Discover your comedic voice in this engaging 3-hour workshop led by Isabel Madley, who brings her unique blend of classical theater training and irreverent humor to the art of stand-up comedy. Hosted and sponsored by Santa Fe Improv.

The heart of long form improvisation is the two-person scene. This class is centered on grounded, authentic two-person scene work. In this class, we focus on two main elements: establishing a base reality (the who, what, and where) and the emotional reality of the scene (what is the character’s relationship to themselves and to the environment around them?)

We also touch on how to edit a scene and do support work through walk-ons and tag outs. Improvisers learn how to become comfortable playing themselves on stage and draw inspiration from their real-life experiences.

The Harold is the hardest longform set to play, but it’s also the most rewarding. Every skill required to be a great longform improviser is built into the Harold. We will cover it all in this class: opening games, group games, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd beats. You'll learn premise-based initiations. You'll learn how to create strong base realities so that you can return to them in your later beats. You will find yourself making justifications, callbacks, and connections. You will learn to be a better improviser.

You've done a great first scene. Now what? Can you bring the game from the first scene into a second scene? This class teaches you how to identify that game and sustain it in a second beat.

Completed Level 1-5 of SFI's core curriculum? Looking for a fresh take on improv? Don't miss this advanced elective! Pretty Flower is a Monoscene in chapters, periodically broken up by short montages. It will be fun!

This class introduces the monologue as a way to create premise-based longform improv sets. Develop the ability to make premise-based initiations that help jump start your scene. Build on the fundamentals of creating a base reality (who, what, where) and emotional reality. Revisit and heighten scenes later in the set with second beats. Other things explored in this level are framing and justification.

Prerequisite: Level 1: Intro to Longform or prior improv experience