Improv Class 201: Crafting Characters - 8 weeks

Big Couch is a New Orleans-based enterprise that focuses on performing and facilitating creativity. Rooted in the “yes, and” philosophy of improv, Big Couch contributes high-quality, innovative shows and workshops for a wide variety of creative and comedic endeavors.

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Learn the components of improvising characters over 8 weeks

Improv 201

Learn the components of improvising characters.

Improv Classes in 2026

Learn improv for performance or any endeavor through Big Couch courses in New Orleans. We think improv is an awesome foundation for connecting with others and the world. That’s why we want to share that with folks all over the New Orleans area.

When improvising, characters help filter ideas, emotions, and actions to move through a scene. This goes beyond looks or accents to motivation - their wants, needs, and perspectives. Characters in scenes build a unique world through their eyes, and this course will support you in utilizing traits, physicality, emotions, relationships, and specificity.Improv 201 is open to anyone that has had previous improv experience. It consists of eight two-hour classes on Mondays(January 12, 19, &amp; 26, February 2, 9, &amp; 23, and March 2 &amp; 9) from 6 to 8 pm at Big Couch's Bywater location at 1045 Desire St., New Orleans, LA 70117. At the culmination of the course, attendees will put on an evening improv show on Monday, March 16 at 8 pm.A registration fee of $200 will cover all eight sessions, and scholarships are available to those who identify as Black/African American, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian American Pacific Islander, LGBTQIA+, and/or disabled, as well for those whom English is their second language. To inquire about scholarship opportunities, please email carrie@bigcouchnola.com.

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