Advanced Improv: The Shotgun II

Sundays, November 8 - December 13 (off 11/29), 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Graduation show December 20 at 3:15 p.m. You’ve ridden shotgun once. Same engine, same trust, same people — but this class pushes past the defaults into the territory that separates a solid Shotgun from an unforgettable one. It was never just about walking together. It’s about being together. New openings, new dynamics. Move beyond the base opening — the restaurant is just one example — and explore starting points that put different pressure on the group: different stakes, different status, different reasons to be together. Scenes built from the past: Go beyond the group’s immediate reality and master scenes born from backstory — history and memory surfacing inside the present. These are some of the hardest scenes to land, and the richest. And we will spend more time here mastering them. Tag-outs and beat control: Sharpen when to tag, when to shift energy, and when to let a beat sit, so every transition earns its place, and the show breathes. Built for improvisers ready to master The Shotgun’s deeper intricacies and take it where the first class did: on stage, in front of an audience, doing the thing — with more range than before. Prerequisite: Training in the Shotgun long-form format. About the Instructor: Chris Ulrich teaches classes in beginning improv, advanced short-form improv and long-form improv. He has been performing since 2003. Currently, Chris performs regularly in a number of Impr…