Improv 201: Improv for Novices

Improv 201 is the perfect class for anyone with prior improv experience looking to meet new people, have fun and take their improv to the next level! Second City veteran Kevin Matviw will teach you how to succeed at some of the hilarious improv performance games seen on Theatresports and Whose Line is it Anyways.

This six week class will take place on Thursdays from September 5th to October 10th, 7-9pm.

At the end of this 6 week course, there will be an optional performance for invited family and friends, date TBD.

Your instructor Andrew Gardner will host and students will have the chance to show off their new skills in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere!

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:

Andrew Gardner has been improvising on stage since 2000, when he began competing in the high school Canadian Improv Games (CIG). From there, he continued to volunteer at the CIG, and trained students in competitive improv at the high-school level for several years. As a founding member of Toronto’s sketch troupe Elephant Empire, Andrew performed sketch and improv for over 10 years, including headlining the inaugural Guelph Comedy Festival, the San Francisco Sketch Fest, Toronto’s Just For Laughs showcase, Sketch Wars, and winning Best of the Fest three consecutive years at Montreal’s Sketch Fest. Since relocating to Victoria, he’s been performing with Garden City Improv in the weekly TheatreSports series.