Seattle & Tacoma Improv Comedy Classes

Become more confident, make new friends, and master the art of improv! Class registrations open every quarter.

Registration for our FALL 2026 Quarter is LIVE!

Note: Each instructor has different COVID-19 policies. Please see your specific class registration page for more info.

Yes, let’s do improv is an 8-week longform improv class and the first level of Bandit Theater’s Improv Training Program. If you’re looking to develop skills for improv scenework and learn foundations for longform improv, this is the space for you. No experience necessary!

In this class, you'll:

  • Understand the mechanics of base reality

  • In scenes, students will understand and know who they are, where they are, and how they feel

  • Understand that base reality is a foundational  element in long-form scenework

  • Build confidence

  • Make new friends

  • Have A TON of fun improvising. This is the space for you.

  • No experience necessary!

Additionally, all Bandit Theater improv classes include the following:

  • Bandit Theater student passes, releasing rush tickets to Bandit Theater mainstage shows to students for free!

  • Optional live performance opportunities in The Hot Hot Suggie Show, our staff-and-student mashup showcase.


TUESDAYS | 7–9PM | SEPT 1–OCT 20 | TAUGHT BY TBD

THEATER PUGET SOUND - 305 HARRISON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98109

REGISTER FOR TUESDAYS IN SEATTLE

SUNDAYS | 11AM–1PM | SEPT 13–NOV 1 | TAUGHT BY TBD

TACOMA ARMORY - 1001 S YAKIMA AVE, TACOMA, WA 98405

REGISTER FOR SUNDAYS IN TACOMA

Delve into the mechanics of Game... together! Through heightened states of agreement, this class will build upon the foundations of Improv 1.  In Improv 2 you'll learn how to identify, play, and heighten the unusual pattern of behavior. You'll expand your analytical improv toolbox with framing and justification. Together we will create more complex scene work, play in more unconventional locations, learn the language of Game-based longform, and delight in the joy of specificity. Open to all students who have completed Improv 1. (For more, see our FAQ.)

Additionally, all Bandit Theater classes include:

  • Bandit Theater student passes, releasing rush tickets to Bandit Theater mainstage shows to students for free!

  • Optional live performance opportunities in The Hot Hot Suggie Show, our staff-and-student mashup showcase.


WEDNESDAYS | 7–9:00PM | SEPT 2–OCT 31 | TAUGHT BY TBD

THEATER PUGET SOUND - 305 HARRISON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98109

REGISTER FOR WEDNESDAYS IN SEATTLE

SUNDAYS | 2PM–4PM | SEPT 13–NOV 1 | TAUGHT BY TBD

TACOMA ARMORY - 1001 S YAKIMA AVE, TACOMA, WA 98405

REGISTER FOR SUNDAYS IN TACOMA

This course guides students through the essential tools for creating, supporting, and performing a complete long-form improv set. Participants will learn how to generate strong openings, initiate dynamic scenes, and sustain group work across multiple beats. By the end of the course, students will have the skills to contribute to a fully realized improv set with confidence and creativity.

In this class, you'll: 

  • Apply openings to begin an improv set

  • Create improv scenes using different types of premise

  • Generate unique and varied characters

  • Construct support moves to add to the reality of the scene from the backline

  • Perform first, second, and third beats in an improv set

  • Apply formats to create a structure for an improv set

Additionally, all Bandit Theater improv classes include the following:

  • Bandit Theater student passes, releasing rush tickets to Bandit Theater mainstage shows to students for free!

  • Optional live performance opportunities in The Hot Hot Suggie Show, our staff-and-student mashup showcase.

Open to all students who have completed Improv 2

SUNDAYS | 1–3:00PM | SEPT 13–NOV 1 | TAUGHT BY TBD

THEATER PUGET SOUND - 305 HARRISON ST, SEATTLE, WA 98109

REGISTER FOR SUNDAYS IN SEATTLE
REGISTER FOR TUESDAYS IN SEATTLE

COMING AGAIN SOON—STAY TUNED!

Within this course, students will be taught four different formats to apply game-based improv: Armondo, La Ronde, Deconstruction, and Dusty. You will learn how to pace and leverage the musicality of the pieces you create in an ensemble. Through focused play and coaching, you will deepen your skills in edits, heightening, and game-based moves to layer technique within long-form improv.

In this class, you'll:

  • Familiarize yourself and your ensemble with different formats

  • Apply skills from Levels 1-3 to have a complete set from opening to end

  • Maintain consistent characters during long-form improv sets

  • Recognize timing and pacing for scenes and set

Additionally, all Bandit Theater improv classes include the following:

  • Bandit Theater student passes, releasing rush tickets to Bandit Theater mainstage shows to students for free!

  • Optional live performance opportunities in The Hot Hot Suggie Show, our staff-and-student mashup showcase.

Open to all students WHO have completed Improv 3

 
 
 

Come check out a show