Improv Summer Pass

One price for Improv during all of July & August for anyone who has already completed Intro to Improv!

July through August (nine weeks)

Summer Pass is a series of one-shot classes that will be held during all of July and August. Learn how to build bigger-than-life characters one session, and in another section, play with group games. Perfect for anyone who has already completed Intro to Improv or above!

Because they are all one-shot classes, you can go on vacation for a couple of weeks and come back without missing a beat!

Summer Pass - All Summer

Summer Pass (July & August) - $195

Drop-In Class For One Session

Drop-In - $35

Summer Pass FAQ's

Q: Why Summer Pass?
A: People take vacations at different times during the summer – rather than worry about missing a week or two, we will one-shot classes and jam sessions in learning new improv skills, formats and challenges.

Q: With a Summer Pass, can I go to any class at any location?
A: Yes! The sessions are interchangeable and you can attend any (or all) of the sessions. 

The schedule is:
Savage, MD – Mondays at 7pm
Falls Church, VA – Mondays at 7pm
Arlington, VA – Tuesdays at 7pm (two Tuesdays off for VFW meetings)
Annapolis, MD – Wednesdays at 7pm
Reston, VA – Thursdays at 7pm 
Fairfax, VA – Saturdays at 1pm

Directions to all locations can be found here.

Q: I can only attend a few sessions this summer, are Drop-Ins rates available?
A: Yes! Use the Drop-In button above!

Q: I just finished Level 1, can a beginner do these?
A: Yes! These classes are designed to be fun and challenging for improvisers of all levels!

"No one looks stupid when they're having fun..."

Amy Poehler

Summer Schedule (Under Construction)

Schedule subject to change

Week 1

Monday June 30 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Summer of Improv Preview

A preview of summer improv for new and experienced Improvisers.

Sol A & Dan B

Tuesday July 1@ 7pm

Arlington

Learn & Play Format Jam

Learn and play The Pretty Flower, a fast-paced format that has a lot of callbacks, similar in style to sitcoms like Scrubs, Brooklyn 99, and Family Guy. 

Dan B

Weds July 2 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Games, Games, Games

Learn and play with a variety of group games to bring variety to your shows

Teresa C

Thursday July 3 @ 7pm

Reston

Move: Dynamic Scenes through Movement

Using big choices with body and movement to create more exciting improv scenes.

Nina U

Friday July 4

Off for 4th of July Holiday

Sat July 5 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Four Person Formats

Small troupes can equal big improv! Playing with a variety of formats such as The Ladder, Four Square, and Relationship Tag-Outs

Dan B

Week 2

Monday July 7 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Yes Yes Yes! And And And!

Learn the building blocks of improv: Yes + And + Got Your Back

Dan B & Sol A

Monday July 7 @ 7pm

Falls Church

Get to the Point

Creating stakes in improv

Zach P

Tuesday July 8 @ 7pm

Arlington

Learn & Play Format Jam​

Learn and play The Rashomon, a format that explores different points of view and unreliable narrators.

Dan B

Weds July 9 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Make Some Noise

Game show improv in 3 rounds!

Chris M

Thursday July 10 @ 7pm

Reston

The Hoedown & Irish Drinking Song

Learn the classic “Who’s Line Is It Anyway” Shortform songs The Howdown & Irish Drinking song! This class will teach you the form and work on your rhyming skills. No Musical Improv Experience Needed!

Matt G

Friday July 11 @ 7pm

Mosaic

Pizza & Movie Night

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Best In Show
at Dan’s Apt in Dunn Loring/Mosaic
Limited to 10 people – Sign-up will open on July 6th.

Reserve a Spot

Dan B

Sat July 12 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Deja-vu

Learn the art of creating analogous improv scenes playing familiar patterns with new characters, situations and themes. This class is limited to 14 participants. Sign up will open on July 6th.

Dan B

Week 3

Monday July 14 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Where Am I and What Am I Doing???

Create your scene locations through solid Object and Environment Work

Sol A

Monday July 14 @ 7pm

Falls Church

Be Dramatic!

Craft compelling narratives through authentic emotions and interactions. Elevate your improv through character exploration and dramatic tension-building.

Shardul M

Tuesday July 15 @ 7pm

Northern Virginia

TBA

Dan B

Weds July 16 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Instant Legends

Adventures in Storytelling improv

Lisa B

Thursday July 17 @ 7pm

Reston

Whose Improv Is It Anyway?

Learn and play Whose Line Is It Anyway style short form improv party games

Anya G

Friday July 18 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Pizza & Movie Night

Don’t Think Twice
For Madmen Only

Dan B

Sat July 19 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Happily Improv After

Creating Memorable Stories on the Fly

John M

Sat July 19 @ 8pm

Annapolis

July Improv Show

At Artfarm

Week 4

Monday July 21 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Make it Matter

Creating Big Emotional Stakes in Improv

Sol A

Monday July 21 @ 7pm

Falls Church

It Goes to Eleven...

Supercharging improv scenes with huge choices. 

Dan B

Tuesday July 22 @ 7pm

Arlington

Learn & Play Format Jam​

Learn and play The LaRonde format, a monoscene with bold characters. 

Dan B

Weds July 23 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Meet My New Buddy

Character development using physical body object work

Elaine R

Thursday July 24 @ 7pm

Reston

Paired Mayhem

How to play 2 person improv scenes and shows with many more than 2 characters

Brian G

Friday July 25 @ 7pm

Arlington

Battle Royale Round 6

At the Arlington VFW

Dan B

Sat July 26 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Its Always Sunny In Northern Virginia

Improvising the worst arguments ever

Manny S

Sat July 26 @ 8pm

Falls Church

July Improv Show

At The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment

Week 5

Monday July 28 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Gameplay

Discovering patterns and callbacks organically in improv

Dan B

Monday July 28 @ 7pm

Falls Church

Shut the F*ck Up!

Letting your body and emotions do the talking

Charles A

Tuesday July 29 @ 7pm

Arlington

Learn & Play Format Jam​

Learn and play The Four Square, an easy to learn pattern based format that lays some of the groundwork for The Harold format

Dan B

Weds July 30 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Oops! All Krangs!

Having meaningful improv scenes with big dumb characters

Dan B

Thursday July 31 @ 7pm

Reston

The Stepladder

An alternative to The Ladder format

Jimmy L

Friday Aug 1 @ 7pm

Mosaic

Pizza & Movie Night

Don’t Think Twice
For Madmen Only
at Dan’s Apt in Dunn Loring/Mosaic
Limited to 10 people – Sign-up will open on July 28th.

Dan B

Sat Aug 2 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Make the Problem Worse

Don’t fix the problems in your scenes – make them worse… and more hilarious!

Dan B

Week 6

Monday Aug 4 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Intro to Musical Improv

Learn the basics of how to do musical Improv. No music or singing abilities required!

Teresa C

Monday Aug 4 @ 7pm

Falls Church

Duck... Duck... MOOSE!

Creating and then subverting patterns in Improv

Dan B

Tuesday Aug 5 @ 7pm

Arlington

Learn & Play Format Jam​

Learn and play The Armando, an improv show that is inspired by a monologue or series of monologues

Dan B

Weds Aug 6 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Slow It Down

Learn techniques to slow down in improv scenes, building off of relationships and discovery

Dan B

Thursday Aug 7 @ 7pm

Reston

Oops! All Krangs!

Having meaningful improv scenes with big dumb characters

Dan B

Friday Aug 8 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Pizza & Movie Night

We Are Freestyle Love Supreme 
Best In Show

Dan B

Sat Aug 9 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Make it Real

Realistic object work for more immersive improv scenes

Jen G

Week 7

Monday Aug 11 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Who Is This?

Relationships in Improv Scenes

Sol A

Monday Aug 11 @ 7pm

Falls Church

Persona Party

Create fresh characters and let them loose

Milena R

Tuesday Aug 12 @ 7pm

Arlington

Learn & Play Format Jam​

Learn and play The Ladder, a 4 to 16 person format using mono-characters and recurring themes

Dan B

Weds Aug 13 @ 7pm

Annapolis

The Hoedown & Irish Drinking Song

Learn the classic “Who’s Line Is It Anyway” Shortform songs The Howdown & Irish Drinking song! This class will teach you the form and work on your rhyming skills. No Musical Improv Experience Needed!

Teresa C

Thursday Aug 14 @ 7pm

Reston

Genres

Explore how genre—like horror, rom-com, thriller, and fantasy—can help you build scenes with clearer characters and stronger patterns

Sol A

Friday Aug 15 @ 7pm

Mosaic

Pizza & Movie Night

Trust Us This Is All Made Up
UCB Asssscat

Dan B

Sat Aug 16 @ 1pm

Fairfax

You're Such a Character!

Embodying unique characters in improv scenes

Julie T

Week 8

Monday Aug 18 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

The Ladder Format

A quick and easy to pick-up format that produces excellent characters and big laughs

Chris M

Monday Aug 18 @ 7pm

Falls Church

Oops! All Krangs!

Taking things off the rails…

Dan B

Tuesday Aug 19 @ 7pm

Northern Virginia

TBA

Dan B

Weds Aug 20 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Instant Show

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create an improv show with random troupes and random formats chosen

Dan B

Thursday Aug 21 @ 7pm

Reston

Karaoke Armando

It’s like an Armando, but with karaoke singing instead of monologues!

Dan B

Friday Aug 22 @ 7pm

Arlington

Battle Royale Round 7

Dan B

Sat Aug 23 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Where the Heck Are We???

Advanced Object Work and Environment

Julie FS

Week 9

Monday Aug 25 @ 7pm

Savage, MD

Improv Jam

End of the semester improv jam 

Teacher

Monday Aug 25 @ 7pm

Falls Church

Instant Show

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create an improv show with random troupes and random formats chosen

Dan B

Tuesday Aug 26 @ 7pm

Arlington

Learn & Play Format Jam​

Play Favorite Formats from Previous Format Jams

Dan B

Weds Aug 27 @ 7pm

Annapolis

It's Alive!!!

Yes + And + Puppets

Sarah D

Thursday Aug 28 @ 7pm

Reston

The Game Behind the Game

Break down classic emotional games in improv

Sol A

Friday Aug 29 @ 7pm

Annapolis

Pizza & Movie Night

Trust Us This Is All Made Up
UCB Asssscat

Dan B

Sat Aug 30 @ 1pm

Fairfax

Everything From a Hat

Lines from a hat, characters from a hat, emotions from a hat, object work from a hat…

Dan B

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