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At The PIT, we have a core Improv curriculum consisting of Improv Levels 1-5. If you are interested in completing our core curriculum, you must complete all 5 levels in this order: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5. (Students may enter into higher levels on a case by case basis and must email classes@thepit-nyc.com to complete this process).
Improv classes that are not level based fall under our elective classes. Elective classes are available to students in any stage of their improv journey unless otherwise notated in the class description. Some Elective classes require a certain completion of our core curriculum.
$25 TOTAL: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL = $15 online reservation + $20 cash DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater Come one come all! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater
DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$299+ Fees In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
LIMITED TIME SPRING PRICE: $25 TOTAL: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
(REDUCED FROM $35!)DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
LIMITED TIME SPRING PRICE: $25 TOTAL: $15 ONLINE/$10 CASH
(REDUCED FROM $35!)DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
1:30 PM: $25 COST: $15 ONLINE/$10 CASH
DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
LIMITED TIME SPRING PRICE: $25 TOTAL: $5 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater [REDUCED FROM $35!] Come one come all! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater Come one come all! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$399+Fees NOW $349+Fees!
Work on the first-second and third beats of two person scenes. Learn how to “heighten and tighten” a scene.
$135+ Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun.
99+ Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of long-form improvisation.
$99+Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of long-form improvisation.
$99+Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of longform improvisation.
$249+FEES In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
$99+Fees In this online class, consider this no pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of longform improvisation. Every week you will play in a safe and positive class environment with group exercises and scenework. It’s the perfect spoonful of improv, come have a taste! Please note that there is no graduation show for this class.
$25 COST: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
We ARE OFFERING IN-PERSON CLASSES AGAIN!! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$39+Fees
“Improv Made Easy” is a workshop for performers who are feeling stuck in their head. It is for people who are looking to expand into new territory and who want to create work with more depth.
$25 COST: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
We ARE OFFERING IN-PERSON CLASSES AGAIN!! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$249+Fees In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
$249+FEES In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
$299+Fees Building on the musical fundamentals learned in Level 1, Level 2 dives deeper into technique and structure to help you turn your scenes and songs into a musical!
$99+Fees
No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun.
$99+Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun.
$199+ fees Over the 4 weeks, you will be using improv exercises and tools that are intended to strengthen yourself as an actor. The first weeks of the session will provide you with various tools and methods to utilize and access within scenes as both an actor and improviser. The last weeks of the session will be putting all of that to use through a deep exploration of scene work.
$39+Fees This 150 minute workshop exercise will use emotion, music, and movement to force you to communicate without speaking. During a three-minute song you (a few of your fellow improvisers) will be asked to convey the provided who, where and what of a scene by using only emotion and object work.
1-Day Intensive: $75 2-Day Intensive: $139 Join Kaci, Kareem, Roy, and Valerie for a 6-hour improv intensive you don’t want to miss. Intuitive narrative improvisation, long-form improv that tells an entire story, is the bread-and-butter of the award-winning work Parallelogramophonograph does.
$75+Fees Looking to create scene work that is narratively sound, deeply funny, and memorable to an audience? Then this is the class for you! This workshop focuses on short form narrative structure, status, tilts, emotional reactions, mantras, and grounded acting.
$60+ fees For this 2-hour workshop, Kaci and Roy have picked their favorite exercises and tips for getting close and connected with your fellow players, your overall ensemble, and most surprisingly, yourself.
$60 +fees
Villainy: Being Bad Onstage
Learn how fun it is to be bad. In this workshop, Kareem Badr and Valerie Ward from PGraph will teach you how to play downright evil characters on stage that the audience will love to hate. It's easy enough to play a 2-dimensional bad guy, but for true evil to shine in all its dark glory, your characters must be rooted in truth, and be unique individuals.
$399+Fees
You will go through the basic forms of improv. Harold without games, Pure Harold,The Deconstruction, The Mono scene. Two weeks will be dedicated to each form and will culminate in doing one class show. 99+Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of long-form improvisation.
$199+Fees We’ll take your characters, premises and totally discovered moments in an improvised set and turn them into written sketch. We’ll pay close attention to game, how to give and take as a reasonable and unreasonable person and flesh out any and all ideas you have.
Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Level 1 Improv & Sketch: 7/10-7/14 Level 2 Improv & Sketch: 7/17-7/21 Level 3 Improv & Sketch:7/24-7/28 Level 4 Improv & Sketch: 7/31-8/4
Classes will be held Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm with an hour break for lunch each day from 12-1pm.
In level 3 you will continue to focus on strong listening and reacting without interrupting your scene partner. Making sure “the beginning of your sentence doesn’t get in the way of the middle of theirs”. You will reinforce saying “Yes, and...!” Until you have to say “no thank you”. Work on the first-second and third beats of two person scenes as well as continuing to focus on editing by following your foot connected to your gut and heart to edit scenes at the height. Learn how to “heighten and tighten” a scene organically glued in reality to create “win-win” fun scenes to play to entertain yourself and others while “treating your partner like a genius”
$299+Fees Level 1 Improv: In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage. Learn “Yes, and…!” until you have to say “No, thank you”.
$399+Fees
This level is about highlighting the importance of the ensemble. Long form improv is best when an ensemble truly works and flows together, otherwise known as “group mind.”
$299+Fees To learn how to use your body as a sharpened tool for improv. To embody characters physically with the whole body including how they stand, walk, sit, breathe etc.
Pit instructor Patrick McCartney loves The Harold. It’s a long form improvisation taught to him by Del Close in Chicago. In this workshop we will do the Harold. We will learn game of scene, the importance of group mind, why openings matter and so much more. The form uses all your skills as an improviser. This workshop will be informative and fun. You’ll leave it loving the form as well!
$139+Fees In this workshop, we focus on creating a completely improvised one-act play.
$399+Fees
This class will help students take the basic elements of the IMPROV YOUR LIFE™ philosophy learned in Level One and apply them toward building great scenes that engage an audience.
$99 +fees Check out this new workshop offering with instructor Jenny Bareilles!
$249+ fees Over the 6 weeks, you will be using improv exercises and tools that are intended to strengthen yourself as an actor. The first three weeks of the session will provide you with various tools and methods to utilize and access within scenes as both an actor and improviser. The last three weeks of the session will be putting all of that to use through a deep exploration of scene work.
$399+Fees This class will help students take the basic elements of the IMPROV YOUR LIFE™ philosophy learned in Level One and apply them toward building great scenes that engage an audience. Students will leave this level with an understanding of how to make strong initiations, establish who/what/where, heighten the funniest choices and edit scenes.
Classes on this page are considered Leveled Classes & Electives (in-Person) PIT Classes. These classes are part of our core curriculum. In-Person PIT classes are meant to help foster comedic growth in a stable & safe environment.
$299+ Fees In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
$349 NOW $299!
$399+Fees NOW $349+Fees!
Work on the first-second and third beats of two person scenes. Learn how to “heighten and tighten” a scene.
$135+ Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun.
99+ Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of long-form improvisation.
$99+Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of long-form improvisation.
$99+Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of longform improvisation.
$249+FEES In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
$99+Fees In this online class, consider this no pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of longform improvisation. Every week you will play in a safe and positive class environment with group exercises and scenework. It’s the perfect spoonful of improv, come have a taste! Please note that there is no graduation show for this class.
$79+Fees
In this ONLINE three week crash course, students will learn to write two of the most common types of comedy featured in late-night TV shows - monologue jokes and desk bits!
$79+Fees Discover the joy of sketch comedy writing in this ONLINE Class! This 3 week starter class is perfect for beginners looking to put their sketch ideas to the page for the first time.
$249+Fees In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
$249+FEES In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage.
$299+Fees Building on the musical fundamentals learned in Level 1, Level 2 dives deeper into technique and structure to help you turn your scenes and songs into a musical!
$99+Fees
No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun.
$249+Fees
There’s nothing more exhilarating than performing stand up comedy, but it can be intimidating. More of a guide than a conventional class, this goal-oriented program will get you up there doing stand up for the first time.
$199+ fees Over the 4 weeks, you will be using improv exercises and tools that are intended to strengthen yourself as an actor. The first weeks of the session will provide you with various tools and methods to utilize and access within scenes as both an actor and improviser. The last weeks of the session will be putting all of that to use through a deep exploration of scene work.
$349+FEES
More of a guide than a conventional class, this goal-oriented program will get you up there doing stand up for the first time.
$399+Fees
You will go through the basic forms of improv. Harold without games, Pure Harold,The Deconstruction, The Mono scene. Two weeks will be dedicated to each form and will culminate in doing one class show. 99+Fees No pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of long-form improvisation.
$199+Fees We’ll take your characters, premises and totally discovered moments in an improvised set and turn them into written sketch. We’ll pay close attention to game, how to give and take as a reasonable and unreasonable person and flesh out any and all ideas you have.
Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Level 1 Improv & Sketch: 7/10-7/14 Level 2 Improv & Sketch: 7/17-7/21 Level 3 Improv & Sketch:7/24-7/28 Level 4 Improv & Sketch: 7/31-8/4
Classes will be held Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm with an hour break for lunch each day from 12-1pm.
In level 3 you will continue to focus on strong listening and reacting without interrupting your scene partner. Making sure “the beginning of your sentence doesn’t get in the way of the middle of theirs”. You will reinforce saying “Yes, and...!” Until you have to say “no thank you”. Work on the first-second and third beats of two person scenes as well as continuing to focus on editing by following your foot connected to your gut and heart to edit scenes at the height. Learn how to “heighten and tighten” a scene organically glued in reality to create “win-win” fun scenes to play to entertain yourself and others while “treating your partner like a genius”
$299+Fees Level 1 Improv: In this class you will use scene work and group exercises to explore the joy of improvisation, be more confident, trusting and graceful on stage. Learn “Yes, and…!” until you have to say “No, thank you”.
$399+Fees
This level is about highlighting the importance of the ensemble. Long form improv is best when an ensemble truly works and flows together, otherwise known as “group mind.”
$299+Fees To learn how to use your body as a sharpened tool for improv. To embody characters physically with the whole body including how they stand, walk, sit, breathe etc.
Pit instructor Patrick McCartney loves The Harold. It’s a long form improvisation taught to him by Del Close in Chicago. In this workshop we will do the Harold. We will learn game of scene, the importance of group mind, why openings matter and so much more. The form uses all your skills as an improviser. This workshop will be informative and fun. You’ll leave it loving the form as well!
$399+Fees
This class will help students take the basic elements of the IMPROV YOUR LIFE™ philosophy learned in Level One and apply them toward building great scenes that engage an audience.
$349+Fees
In Sketch Writing Level 1: The Basics of Sketch, students will develop the fundamental skills they need to start writing original comedy sketches. Build your sketch toolkit with the essentials - how to come up with a sketch idea, how to employ classic sketch structure, how to create memorable characters, how to clearly communicate your ideas to your audience.
$99 +fees Check out this new workshop offering with instructor Jenny Bareilles!
$249+ fees Over the 6 weeks, you will be using improv exercises and tools that are intended to strengthen yourself as an actor. The first three weeks of the session will provide you with various tools and methods to utilize and access within scenes as both an actor and improviser. The last three weeks of the session will be putting all of that to use through a deep exploration of scene work.
$349+Fees In Sketch Writing Level 2: Building Your Packet, students will utilize the skills developed in "Sketch Writing Level 1" to write sketches in a series of classic formats. Mastering the modern sketch comedy standards - commercial parodies, character pieces, topical sketches, and many more - is the primary goal of this class, as students will begin to fine-tune and hone their personal sketch comedy voice.
$349+Fees
In Sketch Writing Level 1: The Basics of Sketch, students will develop the fundamental skills they need to start writing original comedy sketches. Build your sketch toolkit with the essentials - how to come up with a sketch idea, how to employ classic sketch structure, how to create memorable characters, how to clearly communicate your ideas to your audience.
$399+Fees This class will help students take the basic elements of the IMPROV YOUR LIFE™ philosophy learned in Level One and apply them toward building great scenes that engage an audience. Students will leave this level with an understanding of how to make strong initiations, establish who/what/where, heighten the funniest choices and edit scenes.
All are welcome to our Improv Drop In Classes! These single session classes are 2 hours long and allow you to work on your improv skills, no matter your skill level.
$25 TOTAL: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL = $15 online reservation + $20 cash DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater Come one come all! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater
DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
LIMITED TIME SPRING PRICE: $25 TOTAL: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
(REDUCED FROM $35!)DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
LIMITED TIME SPRING PRICE: $25 TOTAL: $15 ONLINE/$10 CASH
(REDUCED FROM $35!)DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
LIMITED TIME SPRING PRICE: $25 TOTAL: $5 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater [REDUCED FROM $35!] Come one come all! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
1:30 PM: $25 COST: $15 ONLINE/$10 CASH
DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$35 TOTAL: $15 Online Reservation + $20 CASH at the Theater Come one come all! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$25 total! This class is open to all writers from novice to professional. Bring a pitch, half-written sketch, or completed sketch!
$25 COST: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
We ARE OFFERING IN-PERSON CLASSES AGAIN!! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
$25 COST: $5 ONLINE/$20 CASH
We ARE OFFERING IN-PERSON CLASSES AGAIN!! DROP-IN Classes are meant for improvisers of all levels to come into one community & practice exercises that develop into masterful scenes!
See our youth classes offerings below, and sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know when new youth classes are up!
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1. Fill out our Youth Classes Registration Form below. Make sure to indicate on the registration form which class you are interested in taking.
Registration For Youth Classes3. Register for the Class. Once you’ve submitted your registration form, purchase and reserve a seat in your preferred class!
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At The PIT, we have a core sketch curriculum consisting of Sketch Levels 1-4. If you are interested in completing our core curriculum, you must complete all 4 levels in this order: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. (Students may enter into higher levels on a case by case basis and must email classes@thepit-nyc.com to complete this process).
Sketch classes that are not level based fall under our elective classes. Elective classes are available to students in any stage of their sketch journey unless otherwise notated in the class description. Some Elective classes require a certain completion of our core curriculum.
$349 NOW $299!
$25 total! This class is open to all writers from novice to professional. Bring a pitch, half-written sketch, or completed sketch!
$79+Fees
In this ONLINE three week crash course, students will learn to write two of the most common types of comedy featured in late-night TV shows - monologue jokes and desk bits!
$79+Fees Discover the joy of sketch comedy writing in this ONLINE Class! This 3 week starter class is perfect for beginners looking to put their sketch ideas to the page for the first time.
$199+Fees We’ll take your characters, premises and totally discovered moments in an improvised set and turn them into written sketch. We’ll pay close attention to game, how to give and take as a reasonable and unreasonable person and flesh out any and all ideas you have.
Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Level 1 Improv & Sketch: 7/10-7/14 Level 2 Improv & Sketch: 7/17-7/21 Level 3 Improv & Sketch:7/24-7/28 Level 4 Improv & Sketch: 7/31-8/4
Classes will be held Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm with an hour break for lunch each day from 12-1pm.
$349+Fees
In Sketch Writing Level 1: The Basics of Sketch, students will develop the fundamental skills they need to start writing original comedy sketches. Build your sketch toolkit with the essentials - how to come up with a sketch idea, how to employ classic sketch structure, how to create memorable characters, how to clearly communicate your ideas to your audience.
$349+Fees In Sketch Writing Level 2: Building Your Packet, students will utilize the skills developed in "Sketch Writing Level 1" to write sketches in a series of classic formats. Mastering the modern sketch comedy standards - commercial parodies, character pieces, topical sketches, and many more - is the primary goal of this class, as students will begin to fine-tune and hone their personal sketch comedy voice.
$349+Fees
In Sketch Writing Level 1: The Basics of Sketch, students will develop the fundamental skills they need to start writing original comedy sketches. Build your sketch toolkit with the essentials - how to come up with a sketch idea, how to employ classic sketch structure, how to create memorable characters, how to clearly communicate your ideas to your audience.
Classes on this page are considered PIT Workshops. These classes are not a part of our core curriculum. Rather, they help highlight & grow a specific trait in your artistic development. PIT Workshops are available to students in any stage of their journey unless otherwise notated that says “Workshop requires a certain completion of our core curriculum.”
$25 total! This class is open to all writers from novice to professional. Bring a pitch, half-written sketch, or completed sketch!
$79+Fees
In this ONLINE three week crash course, students will learn to write two of the most common types of comedy featured in late-night TV shows - monologue jokes and desk bits!
$39+Fees
“Improv Made Easy” is a workshop for performers who are feeling stuck in their head. It is for people who are looking to expand into new territory and who want to create work with more depth.
$39+Fees This 150 minute workshop exercise will use emotion, music, and movement to force you to communicate without speaking. During a three-minute song you (a few of your fellow improvisers) will be asked to convey the provided who, where and what of a scene by using only emotion and object work.
1-Day Intensive: $75 2-Day Intensive: $139 Join Kaci, Kareem, Roy, and Valerie for a 6-hour improv intensive you don’t want to miss. Intuitive narrative improvisation, long-form improv that tells an entire story, is the bread-and-butter of the award-winning work Parallelogramophonograph does.
$75+Fees Looking to create scene work that is narratively sound, deeply funny, and memorable to an audience? Then this is the class for you! This workshop focuses on short form narrative structure, status, tilts, emotional reactions, mantras, and grounded acting.
$60+ fees For this 2-hour workshop, Kaci and Roy have picked their favorite exercises and tips for getting close and connected with your fellow players, your overall ensemble, and most surprisingly, yourself.
$60 +fees
Villainy: Being Bad Onstage
Learn how fun it is to be bad. In this workshop, Kareem Badr and Valerie Ward from PGraph will teach you how to play downright evil characters on stage that the audience will love to hate. It's easy enough to play a 2-dimensional bad guy, but for true evil to shine in all its dark glory, your characters must be rooted in truth, and be unique individuals.
$199+Fees We’ll take your characters, premises and totally discovered moments in an improvised set and turn them into written sketch. We’ll pay close attention to game, how to give and take as a reasonable and unreasonable person and flesh out any and all ideas you have.
Pit instructor Patrick McCartney loves The Harold. It’s a long form improvisation taught to him by Del Close in Chicago. In this workshop we will do the Harold. We will learn game of scene, the importance of group mind, why openings matter and so much more. The form uses all your skills as an improviser. This workshop will be informative and fun. You’ll leave it loving the form as well!
$139+Fees In this workshop, we focus on creating a completely improvised one-act play.
$99 +fees Check out this new workshop offering with instructor Jenny Bareilles!
At The PIT, we have a core Stand Up curriculum consisting of Levels 1-5. If you are interested in completing our core Stand Up curriculum, you must complete all 5 levels in this order: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4, Level 5. (Students may enter into higher levels on a case by case basis and must email classes@thepit-nyc.com to complete this process).
Stand Up classes that are not level based fall under our elective classes. Elective classes are available to students in any stage of their Stand Up journey unless otherwise notated in the class description. Some Elective classes require a certain completion of our core curriculum.
$249+Fees
There’s nothing more exhilarating than performing stand up comedy, but it can be intimidating. More of a guide than a conventional class, this goal-oriented program will get you up there doing stand up for the first time.
$349+FEES
More of a guide than a conventional class, this goal-oriented program will get you up there doing stand up for the first time.
Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Level 1 Improv & Sketch: 7/10-7/14 Level 2 Improv & Sketch: 7/17-7/21 Level 3 Improv & Sketch:7/24-7/28 Level 4 Improv & Sketch: 7/31-8/4
Classes will be held Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm with an hour break for lunch each day from 12-1pm.
Classes on this page are considered Online or Virtual PIT Classes. Become a PITizen from anywhere in the world with our completely remote classes held on ZOOM!
$99+Fees In this online class, consider this no pressure Improv. Dip your toe into the joyous pool of improv- 0% fear, 100% fun. This is the perfect place for absolute beginners to get acquainted with the art of longform improvisation. Every week you will play in a safe and positive class environment with group exercises and scenework. It’s the perfect spoonful of improv, come have a taste! Please note that there is no graduation show for this class.
$79+Fees
In this ONLINE three week crash course, students will learn to write two of the most common types of comedy featured in late-night TV shows - monologue jokes and desk bits!
$79+Fees Discover the joy of sketch comedy writing in this ONLINE Class! This 3 week starter class is perfect for beginners looking to put their sketch ideas to the page for the first time.
$249+Fees
There’s nothing more exhilarating than performing stand up comedy, but it can be intimidating. More of a guide than a conventional class, this goal-oriented program will get you up there doing stand up for the first time.
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Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Early Bird Special $1200+ fees Get both Improv & Sketch Levels 1-4 here at The PIT with world-class instructors like Kevin Scott, Chris Griggs, Patrick McCartney... and more! Level 1 Improv & Sketch: 7/10-7/14 Level 2 Improv & Sketch: 7/17-7/21 Level 3 Improv & Sketch:7/24-7/28 Level 4 Improv & Sketch: 7/31-8/4
Classes will be held Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm with an hour break for lunch each day from 12-1pm.
$60+ fees For this 2-hour workshop, Kaci and Roy have picked their favorite exercises and tips for getting close and connected with your fellow players, your overall ensemble, and most surprisingly, yourself.
$39+Fees
“Improv Made Easy” is a workshop for performers who are feeling stuck in their head. It is for people who are looking to expand into new territory and who want to create work with more depth.
$349 NOW $299!
$399+Fees NOW $349+Fees!
Work on the first-second and third beats of two person scenes. Learn how to “heighten and tighten” a scene.