Improv 301 Course: Inside the Scene - 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 how to use scene devices and elevate scene support in improvised comedy over 8 weeks.

Improv 301

Learn how to use scene devices and elevate scene support in improvised comedy.

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.

If you've ever wondered how improvisers make their performances look like they are scripted, then you'll want to take a deeper dive into scenework. From inside the scene, you can make choices that take you off in one direction or other choices to head off in another. This course will help you identify and play through the game of a scene, establish and follow patterns, understand scene types, and use devices. You'll also elevate your ability to support your scene partners and scene premises and how to ask for and use audience suggestions. All of this will take your ability to co-create in the moment to the next level.Improv 301 is open to anyone that has had at least two levels of improv classes. It consists of eight two-hour classes on Wednesdays (January 14, 21, &amp; 28, February 4, 18, &amp; 25, and March 4 &amp; 11) from 6 to 8 pm at Big Couch's Bywater location - 1045 Desire Street, New Orleans, LA 70117. At the culmination of the course, attendees will put on an evening improv show on Monday, March 16 at 8pm.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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Improv 301 Course: Inside the Scene - 8 weeks

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