Curious about improv but not ready to commit to a full class? Join Bandit Theater for a fun, low-pressure introduction to improvisation!
Over five weeks, we’re offering one-hour drop-in sessions for young people ages 2–15. Classes will be divided into age-appropriate groups so participants can play, create, and build confidence alongside their peers.
Each session features accessible improv games and exercises designed to encourage creativity, communication, collaboration, and joyful self-expression. No previous theater or improv experience is needed, and participants can attend one session or come back each week.
This is a great opportunity for kids and teens to try improv casually, meet new people, and experience the fun of creating something together in the moment.
Program Details
Five weeks of drop-in sessions
One-hour class each week
Multiple age groups for participants ages 2–15
No previous experience required
Attend one session or join us for all five
Come play, take creative risks, and discover what happens when we say, “Yes, and!"
Taught by Melissa Zargon and John Wachter!
SUNDAYS | 2-3PM | SEP 6 - OCT 18 | SUNSET HILL COMMUNITY HALL
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Junior Bandits grades 4-6 class is designed to warmly welcome students into the wonderful world of longform improv! Improv helps students practice listening skills, build confidence, and work with their imagination. Besides that, it's a LOT of fun!
In this class, students will:
Learn the fundamentals of longform improv
Experience an environment in which fun is just as important as learning
Practice listening to their improv teammates
Work together as a team
This event will be drop off, parents are not required to stay.
Instructors
Melissa Zargon
(She/Her) Melissa was a goofy lil theatre kid who could not sing or be bothered to memorize lines, so naturally found her performance art destiny to be improv comedy. She was on the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) house team (shoutout Jorts Lopez), taught Level 2 at the UCF Improv Academy, helped create a Femprov workshop to teach inclusivity in comedy to college students, and eventually she ditched Florida for Seattle where she found her new home amongst the mountains and at Bandit Theater. These days she is beyond thrilled to be playing in Bandit’s tarot based show, The Reader.
John Wachter
(He/Him) Before Bandit, John did longform improv shows with jet city improv, and a weekly improv podcast. Before that he wandered in the wilderness of service jobs, and in the distant mists of history he studied acting in college and tried to work as an actor in Chicago and los Angeles. I know he doesn’t seem that old? Now he spends time being a best uncle to a brilliant niece and nephew, trying to do a maximum number of push-ups, zipping around on scooter, and working on a psychology degree. He is very grateful to be a part of the bandit company and to teach!
Looking for more?
If you’re looking for information on Bandit Theater’s kids programming that isn’t listed here, please reach out to banditkids@bandittheater.org for more.