Adult improvisational classes begin June 28 at West Hartford’s Playhouse on Park.

Claire Zick will be leading an adult improv class at Playhouse on Park beginning June 28. Submitted photo

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Beginning on June 28, Playhouse on Park continues its summer session education program with an adult improvisational class called The Montage. Registration is now open!

Participants are promised a semester abuzz with comedic energy and enlightening improvisational instruction provided by returning instructor Claire Zick.

The Montage focuses on the improvisational form made famous by the Upright Citizen’s Brigade and ASSSSCAT. Through this class, improvisers use monologues and scene work to explore the unusual and funny realities in their own personal stories while enhancing their abilities to listen and heighten. A performance by students will mark the end of the class.

Claire Zick moved to West Hartford from Seattle where she was an ensemble member at Unexpected Productions, Seattle’s first and most reputable improv theater company. She was also the Assistant Artistic Director and only female member of Sisters of Sal, a long-form improvisational comedy troupe that won Seattle CageMatch and performed with Ryan Stiles. She has studied improv at Unexpected Productions, Magnet Theater, and UCB Theatre. Her instructors have included Randy Dixon, Matt Smith, Jill Farris, Armando Diaz, Christian Capozzoli, Keith Johnstone and Mick Napier.

Prerequisites include Introduction to Improvisation or permission from the instructor. The Montage will accommodate up to14 students, ages 18 and older. Each improv class meets at the Playhouse on Sundays from 7-10 p.m.

The Montage runs until July 19 with a culminating performance on July 21. The fee is $100.

To register, visit the Education page at www.playhouseonpark.org, and download the registration form, or call 860-523-5900 x10 for more information. Playhouse on Park is located at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT, 06119.