Introductory Improv for Kids (ages 6-17)
Sunday, Mar 10, 2024 @ 11:30 AM EDT • $104.33 (includes fees)
Description
If your child has already taken this course, you might be looking for the Intermediate Improv for Kids course.
This class runs for six weeks, with a class performance after the final session. This class is intended for students aged 6-17 years old. At checkout, please enter the age your child will be at the start of the class. Thank you!
Class Dates:
WEEK ONE: 03/10/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK TWO: 03/17/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK THREE: 03/24/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
EASTER BREAK: 03/31/24
WEEK FOUR: 04/07/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK FIVE: 04/14/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK SIX: 04/21/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
CLASS PERFORMANCE: 4/28/24 3:00 pm
Has your child always wanted to take an improv class, but you haven't been able to commit the time or the money? Well, commit to The Bit, instead! Our Improv for Kids courses will teach your child the basics of our approach to improvisation, and will also help them in school, relationships, and social situations. NO improv or acting experience is necessary for this class.
Learning improv is useful for your child for so many reasons. Here are a few of them:
This class runs for six weeks, with a class performance after the final session. This class is intended for students aged 6-17 years old. At checkout, please enter the age your child will be at the start of the class. Thank you!
Class Dates:
WEEK ONE: 03/10/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK TWO: 03/17/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK THREE: 03/24/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
EASTER BREAK: 03/31/24
WEEK FOUR: 04/07/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK FIVE: 04/14/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
WEEK SIX: 04/21/24, 10:30 am - 11:30 am
CLASS PERFORMANCE: 4/28/24 3:00 pm
Has your child always wanted to take an improv class, but you haven't been able to commit the time or the money? Well, commit to The Bit, instead! Our Improv for Kids courses will teach your child the basics of our approach to improvisation, and will also help them in school, relationships, and social situations. NO improv or acting experience is necessary for this class.
Learning improv is useful for your child for so many reasons. Here are a few of them:
- Active Listening. Improv will strengthen your child's active listening skills, which are crucial to all of their relationships, including at school and at home.
- Body Language. The way your child moves, sits, and stands can be just as communicative as the words they say. Improv will teach them how to convey their openness to listening physically as well as audibly.
- Communication. As the world reconnects more every day, it's important that we don't forget how to communicate our ideas and feelings to one another. The most crucial lesson your child will learn in improv is how to express themself clearly and concisely, even in front of strangers or in a crowd.
- Collaboration and Team Building. A crucial tenet of improv learning how to work together to create something as a common goal. Improv will teach your child not only how to lead, but also how to be supportive in a group environment.
Our owners taught for years at the grade school, middle school, and high school levels. If you'd like to see a performance prior to committing, we have a monthly kids show followed by a workshop.
INSTRUCTOR KELSEY BRADT. Kelsey studied English and education at St. Ambrose University in Iowa. After college, she taught at the grade school level and middle school levels in the Chicago area. At her last school, she also served as assistant principal. She recently left the teaching business to pursue a career with an insurance brokerage. She found her way to the improv stage in the mid-2010s, taking classes and performing in the Chicago area. Kelsey and her husband Michael opened The Bit with the intention of providing a welcoming, inclusive community where creative people can create.
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 attended classes and workshops at iO and Second City, and has trained under countless comedians in the Chicago area. 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 and teaching studio in the mid-2010s, Michael and his wife and scene partner Kelsey opened The Bit in 2021 with the intention of providing a welcoming, inclusive community where creative people can create. Since opening The Bit, he has taught hundreds of students and helped them along their improv journey.
We will add classes for additional age levels based on demand, so if your child isn't in the right bracket for this class, please sign up for our mailing list to get updates on additional classes.
Please don't hesitate to call or email us with any questions.
INSTRUCTOR KELSEY BRADT. Kelsey studied English and education at St. Ambrose University in Iowa. After college, she taught at the grade school level and middle school levels in the Chicago area. At her last school, she also served as assistant principal. She recently left the teaching business to pursue a career with an insurance brokerage. She found her way to the improv stage in the mid-2010s, taking classes and performing in the Chicago area. Kelsey and her husband Michael opened The Bit with the intention of providing a welcoming, inclusive community where creative people can create.
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 attended classes and workshops at iO and Second City, and has trained under countless comedians in the Chicago area. 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 and teaching studio in the mid-2010s, Michael and his wife and scene partner Kelsey opened The Bit in 2021 with the intention of providing a welcoming, inclusive community where creative people can create. Since opening The Bit, he has taught hundreds of students and helped them along their improv journey.
We will add classes for additional age levels based on demand, so if your child isn't in the right bracket for this class, please sign up for our mailing list to get updates on additional classes.
Please don't hesitate to call or email us with any questions.
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.
- We don't believe that money should stand in the way of you starting your improv journey. If you're interested in a class and cannot afford it, please reach out to us so that we can assist you.
- 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 theater 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.
- One of the most effective ways to learn improv is to watch improv. As long as you are an active student within our community, attendance at shows is free to you. We do ask that if there are paying customers, you give up your seat to accommodate them.
- 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.
- 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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