

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: WORKSHOP: Chicago Style vs. New York Style Improv with Jack Reitz
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: During this workshop, you'll have the chance to explore the pedagogy and participate in scenes based on two differing improv styles.About this EventWhat do people mean when they say they're doing "Chicago Style" or "New York Style" improv? You'll spend half of this workshop focusing on character and relationship-driven scenework, just like it's Chicago in 1995. Then, you'll spend the second half of the workshop framing, justifying, and resting Game of the scene, just like it's New York City in 2010.Prerequisites: Some improv experience required. Please read our  and before signing up for a class or workshop.What Should I Bring? A full water bottle and a notebook for general note-taking. Wear comfy clothes and shoes fit for movement.Instructor: Jack Reitz (he/him) is an actor, writer, and improviser based in Durham, NC. He has been studying improv since 2004, first with the DSI Comedy theater in Chapel Hill, NC, and then with the UCB Theater and The Magnet Theater in NYC.Jack has appeared on stage in Durham, Chicago, and NYC and in various film work including appearances on ABC and MTV.For seven years, he toured nationally (and internationally) as part of Catharsis Productions' show "Sex Signals," which uses scripted and improvisational comedy to address issues of sexual assault in the military and on college campuses. He is a co-founder of Mettlesome, teaches improv classes and coaches teams, and can be seen performing with Mettlesome house team Hush Hush.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durham/workshop-chicago-style-vs-new-york-style-improv-with-jack-reitz/100001980129948981
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, comedy, entertainment, theatre, performances, literary-art
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 32.64, max: 32.64, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Durham
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: American Underground
- **lat**: 35.9956142
- **long**: -78.9020397
- **full address**: American Underground, 201 West Main Street, Durham, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Mettlesome Lab (https://allevents.in/org/mettlesome-lab/23324630)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** American Underground, 201 West Main Street, Durham, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 32.64 up to 32.64 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mettlesome Lab
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art, comedy, entertainment, theatre, performances, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about WORKSHOP: Chicago Style vs. New York Style Improv with Jack Reitz ?
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