Since 2009, we have taught improv to thousands of people from all walks of life. We have led workshops for The O’Keeffe Museum, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe Public Schools, Rancho La Puerta, and General Electric (GE). We have been featured by Santa Fe Reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican, The Magazine, KTRC, and Santa Fe Magazine. Our Community Initiative, Improv4New Mexico™, which includes our Improv4Schools™ (high-school teen program), Improv4Educators™, (teaching teachers improv so they can teach their students), and the Student Teams™ programs are funded by generous donors including the City of Santa Fe Office of Economic Development, Century Bank, and the Santa Fe Community Educators Network.
Santa Fe Improv engages with the New Mexico community through our Improv4NewMexico™ initiative, primarily Improv4Schools.
These programs use an integrated approach to educating through improv. We teach improv to teens directly within a public school setting, and we train teachers to use improv in the classroom to facilitate learning. Teens are invited to perform in a student jam and showcase at the end of each semester and show their improv skills to family and friends in our theater. These programs are offered at no cost to the public schools and students.
SHOWS
Come see our students and guest artists improvise at our theater space in the Rufina/Siler district to get to know our community and have a fun evening. Plus, keep an eye out for when our faculty and house teams, Big Jabroni™ and Lunch Ladies™, perform. Those shows sell out fast!
Classes
We have integrated techniques from professional comedy, academic psychology, and business communication. The result is that you don’t just learn how to perform successfully on stage – what you learn in our program transfers to your life off-stage as well. Adult improv classes run in eight-week modules. Click here for info on classes.
Master Classes
Our Masterclass series is a chance for you to do a deep dive into a particular facet of improv with renowned guest artists.
People
Our improv teachers are experienced theater educators, professional improvisers, and working actors with credits in theater, TV, and film, and decades of collective experience.
Blog
Check out what’s happening at Santa Fe Improv!
Albuquerque Journal Features Improv4Schools
Albuquerque Journal Article Features Santa Fe Improv’s Improv4Schools Program
Improv Came to My Rescue
Read how improv helped Casey: Not to be dramatic, but my twenties were heavy. I was living in Los Angeles and losing connection to the playful side of myself and others. Couldn’t see or feel it…
Improv Gave Me Back My Joy
By Juliana, Hypnotherapist & Improviser…About seven months ago, I acted on a gut feeling and googled “Improv in Santa Fe,” despite barely knowing what improv was. I had moved to Santa Fe 18 months earlier, in the depths of healing an illness that had dramatically altered my life. As a hypnotherapist and mindfulness teacher, my work was deeply fulfilling. However, moving to a new state, combined with chronic illness, left my life outside of work feeling painfully small and lonely. I needed more joy and community. A lot more.
Press
Press features include the Santa Fe Reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican, The Magazine, KTRC, and Santa Fe Magazine.
Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe Reporter
The Magazine
