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CSz Classes are a fun, supportive way to learn improvisational thinking, gain self-confidence, develop business soft-skills and meet people.
A complete training series is available for adults as well as high school students.
CHANGE YOUR LIFE. SERIOUSLY.
Drop Ins
Drop in with Joe Spence from CSz Los Angeles from 12-2! Hone your skills, get reps, and have a good time with other members of our CSz community.
Class Dates:
Sundays January 11-25
Time: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Fee: $20/class
Location: San Jose Comedy Theater
5440 Thornwood Dr. Unit D
San Jose, CA
SPECIAL UPCOMING CLASSES
The 4th Rule of Improv & How It Will Give You Your
Improv Breakthrough
So you’ve taken a couple improv classes, and you’ve learned that there are a few guidelines that everybody tries to follow when they improvise. Then you saw a couple shows and you noticed that everyone appears to be following those “rules”, but there is something different between the shows that your teachers put on and the showcase your friends invited you to…and you can’t quite put your finger on it.
This workshop spotlights an approach to improvisation that will allow improvisers of any level to conquer that feeling of “trying to keep up” and give any improviser with some amount of training the confidence and ability to hold their own and play with anybody. The 4th Rule of Improv will erase the fear and mystery of how to survive in an improvisation…with anyone.
This workshop is for both newer improvisers and veteran improvisers looking for a refresh. This should not be your first ever improv participation, but players of all levels with any amount of training will find this to be a very valuable experience
Class Dates:
Wednesday: January 21
Time: 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Fee: $50
Location: San Jose Comedy Theater
5440 Thornwood Dr. Unit D
San Jose, CA
CSz Skillz: Guessing Games
Prerequisite: completion of Level 2B
Wanna go in-depth into guessing games like 5 Thingz, Playground Insults, and Chain Murder? Glad you asked!
CSz veteran Bart Fisher will break down best practices, tips, and tricks for being the ultimate guesser and a confident clue giver, then build up your skillz with practice and playing over this 5-week intensive workshop!
Prerequisite: Level 2
Class Dates:
Sundays, January 4 - February 1
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Fee: $125
Location: San Jose Comedy Theater
5440 Thornwood Dr. Unit D
San Jose, CA
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
Join dozens of schools already battling the boredom of daily school activities and other lame on-campus clubs. For over 30 years, The Northern California ComedySportz High School League has empowered students to learn about leadership, teamwork, and theater in a fun and exciting way. The league provides an extra-curricular program for students to practice improv, take workshops led by professional improvisers, and perform with teams from other schools all year long. Plus, all ComedySportz High School League teams keep 100% of the profits made through ticket sales, promotional materials, etc. making the ComedySportz High School League Program an exceptional way to raise funds. ComedySportz is one of the few programs that can pay for itself year after year.
Foundational Acting
This three week course is designed to benefit:
Students who are brand new to acting, having never tried it or taken a class before.
Actors who are newer to the craft or have been doing it for fun and would like to take it further.
Actors who have been away from it for a while and would like to get back into it and hit the ground running.
Actors who have experience but are looking to refine their skills and elevate their work.
At the end of this three week course the actor will understand how to submit for acting roles, how to break down and prepare material, how to properly interact and collaborate with other actors in rehearsal or on set, and how to work on different types of material such as commercials or monologues or scenes.
Class Dates:
3 Saturdays: January 10, 17, 24
Time: 2:30 PM-4:30 PM
Fee: $200
Location: San Jose Comedy Theater
5440 Thornwood Dr. Unit D
San Jose, CA
The Cinderblock Workshop
Resetting Your Default
This workshop is for you if you are looking for:
Rekindling your love of improv
Reframing your approach to the artform
Saving time on your new improv journey by getting into good habits quickly
Tuning your improv skills
Brushing up on basics
Breaking out of ruts
Brushing the dust off
Getting back into improv after taking time off
Tightening up your performances
Taking a super fun improv workshop!
This workshop is designed for all levels of experience. This workshop is designed to make sure we all have fun performing improv. This workshop is designed to help alleviate that feeling of anxiety on stage of, "what the heck do I do now?"
Prerequisite:
This should not be your first improv class.
Class Dates:
Wednesday: January 14
Time: 7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Fee: $50
Location: San Jose Comedy Theater
5440 Thornwood Dr. Unit D
San Jose, CA
CSz Skillz: Collaboration
and Coordination Games
Prerequisite: completion of Level 2B
All CSz-style games require players to play as a team. These games take that to the next level in demanding closer listening, seamless give-and-take, and focus to build something together. The types of games include:
• One-word-at-a-time
• Prompting
• Gibberish play
• Tell Something Together
• Speak At The Same Time
• Share A Character
Class Dates:
Sundays, February 8 - March 8
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Fee: $125
Location: San Jose Comedy Theater
5440 Thornwood Dr. Unit D
San Jose, CA