Youth Improv Classes

Portland Comedy Theater offers a wide range of opportunities for youth to get involved in improvisation.

Improv teaches teamwork, listening, cooperation, acceptance; it's also an amazing amount of fun!  Build self-confidence, public speaking ability and presence, and have a great time while you're doing it!

“I’m so grateful that [my student] has this opportunity. I listened to some of the class and LOVED what I heard. I wish everyone could have this kind of teaching—“yes, and,” deep listening, sharing space, creating...so many beautiful and needed practices.” - K.O., parent of a Youth League

Youth League Fundamentals - Improv for Under 18s

Summer Camps

Improv On the Go! - Workshops at Your Location

Improv for High School, Middle School and even Elementary School Drama Classes:

CSz offers your students an opportunity to learn improv by working with the most experienced player/teachers around. We teach hundreds of workshops to people of all ages each year, and all of our teachers are professional players.

We've a long, successful history of teaching faculty team building workshops, too!

CSz can develop a workshop to fit into your curriculum, or you can turn us loose to teach the basics of improvisation, including:

• Listening and acceptance

• Narrative

• Giving up control and sharing the stage

• Physical space

• Character endowment

• Status

• Scene work

• ComedySportz games

We lead with energy, support and positive feedback:

The team supports each other
We celebrate mistakes and fix them together, rather than judging them
We give everyone a chance to shine
We allow everyone to play in a safe, nurturing environment
We Listen, Trust, Commit, Risk, Accept, Share, Enjoy
We say Yes!

Faculty Workshops

Great for kicking off the school year, or at any Professional Development day during the year. It's CSz Business Training applied to Education. It's awesome. Here what a Middle School Principal has to say: