Dramatic Improv: Advanced Class with Kristen McKenzie
Explore what improv can be when playing for laughs isn’t the only goal. Build acting, storytelling, and character skills through improv!
In this eight week class, you’ll explore dramatic improv from a variety of perspectives. Develop acting skills, narrative and storytelling formats, and character exploration through improv.
Class will run 8 weeks, with a student showcase on March 10!
Prerequisites: Highwire Improv’s Fundamentals of Improv Level 3 or equivalent training from another school.
About your instructor:
Kristen McKenzie (she/her) is an improviser, educator and founding board member of Highwire Improv. Originally from Charleston, SC, she has lived in Baltimore for more than ten years. She has trained with Baltimore Improv Group, and the Magnet and PIT in NYC. She enjoys all kinds of improv but dramatic improv has a special place in her heart. She believes improv is a consent based art form and is passionate about creating improv spaces for everyone. She performs regularly with her troupes Babeprov, Local Spot, Important Screws, Topiary, and Whatever This Is.
About Highwire Improv:
Highwire Improv is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.
