Improv 101
Build Your Confidence
“I had never tried anything like this before today, but this experience was awesome. The group was fun, supportive and full of talent.”
- Sharon Rocha
Meet New People & Learn New Skills
"It's a good investment for me mentally. You get public speaking in there, you get the mental elasticity. This is definitely a life skill. It expands your creativity."
- Jamie Himan
Live in the Moment
“It's an incredibly kind and welcoming environment, even for someone like me who'd never done improv before! They're consistently interesting, funny, and fun to work with. Would absolutely recommend [it] to anyone even remotely interested!”
- Maria M.
Wednesdays, 6:30-9pm
in Ventura
Classes are held at the Diversity Collective in Ventura.
2471 Portola Road
From Jan. 18th through March 1st
7 weeks for $150
(including free drop in classes)
At close to $10 per class, JEST Improv offers more value than any other comedy school in Ventura County.
Student Showcase: March 4th
This is your chance to shine! The program will culminate with a performance for your friends and family.
Your Teacher:
Dawn Balk
Funny business and show business combined to make a baby who was born in Chicago addicted to the instant high a performer experiences from laughter and applause. Dawn was cast in many performing groups and attended several summers of intensive theater training camps before earning her BA in Communications/TV production from Columbia College Chicago.
Her show biz interests blossomed into a long career both in front of, and behind the camera, creating many large scale corporate, industrial, commercial and educational video productions.
Dawn has been with JEST since its founding in 2018, and is currently a member of the performing group, and of the teaching staff. She is intent on endlessly spreading her Improv mania to guffawing audiences and aspiring performers.
