ALL CLASSES OFFERED ON PWYC (PAY WHAT YOU CAN) MODEL
✨ We Believe in Making Improv Accessible to Everyone! ✨🎭
As part of our IMPROV4NEWMEXICO® initiative, we provide professionally led classes on a pay-what-you-can
model to encourage community involvement and accessibility. Your contributions enable us to continue
offering high-quality services. Join us and be part of a growing community.
Intro to Longform Improv
(8 weeks + Student Spotlight)
TUESDAYS
630pm – 830pm
April 28 – June 16
Learn the cornerstones of longform improv: grounded, authentic two-person scenes that exist inside of an emotionally-sound base reality. In this course, students will learn how to find the who, what, and where of a scene (a base reality)
and sustain authentic relationships to characters and environment. In short, students will learn how to make things true and play them real.
Prerequisite:
None. All levels welcome!
Led by instructor: Andrew Salazar of The Boyz™.
Capacity: 16 students max (8 students min)
Cost: $250
Dates: Tuesdays, 4/28-6/16
4/28
5/5
5/12
5/19
5/26
6/2
6/9
6/16
Time: 630pm – 830pm
Location:
Story Quest Studios:
304 WASHINGTON ST. SE,
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108
SAVE THE DATE!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT + JAM (an IMPROV4NEWMEXICO® Community Event!)
Saturday, 6/20
630pm-9pm
Spirit Stage at B Ruppe:
807 4th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
COMMUNITY!
PIZZA!
IMPROV!
Pulling Premise
(8 weeks + Student Spotlight)
THURSDAYS
630pm – 830pm
April 30 – June 18
This class focuses on using tools like monologues to craft premise-driven scenes — the building blocks of a solid longform set. You’ll strengthen your skills in starting scenes with clear ideas that set the tone, while reinforcing the essentials of building a grounded setup (aka a base reality with a where, who, what) and honest authentic emotional responses. We’ll practice revisiting and expanding scenes with multiple beats by exploring and heightening.
Prerequisite:
Level 1: Intro to Longform or prior improv experience.
Led by instructor: Max Maliga
of The Faculty Lounge®.
Capacity: 16 students max (8 students min)
Cost: $250
Dates: Thursdays, 4/30-6/18
4/30
5/7
5/14
5/21
5/28
6/4
6/11
6/18
Time: 630pm – 830pm
Location:
Story Quest Studios:
304 WASHINGTON ST. SE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87108
SAVE THE DATE!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT + JAM (an IMPROV4NEWMEXICO® Community Event!)
Saturday, 6/20
630pm-9pm
Spirit Stage at B Ruppe:
807 4th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
COMMUNITY!
PIZZA!
IMPROV!
The Game of the Scene
(8 weeks + Student Spotlight)
WEDNESDAYS
630pm – 830pm
April 29 – June 17
In this class, students will learn how to spot the unusual thing in a scene, communicate it to fellow improvisers in real time, and then revisit it in multiple beats within a base reality (where, who, what). Students will learn how to frame and justify, explore and heighten. This ensemble will learn advanced edits and scene mapping to create a compelling longform set. This class is the next step from improvising just a series of seemingly unrelated scenes into a cohesive and fulfilling longform set worthy of an audience.
Prerequisite:
Pulling Premise or equivalent improv experience. Email improvnm@gmail.com for registration approval.
Led by instructor
Rachel Michaela of The Faculty Lounge®.
Capacity: 16 students max (8 students min)
Cost: $250
Dates: Wednesdays, 4/29-6/17
4/29
5/6
5/13
5/20
5/27
6/3
6/10
6/17
Time: 630pm – 830pm
Location:
1439 San Mateo Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
SAVE THE DATE!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT + JAM (an IMPROV4NEWMEXICO® Community Event!)
Saturday, 6/20
630pm-9pm
Spirit Stage at B Ruppe:
807 4th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
COMMUNITY!
PIZZA!
IMPROV!
IMPROV LAB:
(8 weeks + Student Spotlight)
THURSDAYS
630pm – 830pm
April 30 – June 18
A creative playground for advanced improvisers. The Improv4NM® IMPROV LAB is an 8-week advanced course that changes its focus each session.
Every cycle introduces a new theme or format–giving improvisers the chance to experiment, collaborate, and push their craft in fresh directions.
Current Lab Focus: The Performance Lab. You know how to do improv. Now learn how to be worth watching.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed (or be currently enrolled in) IMPROVNM’s Advanced Heightening class OR have instructor approval. If you have questions
about your eligibility, please email improvnm@gmail.com.
Led by instructor:
Rachel Michaela of The Faculty Lounge®.
Capacity: 16 students max (8 students min)
Cost: $250
Dates: Thursdays, 4/30-6/18
4/30
5/7
5/14
5/21
5/28
6/4
6/11
6/18
Time: 630pm – 830pm
Location:
1439 San Mateo Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
SAVE THE DATE!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT + JAM (an IMPROV4NEWMEXICO® Community Event!)
Saturday, 6/20
630pm-9pm
Spirit Stage at B Ruppe:
807 4th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
COMMUNITY!
PIZZA!
IMPROV!
SKETCH COMEDY 1
(6 weeks + Student Spotlight)
TUESDAYS
630pm – 930pm
May 12 – June 16
Whether your are new to the stage or a performer wishing to hone your comedy skills, Sketch Comedy Acting 1 will get you there. Learn stagecraft, build a toolbox of characters, and identify comedic patterns that will make your work
shine. Students will also apply their new skills in a showcase at the end of the session.
Prerequisite: None. Open to all!
Led by instructor: Max Maliga of The Faculty Lounge®
.
Cost: $320
Dates: Tuesdays 5/12-6/16
5/12
5/19
5/26
6/2
6/9
6/16
Times: 6pm – 9pm
Location:
1439 San Mateo Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
SAVE THE DATE!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT + JAM (an IMPROV4NEWMEXICO® Community Event!)
Saturday, 6/20
630pm-9pm
Spirit Stage at B Ruppe:
807 4th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
COMMUNITY!
PIZZA!
IMPROV!
SKETCH COMEDY 2
(6 weeks + Student Spotlight)
SUNDAYS
11am – 2pm
May 10 – June 14
SKETCH COMEDY 2
Sketch acting students who want to continue developing their performance skills and take them to the next level. In this 6 weeks class, you’ll deepen your experience with the sketch comedy fundamentals you learned in Sketch Acting
1, refining the basics and tackling fresh subjects; challenge yourself to widen your playable character range; touch on musical numbers, impressions, and monologues; stretch your character-building muscles by playing against your
natural type; adjust your vocal pacing with agility, incorporate direction without losing your own vision; develop consistently powerful vocal projection and articulation.
Your six weeks of laughter-filled artistic growth finishes with a wide-ranging showcase for an invited audience.
Prerequisite: Must have completed Sketch Comedy 1 at Improv New Mexico.
Led by instructor: Max Maliga of The Faculty Lounge®.
Cost: $320
Dates: SUNDAYS 5/10-6/14
5/10
5/17
5/24
5/31
6/7
6/14
Times: 11am – 2pm
Location:
1439 San Mateo Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
SAVE THE DATE!
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT + JAM (an IMPROV4NEWMEXICO® Community Event!)
Saturday, 6/20
630pm-9pm
Spirit Stage at B Ruppe:
807 4th Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
COMMUNITY!
PIZZA!
IMPROV!
Improv New Mexico™
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™ dba Abq Improv ™
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
FEIN: 84-2713587
