Summer is a time for Relaxation and Vacation!
But DON'T take a Vacation from a fun and stress-free chance to learn!
See what I did there?

These Drop-In Classes are the perfect commitment-free answer.
Not that any of you have commitment issues!

IMPROV FOR THE THEATRE - Hot Fun In The Summertime!

These Drop-In Classes focus on the basics of performance improvisation. Topics covered include: agreement (“yes and”); active listening; using the environment; basic narrative skills; understanding stage status; and making your fellow improviser look good. Students learn how to initiate scenes, build upon their scene partners' offers, and create scenes with a solid foundation.

Instructor: Marc Moritz 
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Day : Saturdays
JCU-University Heights - Specific space TBD
Dates: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Teens (16+) and Adults
Cost: $10- Drop - In Rate PER CLASS. (That's $5/Hr. for those keeping score!)
Pay for 4 Classes in Advance for 10% Discount! (Cost will be $36.00 for 4 classes)

Here are the exciting Topics/Skills Workshops:

July 11 - BASIC TOOLBOX
There's no "denying" this Workshop addresses the Basics such as "Yes And", and the general rules and terminology of Improv. Put into practice through Improv Exercises.

July 18 - GAMES! GAMES! GAMES!

Exactly what it means. Interactive Theatre Games to stimulate Spontaneity, Team-Work ,Quick-Thinking and Ensemble-Building.

July 25 - WHO AM I? - Building Character

We will explore creating "in the moment" characters through specific physical work as well as character traits, status, and finding YOUR unique approach to the work.

August 1 - WHERE AM I? - Environments

This Class is all about creating strong and specific environments through space work, physical behavior and object work. 

August 8 - SCENE WORK STRATEGIES - Walking and Talking!

We explore the building blocks to creating  solid, truthful, and ensemble-driven Improv. 

August 15 - STYLES

Theatre. Film. Literature. Current Events. We will explore the importance of every Improvisor to stay connected and immersed in our culture. We will do this through such Improv performance games as "Film Dubbing", "Group Expert", and "Styles".

August 22 - THIS IS LONG FORM

This Workshop explores the unique Chicago-Style Long Form , known as the HAROLD ; Conceived by Improv Guru , Del Close. Focusing on "Group Think", we will create full-length, interconnected scenes , as we build our own HAROLD.

August 29 - PUTTING IT TOGETHER

This final Drop-In is all about putting all the pieces together as we create our own "Afternoon At The Improv".

Contact:Marc Moritz at: marcmoritz@gmail.com for more info and payment arrangements.

MARC MORITZ  Marc originated the role of Talk Show Host in the Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim / Hal Prince Musical, Merrily We Roll Along.

Directing Credits include: Art , A Raisin in the Sun, Christmas Schooner,  (TrueNorth Theatre) , Hellcab, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune ( Blank Canvas Theatre), The Walworth Farce, Gutenberg! The Musical! , Tigers Be Still(Dobama Theatre) , Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down, 39 Steps, Don't Dress For Dinner ( Weathervane Playhouse) , A Broadway Christmas Carol ( Clague Playhouse), 39 Steps (Weathervane Theatre , New Hampshire) ,Frankenstein 1930 (Geauga Lyric Guild) ,  Pajama Game (Magnificat HS ). Acting Credits include : Tateh (Ragtime), Claudius (Hamlet), Mysterious Man (Into The Woods), Al Lewis (Sunshine Boys), Mushnik (Little Shop of Horrors), Mister Mister (The Cradle Will Rock), Grumio (Taming of the Shrew), Ezekiel Cheever (The Crucible), Malvolio(Twelfth Night), Joe Boyd(Damn Yankees), Otto Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), Emperor Joseph (Amadeus), and Touchstone (As You Like It). Theatres : Goodman , Long Wharf, New Harmony, Dobama, Karamu, Porthouse, Idaho Shakespeare, Riverside Shakespeare, Cleveland Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival. 

Marc was the Founder / Director of Cleveland's successful Improv Troupe - GIANT PORTIONS. He has taught Improv at ImprovOlympic and Second City in Chicago. He is currently a Master Teaching Artist with The Cleveland Playhouse Education Outreach Program, working with Middle and HS Drama Programs.  Marc has taught acting at AMDA and CAP 21 in NYC and is currently an Adjunct at JCU.Marc was in the Returning Professional Program at Kent State University where he received his MFA.He is the Cleveland affiliate for MainStreet Musicals ( http://www.mainstreetmusicals.org) , a NY -based organization committed to nurturing new works regionally.