Using the Space: A Workshop with Suzi Barrett

Make your shows memorable by learning how to create dynamic theater in this targeted two-hour session from Suzi Barrett. Improv is a live art form, but we often treat it like a writers’ room rather than an exciting, dynamic piece of theater. This class is about leaning into the commitment of your shows-- creating stage pictures, physicalizing your environments, embodying characters that feel different from yourself, and using the space itself in creative and interesting ways. When an audience leaves their house and pays to come and watch you, you should give them something to remember! Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to learn from a renowned instructor and performer. Registration is limited to 16 people. About your instructor: Suzi Barrett is an actor/writer/improviser who lives in Los Angeles. She hosts the popular improv podcast Yes Also, and is a frequent guest on After Midnight and Comedy Bang Bang. Other TV credits include Drunk History, How I Met Your Mother, and Just Roll With It-- on which she was a series regular. She’s written for Our Fascinating Planet with Demetri Martin, America’s Next Weatherman on TBS, and is the creator/author of the best-selling humorous self-help series Affirmators!, which is currently in development as a TV series. She’s also been studying, performing, and teaching improv for 25 years. A student of iO, The Second City, and UCB, she spent 3 years in Amsterdam performing with Boom Chicago before moving to LA. At UCB LA, she plays with ASSSSCAT and is a member of the long-running house team Sentimental Lady. She’s also taught all levels at UCB (including Advanced Study), has coached 6 Harold teams, and toured with UCB Tour Co. On the LA indie scene, she was the co-founder of LA’s indie training program Improv Bootcamp (where she taught for ten years), and is one half of the popular indie team Elephants Gerald, with Rebecca Drysdale. About Highwire Improv: Highwire Improv is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.