We have presented 7000+ shows since 2003 live from Times Square NYC and daily touring nationwide at k12 schools, camps, community centers and family events. We are NYC DOE VENDORS and regularly travel DC to Boston and beyond.
The Show
45 minutes (flexible 30-60 as per your bell schedule etc) of skits and songs improvised based on audience suggestions and participation. A great introduction to the art form, also cultural arts (theater/music), language arts (story telling) and character building (SEL, antibully, community, etc)
Workshop
45 minutes of games that further the much needed laughter while developing creativity, critical thinking, public speaking, listening, focus, self confidence, self awareness and more. Improv IS Social Emotional Learning.
Master Class
90-120 minutes with a single group,expanding upon the mini workshop.
Residency
1) presenting the 45 minute workshop to every student in the school.
2) working with a single class for 16+ hours a semester with an end of term performance showcase.
Professional Development 4 Teachers
Why should the kids have all the fun? Theater half of our business is corporate team building. Improv develops personal skills in team, leadership, sales and service; at any given time a teacher needs to be all of the above. Presentation Skills and Self Confidence boost a teacher’s ability to command a room. But, we also teach teachers to use these games long after we are gone. In fact, we often present residencies under the guise of PD budget. Student learn AND teachers watch us teach the kids. Laughter in the class room (John Hopkins U studies) has proven to raise test scores, as well as cardiovascular function and gets oxygen to the brain. HUMOR is the act of comparing two things, and this leads to building a better brain (Dr. WILLIAM FRY, Stanford).
A division of Improv Theater LLC
The New York Improv Theater is a one stop edutainment center for corporate team building, office / holiday parties and more. Our comedy shows and workshops deliver high impact results. Clients include Google, Mercedes Benz, META /Facebook, TikTok, JP Morgan Chase, Accenture, Morgan Stanley, Twitter, Roblox, Rimowa, EI Digital, Accenture, Datadog HQ, Milbank, BING/Microsoft, Band of America – Merrill Lynch, Home Depot, Ernst & Young, Johnson & Johnson, Louis Vuitton, Coach, UBS, BDO, AMEX, Master Card, Macy’s, 360i, IBM, GM, Kraft, UNILEAVER, HBO, Prudential, Convene, Conference Board and many more…
The original improv 4 Kids 