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LIVE ONLINE IMPROV CLASSES!!
LIVE ONLINE IMPROV CLASSES!!
Forgive the exclamation points... I'm excited about this. I've been teaching improvisation in professional training centers, universities, and for private clients for over 17 years. I teach improv because it ends isolation, brings joy, restores creativity, and fosters cooperation. When the pandemic hit, all my teaching work went online. And at first, I was doubtful at first about conducting dynamic group work through a digital interface. But, in big brainstorming sessions with current colleagues at The Second City, University of Chicago, and Chicago Dramatists, and through my own experimentation, I've found beautiful ways to teach Improv online that are surprisingly powerful, and classes are proving to be a vital and necessary source of joy, laughter, connection, and creativity for many people during these challenging times.
This wonderful little class series includes the best of what I've learned delivering this material over the last 17 years AND over the last 5 months online! You can come play from the comfort of home, anywhere in the world. Have a look below, scroll down for student reviews, and use the contact form at the bottom of this page to join us. :)
Online Improv for Youth & Teens!
Online Improv for Youth & Teens!
With the same progression & pricing above, online Improv for youth & teens is offered to groups ages 10-12, 13-14 & 15-17. These are playful, dynamic group classes designed to generate laughter, connection, and creative engagement for young people during social distancing time. The live group classes include playful, creative group games, the camaraderie of an ensemble, and lots of opportunities to laugh and collaborate.
Each class meets for 2 hours weekly over 4 weeks (plus a show in Level 3). Class time will be set via Doodle poll. 10 student max.
Improv Coaching for your Team!
Improv Coaching for your Team!
- For improv teams-- long standing or just forming!-- I offer coaching to help you polish your skills or build an online improv or sketch show. I'm having a blast with this lately, and would love to help you make your comedy dreams come true. :) Use the contact form below for group rates.
- If you're looking for a workshop or class series for your company, or business team, please see here for details on Applied Improvisation workshops tailored to your needs.
"I’ve never met anyone who can make you feel more comfortable — or happy about — getting out of your head and in touch with the creative kid in you that knows how to play. Janna can bring a group together like no one else. She can take a room full of shy strangers and in 10 minutes they are rolling on the floor laughing together. This atmosphere of fun is the essence of learning, and it’s why I sought out classes with her not once but twice.”
Jackson Cusick, Copywriter at Money Map Press
Jackson Cusick, Copywriter at Money Map Press
"I had a brand new team of people with widely ranging backgrounds who would be collaborating intensely for 3 months. I brought Janna in the first week to help the group bond, practice being vulnerable, and build off each other’s ideas. In a fearless and nurturing way, Janna lead the team through a series of exercises that created an incredibly supportive environment which allowed each person to share their creativity and take risks. She had a profound effect on each person individually and on the group dynamic - setting the tone for how we’d work. She was the first of 25 guests we had with us over the course of 3 months, and when I asked the team who stood out and really made an impact, it was Janna’s workshop they said would stay with them the most."
Maria Scileppi, Director of 72U at 72andSunny
Maria Scileppi, Director of 72U at 72andSunny
"Janna was amazing. She really helped us get into the groove of doing this online. Our class loved her, and she gave us great notes that helped us discover possibilities for fun we've never found before. "
Online Improv Student!
Online Improv Student!
"I have known Janna for over 10 years—as a student first, and later as a friend. Janna is exquisitely attuned to the needs of her students, giving us room to explore, support to experiment, and helping us strip away our limitations to discover joy in improvisation. Janna seems to see the world as a series of opportunities for learning, thrill, and growth—she will stretch your mind and delight you, turning the mundane into the magical with enviable deftness and grace."
Justine Palefsky~ Head of Customer Experience & Brand at Homebound
Justine Palefsky~ Head of Customer Experience & Brand at Homebound
“Janna Sobel is a passionate professional who brings both empathy and insight to all of her workshops. The Revival has been fortunate to work with Janna across multiple programs including some of the theater’s highest-profile corporate engagements.”
John Stoops~ Director of The Revival Theater
John Stoops~ Director of The Revival Theater
"When I saw Janna teach for the first time, I immediately knew that she had to be part of the faculty in my program at the Second City Training Center. Janna has the incredible ability to strip away any self judgement a student might have. She empowers her students. Janna walks in a room and transforms that environment into a safe and loving place. Janna has such clarity when instructing and a gift of creating a wonderful place to learn."
Brian Posen ~ Former Second City Training Center Improv Program Head
Brian Posen ~ Former Second City Training Center Improv Program Head
"Janna was really great. Extremely knowledgeable in the art form, and took time to teach us theory, as well as provide constructive direction on our scene and character work. She was patient and generous, and willing to dive deeper into any questions we had. This was a blast."
Online Improv Student!
Online Improv Student!
"Janna taught me probably the most important lesson I have learned from anybody about improvisation, and by proxy, real life. She taught me to listen, and listen closely, because in every conversation, there is a gift, and every gift is beautiful. She taught me that life is simply an alternating pattern of giving and taking these gems."
Sas Ponnapalli~ CEO/Co-Founder at BEAM Health
Sas Ponnapalli~ CEO/Co-Founder at BEAM Health
"Janna Sobel is one of those rare teachers who can teach about the world, while learning a world from her students. She will listen to you as well as she listens to nature."
Viveca Malave~ Singer & Songwriter
Viveca Malave~ Singer & Songwriter
REGISTER:
REGISTER:
To sign up for a class, simply enter your information in the fields to the left, and within 24 hours I'll send you an old fashioned email confirming next steps and sharing payment links.
Thanks kindly, and look forward to playing with you soon!
Janna