In this workshop, students will learn the basics of re-improvisation and sketch structure. Using improv fundamentals, students will explore premise, game, heightening and character development to find the funny. Students will leave with tools to improvise their way to a script and with a better understanding of what makes a sketch "work." This workshop is recommended for intermediate and/or advanced improvisers. No sketch background necessary!

About the Instructor:

Hannah Rehak (she/her) is a performer, podcast producer and filmmaker with over a decade of experience in improv and sketch comedy. She is currently a NYCo understudy and a faculty member at The Second City New York.

Credits include:

Improv: Hot Seat - an iO Primetime Show , Crocodile Nasties - an iO Harold Team, and Dreamboat - iO's LGBTQ Primetime Show.

Sketch: iO House Sketch Team, The Second City Chicago BizCo, TourCo Understudy

When not doing and teaching improv and sketch, Hannah can be found writing headlines for Reductress, producing the pop culture podcast Material Girls, or rearranging her furniture.

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.