Back to All Events

Improv Class for Young People

  • The Mopco Improv Theatre 10 North Jay Street Schenectady, NY, 12305 United States (map)

Please note special workshop schedule

4:00 - 6:00 PM on the following dates:

March 21, March 27, May 16, May 30, June 6, June 13, June 14

Besides being fun, improv classes improve interpersonal skills, build confidence, encourage creative risk taking, and increase ability to surf uncertainty. This eight week introductory class for children 13-16 has  an emphasis on performance, and will culminate in a show for friends and family.

Instructor: Alex Shapiro

Hailing from Madison Wisconsin, Alex performed with multiple improv companies including, The Premise, Atlas Improv, ComedySportz (Madison and New York) and Desperate Measures, which he co-founded at Wesleyan University in 1994.
A MopCo regular for the past two years, Alex has been involved with improv since taking classes when he was 13. Alex has years of experience teaching improv classes.

Tuition: Eight classes and showcase performance $295. a limited number of partial scholarships are available; inquire by emailing hey@mopco.org with the heading "Youth Scholarship."

Previous
Previous
March 20

Mopco and Chill - March 20th

Next
Next
March 21

Theatresports - March 21st