Classes & Workshops

I’m on a break from teaching at the moment so none of the classes below are currently happening.   I’ll be back with more offerings for Spring 2020.  Stay tuned for more Improv adventures to come!

Big Love,

Rachel

Improv for Beginners!

taught by

Rachel Hamilton

Coming Up

San Francisco, CA

Improv

&

the Enneagram

New Classes
Coming Soon!

Always wanted to try Improv but have been too scared?

This is the class for you!
Learn the basics of Improv in a classroom full of newbies just like you,

You will survive.

You will have fun.

You just might fall in love with Improv. It happens to the best of us.

Start your Improv training right now by saying Yes to this class.

Limited to 16 people.

The Enneagram is:

• a personality typing system that describes nine essential ways of being human
• a wildly accurate and intricate roadmap of human behavior
• a lens through which to see how other people see the world
• a booster rocket for your self-awareness
• a fast track to doing better Improv

In this class, you will use the magic of Improv to explore and fully embody each of the Enneagram types, expanding and expressing your range as Improvisers and as humans.

The format of this class will be varied and fun and is open to Improvisers of all levels, from beginners to advanced. You will leave the weekend with a deeper understanding of and compassion for the various ways we wacky humans are wired.

Taught by Rachel Hamilton

Rachel Hamilton was born and raised in Washington, DC. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, an alumna of The Second City, Chicago, and an Emmy-nominated writer. Rachel cut her teeth in the Chicago Improv scene, sharing the stage with geniuses like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and many other Improv luminaries and has been smitten with Improv ever since.

Rachel has a great depth of experience teaching Improv to all kinds of people; newbies and experts, actors and civilians, the confident and the terrified. She teaches, directs and performs Improv all over the country and makes her home in the San Francisco Bay Area with her ridiculously adorable Cockapoo, Marty, who is the best Improviser she knows.

                    – Past Events –

Improv Drop-In

Tuesdays

San Francisco, CA

Camp Magnet

CAMP DATES:

May 31 to June 3rd 2018

APPLICATION:

 The session is currently full, but you can get on the Waitlist here.

CSU Summer Arts

COURSE DATES:

July 2 to July 15, 2018

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

April 30, 2018

Improv Intuition

With Fontana Butterfield

& Claire Slattery

Saturday, January 13, 2018

My Drop-In classes are an opportunity to explore the fundamentals of great Improv –  Presence, Connection, Listening, Commitment, Expressive Range – in a fun and supportive environment.

Each class is a unique collection of Improvisers from all over the Bay Area and beyond.  If you are an improviser passing through town and you need an improv fix, please drop on in.

Classes take place at a bright & airy studio in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco.  Doors open a half hour before class for chilling and chatting in the Groove Lounge.

No two Drop-In classes are the same but every class is a joy fest!

Love to see you there, Improv Genius!

Prerequisite:  This class is for Improvisers who have a grasp of the Improv basics and beyond. No absolute beginners please.

 

Direct from Chicago! Study improvisational comedy and sketch with teaching and performing masters trained at Second City.

• Learn the long- and short-form improvisational process.
• Get in the groove with daily physical workouts.
• Learn ensemble technique and the art of collaboration.
• Experience daily work both by fellow students and teachers.
• Perform in a public student showcase.

To apply, visit the CSU Summer Arts program website.

Guest Artists

Bay Area Improv favorites, Fontana Butterfield and Claire Slattery make up  two-thirds of The      Right Now, a trio of women improvisors known for their intuitive style of play.

I love these Improv Geniuses and the work they do so I’m delighted to be hosting their workshop at FeelGood Enterprises.

Improv Intuition is a next-level workshop for experienced improvisors who want more moments of Improv Magic, those gasp-inducing moments where you’re in perfect sync with your scene partner.

Fontana and Claire will be sharing their secrets to:

Tap into your intuition and connect deeply to the Group Mind

Act from your instincts and easefully activate your inspirations

Develop rock-solid trust in yourself and your partners

The workshop format will include group exercises, duo and trio scenes and solo character work. Each student will receive individualized feedback from the instructors.

Here’s what past students have said about the Improv Intuition workshop:

“If you’re looking for a workshop that is highly interactive and incredibly supportive that promotes patience, listening, and organically developing improv scenes, look no further.”

 “Loved it!  Tons of information on both the art and craft of improvised acting!”

 “There was this wonderful feeling of watching something truly growing in each scene. This is very special improvisation.”

Fontana Butterfield – Fontana is an improviser, director, actor, coach with over 25 years of experience teaching and directing both improv and acting. She currently teaches at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA and teaches the Meisner acting method based on deep listening and truthful response at the Waterfront Playhouse Conservatory in Berkeley, CA.

Claire Slattery – For the past 10 years Claire has acted at top theatre companies, improvised with veteran teams, and taught at world-class training centers in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, Claire performs with mainstage teams Wheelhouse and The Village Bicycle at the iO West Theater, hosts a monthly show and performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, and trains at The Groundlings.