CRASS1: Improv to Sketch
CRASS (CReating Annoyance Style Shows) is a the next step in The Annoyance's process; using improv to create written material.
In CRASS 1, students will take all of the improv skills they've honed in AP1-5 and together with their director, create a written sketch revue. Students will be assigned additional roles outside of actor/writer and may be responsible for costumes, props, etc. These classes are more intensive than AP1-5 and will require additional work and rehearsal outside of class hours.
For over 30 years the Annoyance has specialized in using improv comedy to create full length plays and musicals. From Annoyance classics like Splatter Theater and Co-ed Prison Sluts, to more modern shows like Steamworks: The Musical and Live Laugh Blood, The Annoyance has enjoyed pushing the envelope of what plays and musicals can be.
With this class, students will start the journey of turning their improv into written works, refining, planning, and creating a full sketch revue.
- Using Annoyance style improvisation to build a sketch
- Theatre Roles
- Technical aspects of the theatre
Prerequisite:
Students must have completed AP5 to enroll in this class
Tech:
Tech rehearsal for the shows is TBD (likely 12/20)
Shows:
This show will culminate in two (2) showcases - Sundays 12/20/26 and 1/3/27.
Term Dates
Term 5 (Holiday) 2026 runs 10/12 - 12/13/2026
NO CLASS: 11/23 - 11/29 (Thanksgiving)
Schedule
Classes meet once a week on the same day each week:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday classes meet 6:30-9pm
Saturday and Sunday classes meet 1-3:30pm
Registration is Non-Refundable
Please be sure about your schedule before you register for class. Here’s why….Your enrollment HOLDS A SPACE in a class that we are no longer able to offer someone else.Class payments are NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, and can be applied only to the current term’s class for which you have signed up. This applies if you get cast in a show, get a new job, or other situation, or have other changes to your schedule. So please be sure about your schedule before you register.
Class Details
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