Improv 5c: Form & Structure (Sun-011126-SanFrancisco-CA)

LOCATION: San Francisco, CA

***Please arrive 15 minutes before the class start time.***

Improv 5c: Form and Structures

Six Week Course | Adults Only (18+)

Access code from previous instructor needed for registration.

This course will practice long-form improvised theatre structures performed at various improv houses around the country. Focus will be placed on thematic forms, narrative forms, genres, and theatrical devices. Long-form structures covered are dependent on the instructor’s experience and training.

Learn and perform the Deconstruction! According to Miles Stroth, The Deconstruction is an improv form initially developed at iO Chicago by his group The Family, under the direction of Del Close, with the goal of asking the question: how many different ways can performers be inspired by a scene? The Deconstruction is a journey beginning with an initial scene, to which it returns periodically as improvisors explore and expand the themes they find in it. The Deconstruction format leads improvisors to explore concepts, performance pace and style, and narrative arc, all in the space of a single performance. It builds a tool box useful for any long form performance.

At the end of this course students perform together in a student showcase.

Prerequisite: Improv 4: Top of Your Intelligence or instructor approval.

Day/Time: Sundays, from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Dates: 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 1/15 (2026)

Student Showcase: TBA

Instructor: Christopher DeJong

Location: Leela Improv Training Center, 450 Geary St., Suite 200, SF

***Located only a few blocks from the Powell MUNI/BART station.***

Class Instructions: Please arrive at the main entrance of 450 Geary Street by 10:55 AM. Your instructor will meet you at the door and escort you to the classroom located on the second floor.