The Improv School

Where do you want to begin…

Seattle’s biggest and boldest improv school. Tell us a little about you and we’ll point you to the right class.

No training necessary — beginners and seasoned performers are both welcome. Discover the approach to improv we’ve built over 43 years in Seattle, in a wildly supportive room.

  • Your first class

    Improv 100: Say Yes! — learn to listen, connect, play and use your own life to create stories with others.

  • What a class is like

    Up to 16 students, all games and scenes. 8 weeks of 2½-hour classes in Seattle, or [issaquah length] in Issaquah.

  • Winter Quarter 2027

    Starts January 9. Pick from days throughout the week in Georgetown, Seattle, or join us in Issaquah.

Explore beginner classesWhy take improv?

Pick up where you left off. Find your next level, try something new, or get back on stage with your favorite people.

Find my next classWinter Quarter 2027 schedule

Turn the moments of your life into stories that land. Find your material, shape it, and tell it out loud to a room that’s rooting for you.

  • Find your story

    [Class name] — mining your own life for moments worth telling.

  • Shape and tell it

    Structure, stakes and delivery, workshopped with coaching and classmates.

  • Take the stage

    [Showcase or performance opportunity, if offered.]

Explore storytellingUpcoming dates

The skills behind great scenes — listening, adapting, collaborating — work just as well in meetings, classrooms and presentations.

  • Public workshops

    [Workshop names] — open to anyone who wants to think on their feet.

  • For your team

    Custom teambuilding sessions at our theater or your office.

  • Communication skills

    Confidence, presence and quick thinking for real-life situations.

Explore applied improvImprov in the workplace

Our teachers and directors have decades of experience coaching and teaching improvised comedy and theater, and we’re happy to lend them out.

  • Your troupe or team

    A coach for your rehearsals: notes, scenework, and a fresh eye on what your group does best.

  • Your show

    Building a new format or getting a show ready to open? Bring in a director who has done it many times.

  • Experienced coaches

    The same teachers and directors behind our school and our shows at the Market Theater.

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Looking for something else?

Still not sure?

Drop in on a show at the Market Theater and see what our students grow into, or send us a note and we’ll help you choose.

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