Acting for Improv with Diane Rachel
Sat, May 3, 2025 @ 10:00 AM PDT • Starting from $85.00 (includes fees)
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (w/ 1 hour lunch break)
SOLD OUT - join waitlist here.
Improv IS acting. Just as important as learning to improvise is learning to make it believable. Strong acting makes your improv feel authentic and engaging and helps you create dynamic characters. Acting trains you to use your whole body and the space around you to build truly captivating scenes. Through stage combat, intimacy and basic acting training, this class will take your improv to another level, where anything can happen on the improv stage.
Diane Rachel believes that Improvisation can have the same integrity as film and theater work. Before becoming a member of the House Teams at Finest City Improv, Diane was performing with BATS Improv of San Francisco for over 2 decades. In addition to being in the performance Company, she was on the coaching staff, corporate training staff and had introduced a myriad of specializations to the school curriculum. Diane was a founding member of True Fiction Magazine and on the staff of the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. Her specialties include Acting for Improv, Stage Combat, Intimacy for Improv, and Genre work.
Pre-Req: Students must have a solid grasp on the basics of scene work (completion of ie Three or equivalent training). To check eligibility contact [email protected]
In order to lower financial barriers in improv, this class has a limited number of reduced cost spots available for those seeking financial assistance. Please check out our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion page for details.
SOLD OUT - join waitlist here.
Improv IS acting. Just as important as learning to improvise is learning to make it believable. Strong acting makes your improv feel authentic and engaging and helps you create dynamic characters. Acting trains you to use your whole body and the space around you to build truly captivating scenes. Through stage combat, intimacy and basic acting training, this class will take your improv to another level, where anything can happen on the improv stage.
Diane Rachel believes that Improvisation can have the same integrity as film and theater work. Before becoming a member of the House Teams at Finest City Improv, Diane was performing with BATS Improv of San Francisco for over 2 decades. In addition to being in the performance Company, she was on the coaching staff, corporate training staff and had introduced a myriad of specializations to the school curriculum. Diane was a founding member of True Fiction Magazine and on the staff of the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. Her specialties include Acting for Improv, Stage Combat, Intimacy for Improv, and Genre work.
Pre-Req: Students must have a solid grasp on the basics of scene work (completion of ie Three or equivalent training). To check eligibility contact [email protected]
In order to lower financial barriers in improv, this class has a limited number of reduced cost spots available for those seeking financial assistance. Please check out our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion page for details.
Location
Mockingbird Improv Theater, 2590 Truxtun Rd Suit 200 - 2590 Truxtun Rd, Studio 200 (AKA Bldg 176 / Dorothea Laub Music and Arts Center)
Powered by
© 2025