Happy New Year From Improvatorium!

The Improvatorium wishes you a happy 2012!

Our first round of classes get underway this week and we’re happy to announce they are all completely filled!  We’ll have tarted taking neames for new Beginnger’s and Brush Up courses starting in February.  If you’d like to sign up or want more information, send and email to: director@improvatorium.com

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Final Classes of 2011

Here are the details for the final batch of mini-courses for 2011. After these, and the holidays, we’ll be back with a whole bunch of new offerings.

Holiday friendly pricing!

MONDAY NIGHTS NOV 28/ DEC 5 & DEC 12TH – ADVANCED IMPROV TECHNIQUES
Advanced Improv Techniques -3 classes – $90.00 ( reg. $115.00)

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, DEC 7 & 14 – SCENE BUILDING WORKSHOP
(Current Nuts & Bolts students may take this as well as other Intermediate and Advanced level students)
Scene Building Workshop – 2 classes – $60.00 (reg. 75.00)

THURSDAY NIGHTS – DEC 1, 8 & 15 – ADVANCED SONG AND DANCE – (Off site in North Hollywood)
Song And Dance – 3 classes – $ 115.00 (closer to regular price but will have live accompanist for at least 1 class)

Holiday friendly pricing!

E-mail your interest to director@improvatorium.com

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Sunday Brunch – November 20, 2011

The Improvatorium’s Sunday Brunch Company is back with an all new afternoon of improvisational hilarity!

November 20, 2011 – 2:30PM

$5 cash at the door

Theater Asylum Lab
1078 Lillian Way
Los Angeles, CA, USA 90038

email reservations to director@improvatorium.com
More info www.improvatorium.com

Sunday Brunch, an afternoon buffet of tasty comedy has just what you ordered; a hearty blend of improvised scenes and games using audience suggestions.

Featuring:
Fox Michaels, Brian Savage, Kerry Kimble, David Skelly, Jess McKay, Sarah McChesney, Kate Payne, Nick Hounslow, Belen Green, Pete Porte and Jeremy Glazer. Directed by Jayne Entwistle.

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New Class: Advanced Improv Mini Course!

“ADVANCED IMPROV MINI COURSE.”

In three classes you’ll learn advanced techniques while having the basic techniques reinforced.

Three Monday nights – Nov 7, 14 & 21st
7pm – 10pm
Theatre Asylum – $115.00
Class size is limited. Pre-registration required

email interest to director@improvatorium.com

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SUNDAY BRUNCH SHOW- OCTOBER 23RD AT 2:30PM

DON’T MISS OUR STUDENT COMPANY’S NEXT HILARIOUS SHORT FORM IMPROV SHOW!

Info on our SHOWS page – http://improvatorium.com/shows/

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Improvatorium members featured in “Stuffed & Unstrung”

Improvatorium member, Grant Baciocco and Imp Director Patrick Bristow just returned from a wildly successful run with Henson Alternative’s “Stuffed & Unstrung” at the Curran Theatre in SF.  Fellow Improvatorium fixture, Peggy Etra joined the improv puppet phenom at the Bonnaroo festival in June which played to a packed tent. Yes, it played in a tent.

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Fall 2011 Classes Announced

See our Classes section for our upcoming classes for Oct/ Nov/ Dec 2011!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!

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Improvatorium presents: pure improv

Short form Improv. Improvatorium style! Tickets – http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/194559

FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS: Jordan Black, Mindy Sterling, Tim Bagley and more!

Improvatorium is at it again! The company that brought you “Zombience” and “Hitchcocked,” brings you two weekends of hilarious short form improv at Theatre Asylum. September 2 & 3 and 9 & 10.

In a town awash with Long Form, Cage Matches, Teams and Competitions, Improvatroium dares to stick out its improvisational neck to return to improvised scenes, songs, extended scenes, and maybe one or two of those traditional improv “games” that are now almost considered retro!

Directed by Patrick Bristow (Whose Line Is It Anyway? & Henson Alternative’s puppet improv phenom, I), the rotating cast will feature:
Grant Baciocco
Kevin Berntson
Gareth Berrow
Potsch Boyd
Brian Clark
Jayne Entwistle
Peggy Etra
Alison Mork
Carrie Seim
Chris Sheets
Henry Watkins
Vanessa Whitney

Each show will feature a special guest.

Jordan Black (Bridesmaids, Community) on September 2nd
Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, Groundlings) on September 3rd
Tim Bagley (Monk, King of Queens) on September 9th

Another special guest to be announced very soon at Improvatorium.com and on the Improvatorium Facebook page – www.facebook.com/improvatorium

Event Details:
Who: Improvatorium and Combined Artform Entertainment Present
What: pure improv
Where: Theatre Asylum, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038
When: 8PM on Friday, September 2, 2011, Saturday, September 3, 2011, Friday, September 9, 2011 and Saturday, September 10, 2011
Tickets: $10.00 available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/194559
Details: Show will run 90 minutes with an intermission.
Contact: director@improvatorium.com

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Hitchcocked! Trailer

Enjoy our new Hitchcocked! Trailer featuring photos by Debi Doge!

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Hitchcocked! Sells Out!

For the past two weekends, the Improvatrioum’s new show, HITCHCOCKED!, has sold out! Seating is limited so don’t delay! Get your tickets now for…



An improvised suspense thriller in the style of Alfred Hitchcock’s films. (But likely, much funnier).

Saturdays at 8PM

Asylum Lab. 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. $20.00 – To reserve a seat email director@improvatorium.com.

Or get your tickets now at www.plays411.com/hitchcocked

LA Weekly – ” The 10 member ensemble comports itself with moments of brilliant off-the-cuff wit.”

Kate West Reviews – ” The group has many entertaining evenings ahead of them.”

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