Improv Workshops

Have fun while learning something new in our rotating series of one-off workshops taught by Seattle’s most devoted improv coaches.

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We don’t have any workshops scheduled for now. Please check again soon as our schedule may change.

If you’re interested in having Bandit Theater organize a workshop for you or your organization, please reach out to classes@bandittheater.org for more information. Here’s some of our favorite workshops we’ve organized in the past:

Improv For Dating

"The course of true love never did run smooth, but it is made easier when you are improvising." - William Shakespeare (if he took a Bandit Class)

Have you burned out on online dating? Have you felt like you just can't be yourself when you are in a romantic setting? Bandit Theater presents Improv for Dating, a class that helps you get in touch with your authentic self, and prepares you to share that with someone special. This two-hour workshop will not only help you slow down, relax, and breathe, but also teaches you how to ask the right questions, get to know someone in the moment, and enjoy the date without spending it trapped inside your own head. Space is limited.

Improv For Easing The Awkward

Have you ever been at a social event and felt drained? Or maybe a party that just felt like a drag? Wish you could have a bit more fun around other people but can't help freezing up? We have the workshop for you! Bandit Theater presents Improv for Easing the Awkward, a two-hour workshop designed to get you out of your head and into the moment. Using improv as a tool we will help you feel more confident, present, and alive! Signups are limited.

Improv For Witches

This workshop will use magical properties to inspire improv scenes. As the workshop begins we will ground ourselves and cast a protective spell to create a space of safety and security as we delve into the occult to produce comedy. Using the elements, crystals, essential oils, flowers and tarot, this workshop will give a basic understanding of witchcraft and will allow it to spark our imagination to invoke characters and environments we have never played in before.

Improv For Everyone

Have you ever seen an improv show and thought “gosh that looks fun” but never had the opportunity to try it yourself? Now’s your chance! Bandit Theater’s Improv for Everyone is a free two-hour introductory-level workshop with you in mind. No prior performance or comedy experience is expected!

In this workshop you’ll get a taste of hilarious spur-of-the-moment theater through low-stakes exercises that are both approachable and a whole lot of fun. Together we’ll experience a sense of carefree play that celebrates collaboration and stepping out of your head. You’ll meet new people and maybe even discover your new hobby!

Zen and the Art of Improv

So often in improv we are whizzing through our scenes to find the unusual pattern of behavior. Like a train careening down the track, we feel we must race to the finish. By slowing down and letting our bodies and minds rest in the environment around us we are able to more fully imagine the space we are conjuring. Through this state of patient play we can fully invest in our characters and allow our unusual patterns of behavior to organically appear without the force and fear that comes from inventing in the moment. When we play in this heightened state of being we will allow ourselves to really listen to ourselves and our scene partners. We become so tuned in that we miss nothing and use everything.

This workshop will focus on slowing down through mediation and staying in that flow through the scene work.

Do the Dumb Idea

As children we played pirates and mermaids, knights on extraordinary quests. Fun ideas that had high stakes and existed in the world of the fantastical. Too often in our improv we stay within the confines of our everyday world because of fear.

This workshop will encourage your childlike spirit of play. We will relish in the fun choices we can make, such as doing a scene as a lightbulb or two boxes of hamburger helper on the shelf. Come ready to play pretend like a child on the playground, free of judgement and full of joy.