"Now it's time to find your light. Look the other person in the eye and tell the truth!"
- Actor James Cagney if he had taken long form improv classes in the 2020s

In this final core level, you’ll bring the Armando format to life in front of a real audience with a culminating class show. Through rehearsal-style classes, you’ll deepen your understanding of skills to create before people's very eyes.

This class is both a creative capstone and a practical bridge to performing in ensemble shows. If you're ready to step into the lights and apply everything you’ve learned in front of an audience, this is your moment.

WHEN: Mondays from 630pm-930pm; November 19 2025 to December 7, 2026

Possible Rain/Snow Date: Sunday, December 6 from 630pm-930pm. Please put them in your calendars as well.

Class show:  Saturday, December 12 at 7pm

WHERE: Ellsworth Arts and Events Space, 5950 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232.

REQUIREMENTS: SCIT Improv 6: Scenes and MORE Scenes

Early Registration Ends on Sunday, Nov 1, 2026

INSTRUCTOR: JUSTIN ZELL

Originally from upstate New York, Justin is a graduate of Binghamton High School’s Rod Serling School of Fine Arts and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts from SUNY New Paltz.

During his ten years in New York City, he primarily studied and performed at The People’s Improv Theater (The PIT), The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and The Magnet Theater. For two years, Justin taught and coached improv at The PIT while performing weekly on a PIT house team, The Wilhelm. He co-created and co-hosted a podcast about improvisation entitled “Improvised New York” with Elizabeth Quinn. In 2010, he co-founded Steel City Improv Theater and acted as Education Director and Lead Corporate Training Facilitator ever since.