Intro to Improv

Sun, March 23, 2025 @ 6:30 PM EDT + 7 more • $157.37 (includes fees)

Description
Improv classes will teach you valuable communication lessons, introduce you to a new community, and bring out your inner social butterfly. By the end of this Intro to Improv course, you'll have a solid foundation of the skills necessary to be a successful improviser, and you'll be ready to move on to our workshops. In this course, you'll learn CONFIDENCE, LISTENING, AGREEING, and CREATING.

This is a four-week course. Each session lasts 2.5 hours.


The course times and dates are listed below, so put them in your calendar!

There will be a non-mandatory but strongly encouraged online informational meeting/Q&A a few days prior to the start of the class.

If you're not ready to commit to this course right now, check out our other classes! Or if you'd like to sign up, but time and circumstances don't allow for that right now, join our mailing list to find out when our next sessions will run!

With all of our classes, if there is a week you miss, you can make it up for free by sitting in on the next instance of that session.

Repetition and practice are good things in improv. So, if you've previously taken Intro to Improv and want to take it again, you can enroll in the class at half price! Contact us for a discount code.

This class is intended for students ages 18 and up. If you're a high school student looking to take improv, check out Intro to Improv for High School Students!


INSTRUCTOR, MICHAEL BRADT: Michael has been entertaining folks since birth, but formally as an improviser, comedian, actor, and instructor in the Chicago and northern Indiana area since the late ‘90s. He has produced, directed, and performed in thousands of comedy shows. In his youth, he won a stand-up competition organized by Dave Odd Productions by having more friends than any of the other comedians, which was the greatest win of all. Once, he heckled David Spade on the floor of a Vegas casino until Spade escorted himself out. Michael earned a B.S. in biochemistry a LONG time ago. He taught high school biology, chemistry, and physics before going back to law school and earning his J.D. (also, a LONG time ago). While he moonlights as a comedian, his day job is real estate law. After his first foray into owning an improv theater in the mid-2010s, Michael and his wife and forever scene partner Kelsey opened The Bit Theater in Aurora, Illinois in 2021 with the intention of providing a welcoming, inclusive community where creative people can create. During the course of his nearly quarter of a century in improv, Michael has produced countless shows and trained countless improvisers. In 2024, Michael and Kelsey sold the Bit and moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana in order to be closer to family. Michael's passion for improv can't be tamped down, so he sought out opportunities to help grow the improv community of Fort Wayne. He was shocked that fortwayneimprov.com was available, so he immediately got to work!
  • If the location isn't listed in the description, the venue will be announced as soon as it is available, but will be within the Fort Wayne city limits. 
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  • We have payment plans available for your convenience! At checkout, toggle the radio button if you'd like to utilize a payment plan.
  • Check out our discounts for registering more than one student at a time!
  • The class will start on time. If you need to be late, there's no need to apologize or explain. Please enter the space quietly and take a minute to arrive and take in what's going on. We'll incorporate you as soon as we can.
  • Class registrations are subject to close approximately 72 hours before the start of the class, so please sign up early if you're interested!
  • Registrations are final.
  • If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us through our website.
  • Please wear comfortable clothes appropriate for light physical activity.
  • The only thing you need to bring to class is a willingness to be brave and participate.
  • Unless otherwise indicated in the class description, the class space opens 15 minutes prior to the start of your class time.
  • By your participation in a class or workshop, you agree to our terms and conditions.
  • We are always looking to make our curriculum more comprehensive, so if there's a course that you think will help you with your improv journey, please don't hesitate to contact us.
  • All classes and workshops at the theater are contingent on a minimum number of student registrations.
  • Instructors are subject to change due to scheduling conflicts and restrictions.
  • If for some reason we are not able to run a workshop or class, you will be given notice and a full refund as soon as practicable.
  • By your registration for a class, you are opting into communication from the theater about upcoming classes. You may opt out of this communication at any time.
  • Our processing fees go directly to our ticket processing provider. We do NOT take a portion of the fee for ourselves. 
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