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Classes
Tuition for six week classes is non-refundable after course registration period closes. If you find you must drop a class after that time, we will be happy to offer you a tuition credit for a future class term if you have not already attended any class meetings.
Registration is closed for our current term, but feel free to browse our previously offered courses.
Page One to Pilot
Every great comedy series starts with a pilot episode that grabs your attention and makes you hungry for more. In this six-week class, you will learn the building blocks of what makes a strong pilot, and write an outline and first draft of your own pilot script. Come as you are and get targeted feedback at every step of your screenwriting journey! This class is co-taught to maximize personal instruction.
Saturdays, 1-3pm CST from 5/8-6/12 Taught by Danny Galvin and Brad Pike Price: $150
Click here to find out about tuition scholarships available in each of our six week classes. Applications must be submitted by Saturday, May 1 at 12pm (CT) for consideration.
Standard registration closes Thursday, May 6 at 12pm CT.
Writing work will be assigned to complete outside class time
Standup for Doinks
Standup is whatever you make of it. Anyone can do it! In this six-week class introduction to standup class, students will learn to write jokes for themselves, turn personal stories into fodder, and mine their environments for material. Participants will comprehend setup-punchline, story structure, and character-building while developing the confidence to perform their own standup set.
Saturdays, 4-6pm CST from 5/8-6/12 Taught by Lauren Walker Price: $110
Click here to find out about tuition scholarships available in each of our six week classes. Applications must be submitted by Saturday, May 1 at 12pm (CT) for consideration.
Standard registration closes Thursday, May 6 at 12pm CT.
Writing work will be assigned to complete outside class time
Getting Reps!
Back by popular demand! Each week focuses on a different skill for your long form improv toolbox that applies uniquely to you and your goals. This action-oriented class is for anyone who has enough improv training experience (online or otherwise) under their belt to understand the fundamentals and is ready to spend more hands-on time in a coaching environment. Featuring group challenges, side-coaching, and individual feedback, we’ll provide an environment for you and your peers to practice what you love together while receiving notes from a seasoned teacher.
Saturdays 4-6pm CST from 3/13-4/17 Taught by Gretchen Eng Price: $110 Click here to find out about tuition scholarships available in each of our six week classes. Applications must be submitted by Sunday, March 11 at 12pm for consideration
This class is for folks who may have some high school or college level improv experience but want more improv thoughts to chew on. We’re going to cover some rules, with lots of practice, trying, and risk taking! Get ready to refresh some basic tenets of improv as used in both shortform and longform, but with a longform focus. Expect to leave every class with a fresh perspective on “yes, and”, scenework, and group mind. Note: this is a good one to grab new ideas to bring back to your hometown improv group.
Sundays1-3pm CST from 3/14-4/18 Taught by Lisa Burton Price: $110
Click here to find out about tuition scholarships available in each of our six week classes. Applications must be submitted by Sunday, March 11 at 12pm for consideration
Great class for college-level improvisers to solidify skills
On Your Own: Creating Compelling Solo Characters
Artist Maria Konopken guides you through six weeks of improv and writing exercises to strengthen your comedic voice in creating characters to use for auditions, solo or sketch shows, and online content. You'll gain confidence in finding and developing solo characters that can be applied to a variety of different formats all while working on your own. This class is geared towards folks who have wanted to try doing solo characters, have an idea for a solo show, or just want to dig deeper into their own solo character development. Mondays, 7-9pm CST from 5/10-6/14 Taught by Maria Konopken Price: $110 Click here to find out about tuition scholarships available in each of our six week classes. Applications must be submitted by Saturday, May 1 at 12pm (CT) for consideration.
Standard registration closes Thursday, May 6 at 12pm CT.
Writing work will be assigned to complete outside class time
Duos Improv Intensive
Grab your improv friend and get ready for a workout! Sign up with a fellow performer for a class that focuses on the chemistry of two person scenes and your own unique energy. Through scenework, side-coaching, and scene analysis, James and Gretchen will sharpen your skills, broaden your improv knowledge, and help deepen those friendships that make this art form fun! As the duo Jaymes Gretchky, these two teachers have performed and taught their style at festivals and improv theaters across the country. Tuesdays, 7-9pm CST from 5/11-6/15 - Taught by Gretchen Eng --OR-- Fridays, 2-4pm CST from 5/14-6/18 - Taught by James Dugan Price: $110 Click here to find out about tuition scholarships available in each of our six week classes. Applications must be submitted by Saturday, May 1 at 12pm (CT) for consideration.
Standard registration closes Thursday, May 6 at 12pm CT.
In this course, Chicago sketch comedy veteran and Second City alum Allison Reese will take you through the basics and mechanics of sketch comedy writing; from idea and character generation to exploring and exploiting the game of your scenes for optimal hilarity. You'll walk away with a better understanding of how and why a sketch works and how to create your own. Tuesdays, 7-9pm CST from 3/16-4/20 Taught by Allison Reese Price: $110
Click here to find out about tuition scholarships available in each of our six week classes. Applications must be submitted by Sunday, March 11 at 12pm for consideration
Great class for college-level improvisers to solidify skills
Flying Solo: Writing for Your Voice
Developing a distinct comedic voice for yourself as an individual is more essential than ever. In this 6 week class, you will develop a broad range of comedy writing and performing styles including solo sketch, essays, monologue jokes, and more.
Saturdays (1/23 - 2/27) from 1-3pm CST Taught by Lisa Burton and Brad Pike Price: $98
Focus
Writing
Experience Level
Intermediate
Additional Information
Recommended for students who have already taken more than one improv or writing class
The Head and the Heart
In this 6 week course, you’ll receive a one-two punch from Chicago Comedy Vets, Maria Konopken and Allison Reese-Shapiro, as they guide you through ensemble-based sketch writing with clear character point of view, finding the funny, and comedic scene structure. This class is for students who have taken a comedy class before, whether that be improv or sketch, you want to have some basics under your belt before jumping into this ensemble comedy writing class. Sundays (1/24 - 2/28) 1-3pm CST Taught by Maria Konopken and Allison Reese Price: $98
Focus
Writing
Experience Level
Beginner
Additional Information
This class has optional virtual performance opportunities
Getting Reps
We’ll put Zoomprov through its paces by maximizing your stage (screen) time and reinventing the online class format! Each week focuses on a different skill for your long form improv toolbox that applies uniquely to you and your goals. This action-oriented class is for anyone who already has a few improv training experiences under their belt (online or otherwise) and is ready to spend more hands-on time in a coaching environment rather than re-learning the fundamentals. Featuring group challenges, side-coaching, and individual feedback, we’ll provide an environment for you and your peers to practice what you love together while receiving notes from a seasoned teacher.
Workshop tuition is based on a suggested-donation model because we want them accessible to everyone. Some workshops prioritize enrolling participants who are underrepresented in the improv community, but we also allow those not selected to participate to 'audit' those sessions so everyone can join in some way. If you are able to pay for your workshop, we ask for $30 per session, but please give what you are able. Proceeds from suggested-donation workshops are used to fairly pay our monthly partnership teachers.
Often we are taught how to do improv “perfectly” but then you go to an audition, mash-up, or a new class and no one is doing perfect improv. What do you do? Take this workshop! This workshop will work on what to do when someone throws a curveball in an improv set. We’ll talk about how to recover and how to make your scene partners BOLD choice seem brilliant and continue to have fun in the scene!
One of the things we miss most about in-person performances is chatting about what we just watched with our friends. Devil’s Daughter was lucky to have a handful of our shows filmed from a front row seat (by the incredible Joel Luscombe) and we’d love to take a walk down memory lane with you for the sake of some good old fashioned improv shop talk! Register to watch a half hour show, streamed over Zoom, then join in on some light-hearted dissection with the improvisers from the performance (incl. Brad Pike and Gretchen Eng), along with our coach James Dugan. We’ll analyze the choices we made, what we wish we did differently, and what we miss most in anticipation of the eventual return to live performance!
With: Gretchen Eng, Brad Pike, James Dugan When: Wednesday, May 19th 6-8pm CT Price: $30 Suggested Donation
Meets once per week to help you achieve your creative comedy goals. Whether you’ve been working on characters to post on social media or trying your hand at writing a pilot, this is a workshop to bring either new work, get assignments to try something new, or workshop material you’ve been working on for a while. You don’t have to be there for all sessions, but it’s highly encouraged. If we run out of material to ‘try’ at this workshop, you’ll receive writing prompts or just get free writing time. No limits on what kind of projects you’d like feedback on!!
Workshop Sessions: Sundays 10-12pm CST with May Regan - ON HIATUS If you're interested in joining this Group when it resumes, click the "Register Now!" button below. You will be notified by email when it starts again.
Standup is whatever you make of it. Anyone can do it! In this two-hour crash-course, students will learn to write jokes for themselves, turn personal stories into fodder, and mine their environments for material. Participants will learn setup-punchline, story structure, and character-building while developing the confidence to perform their own standup set. When: Tuesday, February 23rd 6:30-8:30pm CT Instructor: Lauren Walker
Price: FREE / Any donation amount (Whatever your resources allow!)
Developing a distinct comedic voice for yourself as an individual is more essential than ever. In this 6 week class, you will develop a broad range of comedy writing and performing styles including solo sketch, essays, monologue jokes, and more.
Saturdays (1/23 - 2/27) from 1-3pm CST Taught by Lisa Burton and Brad Pike Price: $98
In this 6 week course, you’ll receive a one-two punch from Chicago Comedy Vets, Maria Konopken and Allison Reese-Shapiro, as they guide you through ensemble-based sketch writing with clear character point of view, finding the funny, and comedic scene structure. This class is for students who have taken a comedy class before, whether that be improv or sketch, you want to have some basics under your belt before jumping into this ensemble comedy writing class.
Sundays (1/24 - 2/28) 1-3pm CST Taught by Maria Konopken and Allison Reese Price: $98
We’ll put Zoomprov through its paces by maximizing your stage (screen) time and reinventing the online class format! Each week focuses on a different skill for your long form improv toolbox that applies uniquely to you and your goals. This action-oriented class is for anyone who already has a few improv training experiences under their belt (online or otherwise) and is ready to spend more hands-on time in a coaching environment rather than re-learning the fundamentals. Featuring group challenges, side-coaching, and individual feedback, we’ll provide an environment for you and your peers to practice what you love together while receiving notes from a seasoned teacher.
Meets once per week to help you achieve your creative comedy goals. Whether you’ve been working on characters to post on social media or trying your hand at writing a pilot, this is a workshop to bring either new work, get assignments to try something new, or workshop material you’ve been working on for a while. You don’t have to be there for all sessions, but it’s highly encouraged. If we run out of material to ‘try’ at this workshop, you’ll receive writing prompts or just get free writing time. No limits on what kind of projects you’d like feedback on!! Sundays 4-6pm CST with Lisa Burton Thursdays 6-8pm CST with James Dugan
