Hudson Valley Improv offers five levels of our Improv Empowerment method. After completing Level Five: The Mastery (class descriptions), students may apply for acceptance into our Advanced Electives.
We encourage students to sign up as soon as a class is offered. Classes beyond Level Two may be offered only once a year. Not all classes run every session—please join our email list and check the site for updates.
Progression: advancement requires instructor approval.
Attendance: improv is ensemble-based—please commit to all classes.
Substitutes: a qualified sub may teach on rare occasions.
Payment: fees are non-refundable unless HVI cancels.
Liability: a yearly waiver is required.Please fill one out when signing up for a class.
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Hudson Valley Improv offers five levels of our Improv Empowerment method. Once students complete Level Five, they have the opportunity to be accepted into our Advanced Electives.
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Audience is 50% of the show. You have learned our CORE work and now you're ready to learn how to do this in front of an audience. In this class you will deepen your skills as a performer and learn more about structure of games & audience empowerment. This is where audience becomes a major piece of your improv puzzle.
To fully register, please click above to pay and then follow this LINK to follow our our registration/liability forms. You are not registered until those forms are filled out. **Students currently taking a class can sign up for unlimited sessions for a $25 discount. Instructor approval required. Email us directly to take advantage of this discount.
There is s final show for this class.
Class and Show is held at Art Society of Kingston in the Second Floor Theatre
Participants must be over 18 and have completed Level 1 and passed.
Monday, January 12
Wednesday, January 14
Monday, January 26
Wednesday, January 28
6-9pm
Final Show Saturday, January 31st
* Please Read our COVID Policy*


ADVANCED TRACK
FOUR SESSIONS
NO FINAL PERFORMANCE
You're hooked! Now that you have the basics down as well as your very first show under your belt, it's time to move into a deeper look at performance techniques which will make scenes even more believable, creative and mindblowing. Without the added pressure of a final show, this workshop class is where you will take a deep dive into both acting and improvisational technique. You'll explore longer forms of improv games and ensemble storytelling while learning more about grounded character development, more believable object work, walk-ons and supportive environment creation.
Two Classes per Week!
Monday February 2
Wednesday February 4
Monday February 9
Wednesday February 11
6-9pm
Class take place @ASK in Kingston
To fully register, please click above to pay and then follow this LINK to follow our our registration/liability forms. You are not registered until those forms are filled out. **Students currently taking a class can sign up for unlimited sessions for a $25 discount. Instructor approval required. Email us directly to take advantage of this discount.
Participants must be over 18+
* Please Read our COVID Policy*


You know nothing? You start here. Have improv experience? You start here. This class is designed to teach deep ensemble and our CORE techniques needed to improv. Students learn tools to give and take focus, expand and explore in ensemble games, create characters and physical memory. Students will learn performance based improv games and learn how to start a scene, be a strong team player, save their fellow performers, come up with ideas for scenes and more. This is a safe creative environment without the pressure of a show at the end. YAY!
Wednesday, February 18
Monday, February 23
Wednesday February 25
6-9pm
Class take place @ASK in Kingston
To fully register, please click above to pay and then follow this LINK to follow our our registration/liability forms. You are not registered until those forms are filled out.
INTERVIEW: One you are registered, we will reach out to schedule an interview with your instructor. We do these so we can get to know you before class starts and give you a chance to connect with your instructor.
**Students currently taking a class can sign up for unlimited sessions for a $25 discount. Instructor approval required. Email us directly to take advantage of this discount.
Participants must be over 18+
* Please Read our COVID Policy*


ADVANCED TRACK
FINAL PERFORMANCE/ REQUIRED
4 Sessions
Bring on the weird! Next of the improv journey at HVI is a deeper look at ensemble creativity and performance. Now that you have some improv enhancing acting skills under your belt, this is where you training as a performer busts wide open into larger group games. Here you dive into flow where you and your team learns to work together intuitively and for way longer. You senses are heightened, your trust deepens and the work gets juicier!
Mondays, March 2, 9, 16, 23
6-9pm
Final Show - 7pm, March 28th (calletime 6pm)
Class take place @ASK in Kingston
To fully register, please click above to pay and then follow this LINK to follow our our registration/liability forms. You are not registered until those forms are filled out.
**Students currently taking a class can sign up for unlimited sessions for a $25 discount. Instructor approval required. Email us directly to take advantage of this discount.
Participants must be over 18+
* Please Read our COVID Policy*


You know nothing? You start here. Have improv experience? You start here. This class is designed to teach deep ensemble and our CORE techniques needed to improv. Students learn tools to give and take focus, expand and explore in ensemble games, create characters and physical memory. Students will learn performance based improv games and learn how to start a scene, be a strong team player, save their fellow performers, come up with ideas for scenes and more. This is a safe creative environment without the pressure of a show at the end. YAY!
Wednesdays, March 18, 25 & April 1
6-9pm
Class take place @ASK in Kingston
To fully register, please click above to pay and then follow this LINK to follow our our registration/liability forms. You are not registered until those forms are filled out.
INTERVIEW: One you are registered, we will reach out to schedule an interview with your instructor. We do these so we can get to know you before class starts and give you a chance to connect with your instructor.
**Students currently taking a class can sign up for unlimited sessions for a $25 discount. Instructor approval required. Email us directly to take advantage of this discount.
Participants must be over 18+
* Please Read our COVID Policy*

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