Orientation: 9:30am, Thursday August 16
Class Time/Dates: 10am-5:30pm on Thursday-Sunday, August 16-18, Performances 1pm and 7pm August 19

Schedule: 3 one day sessions of training, Final day includes 2 performances.
Class size: 30 students maximum (10-person breakout sessions)
Class length: 7 hours (24 hours total)
Price: $449 before June 1 with discount code earlyreg / $499 after June 1

Pre-Requisites: Moderate Improv experience (e.g. Foundation 1-3)

Join Impro Master Teachers Rebecca Stockley , William Hall and guest teacher Shawn Kinley as they combine to teach the theories, techniques and activities of legendary improv innovator Keith Johnstone, author of Impro and Improv for Storytellers and creator of Theatresports, Micetro, Gorilla Theatre, Life Game, and other performance formats. The co-facilitators are all improvisers who have worked with Keith Johnstone since the early 80s. These instructors utilize Keith's approaches in their work as teachers and performers and have traveled extensively, sharing Keith's inventions with the world.

The first three days start off with a continental breakfast and then move to three-hour sessions with all three instructors.  After lunch, the students work in smaller groups, in on-your-feet play session with either William Hall, Rebecca Stockley, or Shawn Kinley, all longtime students, colleagues and friends of Keith Johnstone.  The fourth day will be spent on BATS stage performing Micetro for an audience. Divided into two separate casts, every participant will have an opportunity to perform in either a matinee or evening performance.

Our workshop focus will be on

Telling stories and playing with narrative
Building platform and discovering tilt
Getting physical
Creating characters
Allowing your partner to change you
Maximizing variety
Directing scenes
Teaching Impro
Performing Micetro
and more

This intensive is open to improvisers of all experience levels.

Guest instructor Shawn Kinley

As a member of the Loose Moose Theatre created by Keith Johnstone 35    years ago, Shawn has worked with Keith since the 1980s.  These days, Shawn travels the world 7 months of the year visiting groups in Peru, Turkey, Iceland and many other countries on 5 continents. Shawn's background in mime and physical theatre mix in with over 30 years experience in narrative improvisation and a philosophy to teach as he improvises: Really SEE your partner, respond to the    needs of the moment and be prepared to abandon your plans.  Shawn's    style is prescriptive and your particular needs will be addressed with a unique blend of Johnstonian ideals and world impro lessons.

*Sign up before June 1 and get a discounted price of $449 with the discount code earlyreg!
*AFTER June 1, pay for two four-day summer intensives and get $50 off your second intensive

BATS Improv Class Refund Policy

Cancellation of Summer Intensives and Youth and Teen Camps more than two weeks before the start of the class results in a refund or credit minus a deposit equal to 20% of the tuition. Tuition is non-refundable beginning two weeks before the start of the class.

Quotes from previous participants:

• Getting deeper into the improv experience filled my artist soul.

• I learned a lot about myself while having a great time.

• I really like all the positive energy! 

• Improv is not just for the clever, the talented, and the ‘experienced' people. Improv is for everyone, and BATS makes it so. 

• Drunken revelry without the booze. 

• Fears were addressed and kicked to the curb. 

• The theory is taught through doing.

• It's great even if you've never acted before in your life. 

• It's been so freeing being here. Thank you! 

• This was my fourth time at Improv Intensive and it won't be my last.