Great for Enhancing Essential Life Skills
Learning about improv comedy have shown to help with enhancing skills such as self-confidence, team-building, effective communication, quick thinking and much more!
Open to Everyone of All Skill Levels
Whether you have taken improv classes in the past or you've never set foot in an improv class before: this program will help to build a great foundation for anyone looking to learn about improv comedy!
Bonus Deal!
Free admission to the Saturday weekly drop-in class (think: Extra practice) during your 6-week 101 class session. Wow! That’s a $15-savings each time you attend drop-in. PLUS get free admission to all of our Jest Improv shows!
A 6-Week Course Starting on May 19th
This course will be on Tuesday nights from 6:30 - 9 pm from May 19th to June 23rd. A student showcase will be on June 27th.
Have Fun with a Great Group of People
The number one priority of improv comedy is to have fun! Share the joy of improv with a great group of people in class and in the showcase.
@ The Bunker Theater in Ventura
All classes (along with the showcase) will take place at the Bunker Theater in Ventura: 2750 East Main Street, Unit B2.
Meet Your Instructor
Maddy Khachadoorian
Maddy is thrilled to be teaching the upcoming 101 Improv program for JEST Improv! A graduate from University of California, Santa Cruz, Maddy wears a plethora of “hats”, including, but not limited to, stage managing, directing, acting, and designing. An avid improviser, she performs with JEST’s very own long form teams The Jesties and The Jest-Hers.
Recent show credits include Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night Time, Hermine Moos in the world premiere of The Artificial Woman: A New Musical, and Janitor in Amduat: The 12 Hours of Ra.
Maddy is intent on endlessly spreading her Improv-inspired mania to guffawing audiences, and aspiring performers!