Advanced Electives

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ADVANCED ELECTIVE - LIMITED SPACE

COMPLETION OF LEVEL 3 REQUIRED

FINAL PERFORMANCE/ REQUIRED

4 Sessions

Think you can’t sing? Perfect. Most people who take their first musical improv class are convinced they “can’t sing.” The good news is that you don’t have to. Musical improv isn’t about having a beautiful voice: it’s about committing to a character, making bold choices, and discovering that you can create a song out of absolutely nothing. It’s surprising, joyful, and ridiculously fun.

In this beginner-friendly class you’ll learn simple, repeatable techniques for improvising songs, transitioning scenes into music, and singing out your character's emotions with confidence (even if you’ve never sung in front of another human being).

If you’ve ever watched a musical improv show and thought, “I wish I could do that… but I definitely can’t,” this class is for you! . Taught by guest instructor Susan Gray (Hudson Valley Improv Touring Company), this class meets you exactly where you are and builds from the ground up. And yes — it all leads to a final performance where you take everything you've found and bring it to the stage. Your voice is already in there. Let's find it.

ADVANCED ELECTIVE - LIMITED SPACE OF 4

COMPLETION OF LEVEL 3 REQUIRED

EMAIL US DIRECTLY BEFORE SIGNING UP: info@hudsonvalleyimprov.com

FINAL PERFORMANCE/ REQUIRED

4 Sessions

A 4-week intensive for performers ready to build their first solo piece.

Ever wanted to create and perform your own solo work, but didn't know where to start? Launch Into Solo brings the same private coaching process used to develop solo shows for years — now offered as a small group experience, limited to just 4 performers.

Each session is blocked for up to 3 hours (sessions may end early once the work is complete), giving the group real time for what solo work requires — to write, discover, and shape a piece rather than rush it. Participants leave with a live 10-minute performance of anything they desire: storytelling, stand-up, character monologues, performance art.

This class blends the connection of working alongside other performers with the depth of focused, private direction — because building solo work is personal, and it deserves real time.

Led by Samantha Jones — an award-winning solo performer with four solo shows of her own, and a director whose past clients have appeared at NY Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Winnipeg Fringe Festival, The Strawberry Festival, Women in Comedy Festival, The Mini Fridge, City Winery, Caroline's Comedy Club, and Joe's Pub. She has directed multiple Moth winners and TED Talk speakers, as well as comedians DL Hughley and Missi Pyle.

Format:

• Week 1: Group — finding your voice
• Week 2: Group — narrowing down your material
• Week 3: Private 1:1 coaching session, up to 90 Minutes
• Week 4: Group rehearsal

Culminates in a live performance of your first 10 minutes at the end of March.

Classes are held at Hudson Valley Improv's private studio in Rifton , NY and Online

ADVANCED ELECTIVE - LIMITED SPACE

COMPLETION OF LEVEL 3 IMPROV REQUIRED

INTERVIEW REQUIRED

FINAL PERFORMANCE/ REQUIRED

ONLINE INTERVIEW REQUIRED ONCE REGISTERED

4 Sessions

This acting class moves beyond improv to the disciplined craft of building a believable character from a script — finding objective, tactics, and truth in given circumstances, then bringing that work fully to life opposite a scene partner. Over four weeks, you'll rehearse and refine a scene under close direction, developing the same emotional grounding and commitment that defines HVI's approach, now applied to written material. The course culminates in a final showcase performance, giving you real stage time with fully realized, polished work. Open to HVI students who have completed Level 3 or beyond.