Late Registrations for the Spring 2008 Fundamentals class will be accepted through Wednesday, April 9. There are still slots available! Don't miss this opportunity!

Improvisational Acting Fundamentals
for Performers

Wednesdays 6:00-7:50pm
Apr 2 - Jun 4
$80 (non-refundable)
Additional $50 deposit is required.
Limit 12 Students

This class introduces students to a complete system of practical techniques for improvisational acting. Improvisational scenework and its application to both short and long form improv is explored. A heavy emphasis is placed on making strong choices, creating dramatic action, and heightening patterns. This class is geared toward performers of all kinds who are interested in learning how to participate in improvisational performances or just want to increase their impromptu abilities.

Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite for participation in the Advanced Improvisational Acting Teams program. The course lasts eight weeks, and ends on May 21. Students who wish to participate in a recital performance on June 4 will be asked to attend a rehearsal on May 28. Tuition is $80 (non-refundable). Students must also pay an additional $50 deposit, which will be refunded if the student misses no more than one class session.

Advanced Improvisational Acting Teams

This class will be offered again during the Summer 2008 session.

This program is an advanced study of applying improvisational acting techniques to performance. Students will be cast into performance ensembles under the direction of a Breaking Point Studio instructor. Each ensemble will spend eight weeks preparing and developing an improvised performance piece based on improv principles. A major focus of the program is providing individualized feedback and coaching to students. This program is for advanced improvisers who want to increase their skills and gain valuable performance experience.

To participate in this program, students must first successfully complete the Improvisational Acting Fundamentals for Performers course, obtain instructor permission, and audition for a place in a performance ensemble. Auditions will be held on April 2. The course will last eight weeks, with a mandatory recital on June 4. Tuition is $80 (non-refundable). Students must also pay an additional $50 deposit, which will be refunded if the student misses no more than one class session.

About the Instructor: Joseph Kyle Rogan
Mr. Rogan is Utah's most experienced and prolific improv teacher. He began improvising professionally in 1996, when he founded the award winning KYSOff Improvised Productions. Since then, he has traveled throughout North America to study under the best improv teachers in the world, including instructors from the Second City, ImprovOlympic, Upright Citizens Brigade, Annoyance Theatre, Dirty South Improv, Brave New Workshop, and the Hothouse Spontaneous Theatre Conservatory. He has taught improv classes for festivals across the United States and for private groups in Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Florida, and the US Virgin Isles. Rogan holds a BFA in Acting and Theatre Education from the University of Utah, and teaches Theatre at Glendale Middle School in Salt Lake City. He is an active member of multiple improv performance groups, including Laughing Stock at the Off Broadway Theatre, but is best known as the first half of the international touring long form improv duo JoKyR and Jesster.