KINGSTON, N.Y.
Advanced Electives
These classes are designed for students who have completed our full training program through Level 3: Acting for Improv, and are ready to explore specialized skills to enhance their core curriculum.
Electives are not required for advancement, but they will give our most committed students deeper artistic tools and new ways to express themselves as performers.
MUSICAL IMPROV
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.
ACTING CLASS: Scene Study
ADVANCED ELECTIVE - LIMITED SPACE
COMPLETION OF LEVEL 3 IMPROV 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.
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