not to teach you how to be the funniest person in the room, it’s to make the whole room funnier.
All classes are 18 and up.
Brooklyn Improv Training is captained by long-time collaborators and friends, Scarlet Maressa Rivera and Nolan Kennedy with more than 20 years combined teaching experience. Scarlet and Nolan are performers, Co-Artistic Directors, Producers, and the best damn theater parents you could hope for!
BROOKLYN IMPROV TRAINING teaches Ensemble Improv: the skills of spontaneously creating, as a group, a single piece of work. Drawing from the wisdoms of Viola Spolin, Keith Johnstone, Del Close, B.I.T.’s approach is experiential, on your feet, and full of joy. We will teach you how to let go of judgment, how to stay present, and many other practical strategies to create hilarious and delightful scene work with an ensemble of players. Our goal is not to teach you how to be the funniest person in the room, it’s to make the whole room funnier.
All classes are 18 and up.
Brooklyn Improv Training is captained by long-time collaborators and friends, Scarlet Maressa Rivera and Nolan Kennedy with more than 20 years combined teaching experience. Scarlet and Nolan are performers, Co-Artistic Directors, Producers, and the best damn theater parents you could hope for!
Click here for full schedule of current classes!
Keep scrolling for course descriptions!
B.I.T. is digital! Learn online! From anywhere!
The pandemic is real and we've transitioned our entire season online. But, never fear, BIT's renowned training has been expertly translated for the at-home experience.
So, browse on, dear friends, all of our remote offerings lay below. Be well!
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Intro to Online Improv - Part 1
Wednesdays March 17th, 24th, 31st & April 7th 7pm-9pm (ET) on Zoom $100 for 4 week class Enroll online to get the Zoom link and password ***** Class scholarships are available to members of the BIPoC and LGBTQA+ communities. To apply, SUBMIT HERE |
Beginner class - No experience needed!
Brooklyn Improv Training's lauded ensemble approach to improvisation beams right into your home! Students learn how to embrace the "strong and wrong," stay present, and radically agree using an experiential curriculum that sets them up for scenework success! 4 sessions via Zoom. All classes are 18 & up.
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Intro to Online Improv Part 2
Wednesdays October 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th 7pm-9pm (ET) on Zoom $100 Enroll online to get the Zoom link and password ***** Class scholarships are available to members of the BIPoC and LGBTQA+ communities. To apply, SUBMIT HERE |
Beginner/Intermediate class
Continuing from where Part 1 left off, students continue to learn the elements of BIT's "scenic hanger," how to figure it out together, and how to build an ensemble.
Intro to Online Improv Part 1 or equivilent experience required. 4 sessions via Zoom. All classes are 18 & up.
Continuing from where Part 1 left off, students continue to learn the elements of BIT's "scenic hanger," how to figure it out together, and how to build an ensemble.
Intro to Online Improv Part 1 or equivilent experience required. 4 sessions via Zoom. All classes are 18 & up.
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MORE Online Improv
Wednesdays November 18th, 20th & December 2nd & 9th 7pm-9pm (ET) on Zoom $25 Enroll online to get the Zoom link and password ***** Class scholarships are available to members of the BIPoC and LGBTQA+ communities. To apply, SUBMIT HERE |
Part hang, part exchange, all fun! Open to improvisers with a bit of training under their belts, the Jams are a great way to keep your skills sharp whilst keeping yourselves safe. Meet and play and laugh with improvisers all around the world in a friendly welcoming environment. Jams alternate weekly between online and socially distant in-person Monday night shindigs.
Hosted by the Brooklyn Improv Training.
Ages 18 & up. Space is limited!
Hosted by the Brooklyn Improv Training.
Ages 18 & up. Space is limited!
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B.I.T. ZOOM Improv JAMS
MONDAYS 1/4, 1/18, 2/1 7 pm- 9 pm ET Register HERE! for ZOOM JAM Part hang, part workshop, part exchange. Open to all players with a bit of improv training under their belts. Ages 18 & up. |
LIVE IMPROV SHOWS!
Players from the house team will perform a short and highly comedic set of improv games and scenes based off audience suggestions. Will the players lose internet connection? Will they glitch out in the middle of a scene? Will they overwhelm the platform's audio capabilities? Tune in to find out!
Limited FREE tickets! $5 tickets after that!
Click below for tickets for upcoming shows:
Stay Tuned
Limited FREE tickets! $5 tickets after that!
Click below for tickets for upcoming shows:
Stay Tuned
Class scholarships are available to members of the BIPoC and LGBTQA+ communities!
Letter of Marque Theater Co. (LoM) is working to provide access to improv classes for those who identify as BIPoC and/or LGBTQIA+ by offering free tuition to members of those communities who apply. We believe financial accessibility is the pathway to inclusion.
COVID19 note: in the interest of staying healthy, all of Brooklyn Improv Training's regularly scheduled in-person improv classes are postponed until further notice.
All we can say is, come on 'Merica, get your act together! We can do this!
But everything's now online. Yippie for the interwebs!
No experience necessary!
Free Drop-In Improv Classes!
Saturdays 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Gemini & Scorpio Loft
Our free Drop-In Classes are a fun and welcoming preview to what Brooklyn Improv Training (BIT) is all about.
The Drop-Ins mirror elements of our Fundamentals 1 course, focusing on letting go of judgement, having Fun with a capitol F, and experiencing BIT’s ensemble approach to teaching improvisation. The 90 minuets will fly by!
Stay for the afterhang to meet and mingle with fellow students and to chat with the instructors. No previous performance or improv experience necessary. Ages 18 and up.
Free with RSVP / $10 at the door
7-week course:
WEDNESDAYS - 7pm to 10pm
Next Section: TBA
$275 ($250 earlybird discount)
Use code: "earlybirdfun" at checkout
Learn the basics of both Improv and Ensemble in this fun and lively class. Topics covered include: embracing the “strong and wrong,” staying present, listening, and finding radical agreement. We also teach the framework of scenic structure, and take a good long look at creating “the where.” This class is as much about learning basic improv techniques as it is about creating a new ensemble through shared learning and experience. The final class ends in an invited showing of what we have been working on. Ages 18 and up.
No previous improv or theater training required!
All levels welcome!
WEDNESDAYS - 7pm to 10pm
Next Section: TBA
$275 ($250 earlybird discount)
Use code: "earlybirdfun" at checkout
Learn the basics of both Improv and Ensemble in this fun and lively class. Topics covered include: embracing the “strong and wrong,” staying present, listening, and finding radical agreement. We also teach the framework of scenic structure, and take a good long look at creating “the where.” This class is as much about learning basic improv techniques as it is about creating a new ensemble through shared learning and experience. The final class ends in an invited showing of what we have been working on. Ages 18 and up.
No previous improv or theater training required!
All levels welcome!
6-week course
MONDAYS - 7pm-10pm
Next section: TBA
$225 ($200 with earlybird discount before March 9th!)
Use code: "earlybirdfun" at checkout
Register here for Improv Fundamentals 2!
This class, taught by LOM co-founders, Nolan Kennedy and Scarlet Maressa Rivera, is the next step in the process of creating spontaneous work as a cohesive ensemble. This 6-week intermediate Improv Course builds upon the ensemble improv techniques set forth in B.I.T. Training Level One. Areas of focus include: character work, status, medium and long form scenes, and much more, all while embracing the “strong and wrong." Ages 18+
BIT Improv Fundamentals 1 or equivalent experience required.
If you think you got what it takes, please email us at info@lomtheater.org with your resume/improv experiences.
MONDAYS - 7pm-10pm
Next section: TBA
$225 ($200 with earlybird discount before March 9th!)
Use code: "earlybirdfun" at checkout
Register here for Improv Fundamentals 2!
This class, taught by LOM co-founders, Nolan Kennedy and Scarlet Maressa Rivera, is the next step in the process of creating spontaneous work as a cohesive ensemble. This 6-week intermediate Improv Course builds upon the ensemble improv techniques set forth in B.I.T. Training Level One. Areas of focus include: character work, status, medium and long form scenes, and much more, all while embracing the “strong and wrong." Ages 18+
BIT Improv Fundamentals 1 or equivalent experience required.
If you think you got what it takes, please email us at info@lomtheater.org with your resume/improv experiences.
7-week course: $275, $250
MONDAYS 7pm to 10pm
***This course is not being offered at this time, but check back soon!***
In this 8-week course, students will learn the mid-form and long-form structures used across the world of improv. This advanced course focuses on interweaving multiple story lines, exploring nuanced character development, and composing as an ensemble. Forms explored: Le Ronde, the Harold, Countdown, and more. The final class ends in an invited showing of what we have been working on!
BIT Improv Fundamentals 2 or equivalent experience required.
If you think you got what it takes, please email us at info@lomtheater.org with your resume/improv experiences.
MONDAYS 7pm to 10pm
***This course is not being offered at this time, but check back soon!***
In this 8-week course, students will learn the mid-form and long-form structures used across the world of improv. This advanced course focuses on interweaving multiple story lines, exploring nuanced character development, and composing as an ensemble. Forms explored: Le Ronde, the Harold, Countdown, and more. The final class ends in an invited showing of what we have been working on!
BIT Improv Fundamentals 2 or equivalent experience required.
If you think you got what it takes, please email us at info@lomtheater.org with your resume/improv experiences.
Corporate Improv Workshops
Brooklyn Improv Training's custom-tailored workshops are crafted with your goals in mind. These fast-paced, welcoming, and fun mini-classes will help your team achieve those goals using on-your-feet experiential improv games and exercises. Drawing from more than a decade of teaching experience working in schools, colleges, museums, and community centers, we will design and facilitate an expertly constructed curriculum just for you. Brooklyn Improv Training specializes in corporate, non-profit, and higher education programming.
For more info & rates, email us!
info@lomtheater.org
Private Events
Or, maybe you're planning a big event and you need some comedy entertainment! BIT's house team will get the giggles rolling, from birthday parties to bar mitzvahs to graduations to retirements, the BIT House Team will take you on a hilariously unpredictable journey that you won't soon forget (or be able to stop laughing about.)
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Free Advanced Improv Drop-In Classes
Mondays 7:00pm - 8:30pm Stay tuned for upcoming class dates! Alright, you've had some improv training before, but you're unsure if you want to take B.I.T.'s super-bodacious advanced course, Next Level Shit. Equivocate no longer! Take a sip of what we're brewing... for FREE! Stay for the afterhang to meet and mingle with fellow students and to chat with the instructors. Previous improv experience required. Ages 18 and up. Free with RSVP / $10 at the door |
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4-week course
MONDAYS - 7pm to 10pm
Logan's Run Bar - 375 5th Ave. Park Slope, Bklyn 11215
Multi-class discounts! $50 walk-ins!
STAY tuned to enroll!
Focus workshops for the seasoned improviser. Each class peers into the depths of specific improv concepts, helping students fine-tune their skills in a supportive and trusting environment. Scene Studies: each session focuses on scene work using the core concepts of building great scene. Break those pesky habits and dig into the good stuff! Master Class Variety Pack: a smorgasbord of improv training! Each week, a different topic! AND students attending the December 9th class will be invited to perform at the Holiday Hang on December 11th! Taught by LOM co-founders, Nolan Kennedy and Scarlet Maressa Rivera. BIT Improv Fundamentals 2 or equivalent experience required. Ages 18 & up. If you haven't trained with us before but feel you are ready to jump into this class, please email us at info@lomtheater.org with your resume/improv experiences. Class size cap: 16.
7-Class Bundle: $275 (available before Oct. 21)
4-Class Bundle: $175 (available before Nov. 11)
Single Classes: $50 (online only)
MONDAYS - 7pm to 10pm
Logan's Run Bar - 375 5th Ave. Park Slope, Bklyn 11215
Multi-class discounts! $50 walk-ins!
STAY tuned to enroll!
Focus workshops for the seasoned improviser. Each class peers into the depths of specific improv concepts, helping students fine-tune their skills in a supportive and trusting environment. Scene Studies: each session focuses on scene work using the core concepts of building great scene. Break those pesky habits and dig into the good stuff! Master Class Variety Pack: a smorgasbord of improv training! Each week, a different topic! AND students attending the December 9th class will be invited to perform at the Holiday Hang on December 11th! Taught by LOM co-founders, Nolan Kennedy and Scarlet Maressa Rivera. BIT Improv Fundamentals 2 or equivalent experience required. Ages 18 & up. If you haven't trained with us before but feel you are ready to jump into this class, please email us at info@lomtheater.org with your resume/improv experiences. Class size cap: 16.
7-Class Bundle: $275 (available before Oct. 21)
4-Class Bundle: $175 (available before Nov. 11)
Single Classes: $50 (online only)
Cancellation Policy: 75% refund before the first day of class. 50% refund before the second class. No refunds after you take the second class. Sorry, we cannot prorate any portion of the class.
Absence Policy: As we are building toward a performance, if you miss more than 2 classes in you will be dropped from the class. If you are going to be late, please try to let us know at info@lomtheater.org
Absence Policy: As we are building toward a performance, if you miss more than 2 classes in you will be dropped from the class. If you are going to be late, please try to let us know at info@lomtheater.org
Letter of Marque Theater Company is a non-profit 501(c)3. All donations are tax-deductible.
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