# Event Details - **Event Name**: Master Class in Improvisation taught by Precipice Improv Theater - Bethesda - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Jan, 2023 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: A master class for experienced improvisers led by the artistic director of 30-year-old Precipice Improv Theater.About this EventImprov Master Class In this master class we will explore answers to the questions: "What entertains and moves an audience?" And "What will the audience find satisfying at every moment in a scene and play?" In answering these questions, we will develop reliable techniques for starting scenes regardless of the format that is used, maintaining audience interest in a scene after conveying the exposition, finding an ending to scenes that is not predictable but seemingly inevitable, and stringing scenes together to create a satisfying larger structure for virtually any improv format. In addition, the teacher, Gary Jacobs, artistic director of Precipice Improv Theater, will work individually with participants to identify the one point of focus for each improviser that will make the greatest positive difference in their work. And actors who work together will have the opportunity to work with Gary on specific areas of interest to their troupe. Enrollment is strictly limited. So you are encouraged to sign up early. The workshop is taught by Gary Jacobs, producer of the Bethesda Improv and Comedy Festival, and artistic director of Precipice Improv Theater and the Center for Narrative Improvisation since 1995. About the teacherGary's work focuses on improvising great scenes and plays that harness the wild energy of anything-goes, short-form improv in the service of a dramatically and comedically satisfying story. His theater company, Precipice Improv Theatre, improvises one-hour comedic plays with the depth, power, and emotional payoffs of a good play but with the comic energy and imagination of good short-form improv.Gary was trained locally in the 1980s by actors from Arena Stage and Sylvia Toone, who started S.T.A.R., the first commercial improvisation troupe in the DC area, with whom Gary acted and eventually directed. He continued his improv training with actors from Toronto Theatersports and apprenticed for a decade with Second City director and teacher Michael Gellman, coiner of the term “long-form improv." Since then he founded several local improv troupes and taught improv locally through Precipice Improv Theater. He has also taught improvisational theater at ImprovBoston, and was invited to teach improv for the actors at Bay Area Theatersports (BATS) in San Francisco, the Chaos Theater in Phoenix, Unscrewed Theater in Tuscon, the Ventura Improv Company in Ventura, the Improv Bandits in Aukland, New Zealand, and the Court Theater in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is writing a book entitled Principles of Improvising Plays and Scripts for Stage and Screen. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bethesda/master-class-in-improvisation-taught-by-precipice-improv-theater-bethesda/10000508229808037 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art, theatre, comedy, festivals, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: Imagination Stage - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmaster-class-in-improvisation-taught-by-precipice-improv-theater-bethesda-tickets-508229808037 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 428.67, max: 428.67, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Bethesda - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: Imagination Stage - **lat**: 38.98959999999999 - **long**: -77.09966600000001 - **full address**: Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Precipice Improv Theater (https://allevents.in/org/precipice-improv-theater/17608868) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/580331182a9adfcca1b4f1925856dea8579ebf5b671fec8792a8c0853001ec83-rimg-w1200-h900-dc13141b-gmir.jpg?v=1766641817 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/d6d444be0529a89b51922460e1a504bdb92572cfa6fdc9db01000d7a83f6d16f-rimg-w400-h400-dc12141b-gmir.jpg?v=1766641817 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sun, 22 Jan, 2023 at 04:00 pm (-05:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Avenue, Bethesda, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 428.67 up to 428.67 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Precipice Improv Theater - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** workshops, art, theatre, comedy, festivals, entertainment - **Q**: What is the duration of the event? - **A:** 3 hours - **Q**: What is the location of the event? - **A:** Imagination Stage - **Q**: What is the languages of the event? - **A:** English - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Master Class in Improvisation taught by Precipice Improv Theater - Bethesda ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Master Class in Improvisation taught by Precipice Improv Theater - Bethesda", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/580331182a9adfcca1b4f1925856dea8579ebf5b671fec8792a8c0853001ec83-rimg-w1200-h900-dc13141b-gmir.jpg?v=1766641817", "startDate": "2023-01-22T16:00:00-05:00", "endDate": "2026-04-26T19:00:00-05:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/bethesda/master-class-in-improvisation-taught-by-precipice-improv-theater-bethesda/10000508229808037", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Imagination Stage", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "4908 Auburn Avenue", "postalCode": "20814", "addressLocality": "Bethesda", "addressRegion": "MD", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "38.98959999999999", "longitude": "-77.09966600000001" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A master class for experienced improvisers led by the artistic director of 30-year-old Precipice Improv Theater.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-12-25", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-26T19:00:00-05:00", "validFrom": "2025-12-25", "lowPrice": "428.67", "highPrice": "428.67", "price": "428.67", "url": "https://allevents.in/bethesda/master-class-in-improvisation-taught-by-precipice-improv-theater-bethesda/10000508229808037" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2025-12-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2025-12-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/bethesda/master-class-in-improvisation-taught-by-precipice-improv-theater-bethesda/10000508229808037", "price": "428.67", "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Precipice Improv Theater", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/precipice-improv-theater/17608868", "description": "Precipice is a non-profit theater dedicated to creating great art improvisationally.  Founded in 1996, Precipice has performed hundreds of improvised plays and taught hundreds of classes.  \r\nOur teaching philosophy is that improv classes should be fun and rigorous.  \r\nIt’s rare when our students aren’t laughing for an entire class, delighting themselves and each other with the collective creativity that gets unlocked in a structured and supportive environment.\r\nIn contrast, many of the best scripted acting classes have a reputation for rigor. These teachers have high standards, and possess a deep and wide knowledge of acting training. This can lead to outstanding work, and a sense of accomplishment that is exciting and deeply satisfying.\r\nPrecipice’s improv classes combine the fun of a good improv class with a commitment to excellence, and a deep knowledge of improv. Our artistic goal is to unlock and channel students’ collective creativity to produce great scenes and plays, scenes and plays that are as good as the best scripted scenes and plays performed today. All classes are taught by Precipice artistic director Gary Jacobs who has over 35 years of experience teaching, directing, and producing improvisational theater." } ] } ] ```