Why kids' Improv Classes? With improv, kids learn how to:

• Be positive
• Get more creative
• Focus on the people they're working with
• Take risks
• Overcome shyness

These classes create a fun and supportive environment for kids to learn the basics of creating improv, story telling, and stagecraft. The classes are taught primarily through games, play, and improved stories.

Session one: Sep 12 - Oct 17
Session two: Oct 24 - Nov 21

Ages 4-6
Saturdays 10-11am Creative Play 6 weeks $60

Ages 7-9
Saturdays 11-Noon Play and Improv 6 weeks $60

(Dates coming soon):

Ages 11-14:
Tuesdays 4:30-6:00 Fundamentals of Improv  6 weeks $90

Starting September 1st:

Ages 4-6
Tuesdays, 10-11am Creative Play 6 weeks $60
(second session begins Oct 13)

Ages 7-9
Tuesdays, 11-Noon Play and Improv 6 weeks $60
(second session begins Oct 13)

Ages 9-11
Tuesdays, 1-2pm Fundamentals of Improv 1   12 weeks $120

Ages 11-13
Tuesdays 2-3:30 pm Fundamentals of Improv 2  12 weeks $180

Ages 14-17
Tuesdays 3:30-5pm Improv Skills 12 weeks $180

Six-week classes end Oct 6, with another six-week session beginning Oct 13-Nov 17.

Twelve-week classes end Nov. 17th.

Class Descriptions:

Creative Play - 4-6 year olds. Pre-schoolers get to exercise their thirst for dramatic play. We use the principles of Improv to teach basic stagecraft, story telling, team work, comedy and dramatic rythym. And we have a whole lot of fun!

Play and Improv - 7-10 year olds. The kids will have a blast learning the fundamentals of Improv, stage craft, storytelling and teamwork. Every week we will learn new games that teach while having a great time.

Fundamentals of Improv - 11-13 Learn how be positive, take risks, and focus on the people you're working with. This class will be a fun and supportive environment for kids to start focusing on what makes improv work.

Improv Skills 14-17 year olds. Teens will start honing improv skills like understanding their role in a team, saying "yes!", narrative construction, public speaking skills, and enhancing creativity in this fast-paced and exciting class. We will learn improv games as well as begin to focus on scene work and learn the art of long form improv.

All classes held at the Hideout Theater (617 Congress) and taught by Jessica Arjet, founder of the Flying Theater Machine

Jessica's classes are wildly successful. Some of the students' positive feedback include: "She made it fun and she is smart and creative and a good teacher." and "I want the next class to start NOW!"

Jessica Arjet is a mom of two who graduated from the
Heroes of Comedy Improv School in 2003 and was immediately asked to join the troupe. She can be seen most Saturday nights playing in the "Maestro" improv show at the Hideout. She teaches drama, comedy, and Improv at Zach Scott's Performing Arts School, the Lockhart Community Theater and privately, and runs the Flying Theater Machine, Austin's only improv comedy for kids. She is also a professional Clown (Penelope Foolish) in and around Austin, and grew up in amateur theater playing more roles than she can remember.