EIGHT WEEKS (Thru 5/25) of fun and a performance showcase. A must for Business Professionals and aspiring performing artists!

Every week is professional level Improv comedy training, a must for performing artists, but also beneficial to all professions. In a edition to developing strong skills in developing original characters, stories and scene work, improv develops self confidence, creativity, critical thinking, communication, presentation and more. We use these same games to develop team building, leadership sales and service skills in our corporate events.

Spread much needed laughter while developing performing and valuable life skills:

• Creative writing
• Critical / out of the box thinking
• Public Speaking
• Listening, Focus
• Self-Confidence
• Self-Awareness

A must for performers, Improv develops skills for:

• Acting
• Original characters
• Self Created Work
• Directing
• Get work performing/teaching Improvisation, Murder Mystery, Corpo

A must for corporate folks, Improv develops skills for:

• Team Building
• Leadership
• Sales
• Customer Service

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

Regular participants will be invited to perform on monthly club showcases and when you are ready we also help develop original indy teams of your own.

FREE TICKETS TO SHOWS

Students are welcome anytime to our shows in Times Square at no charge. There is usually a drink minimum but the $5-25 tickets are free to our students, including shows by the professional troupe, other classes etc. Simply RSVP by text/email and your name will be on the will call list.

FREE RESOURCES:

We have a few books now on Amazon, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. Students can get free digital downloads in PDF from direct from us.

PROFESSIONAL COMPANY INTERNSHIPS

If you already have completed a full slate of classes with another school and are looking for performance opportunities to further your training and or eventually audition to be in our professional company, we offer a few internships every month. EMAIL us for more details. Interns get free access to classes and shows, understudy professionals and after a short interim period can get paid to work with professional troupe, eventually joining ranks eligible to perform on paid gigs and paid teaching positions.

Artistic Director Walt Frasier

Walt Frasier has 25+ years of professional credits in comedy, Theater and music. He got his big break in TV performing comedy sketches on MTV’s Stankervision, Late Nite with David Letterman, TruTV’s Friends of the People, and most recently on HBO’s Pause with Sam Jay. As an actor, Frasier has appeared on NBC’s Blacklist, CBS’s Blue Bloods, USA’s Royal Pains (Filmed in Puerto Rico), Netflix’s Lilyhammer (filmed in Norway) and NICK’s Naked Brothers Band. In addition to 1000s of live performances around the world, Frasier has also appeared in numerous commercials, industrials, webisodes and reality TV shows. Arthur Avenue regulars may also recognize Walter, if you add a white beard and red suit, as he has been official Little Italy Santa for the past 15 years.

A division of Improv Theater LLC

The New York Improv Theater is a one stop edutainment center for corporate team building, office / holiday parties and more. Our comedy shows and workshops deliver high impact results. Clients include Google, Mercedes Benz, META /Facebook, TikTok, JP Morgan Chase, Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Twitter, Roblox, Rimowa, EI Digital, Accenture, Datadog HQ, Milbank, BING/Microsoft, Band of America – Merrill Lynch, Home Depot, Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson, Louis Vuitton, Coach, UBS, BDO, AMEX, Master Card, Macy’s, 360i, IBM, GM, Kraft, UNILEAVER, HBO, Prudential, Convene, Conference Board and many more… (NYC DOE VENDORS)