Santa Fe Improv presents

AFTER SCHOOL YOUTH IMPROV

This 10-week program helps young people unlock their voice, strengthen social-emotional skills, and build community through the art of improvisation. No experience needed — just a willingness to play, create, and collaborate.

When:
Starts Tuesday, September 2 through Monday, December 1, 2025
Final performance December 5, 2025

Dates:
Classes held Mondays & Tuesdays, 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
(First week is Tuesday only. No class the week of Thanksgiving.)

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, September 8, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, September 15, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, September 22, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, September 29, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, October 13, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, October 20, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, October 27, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, November 3, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, November 10, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, November 17, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM
Monday, December 1, 2025 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30PM

Where:
Santa Fe Improv Theater
1202 Parkway Drive, Santa Fe, NM

Who:
Students ages 11–14 (grades 6–9), with the possibility of slightly younger or older depending on the child.

Student Showcase Performances:
Saturday, October 25, 5pm-630pm
Friday, December 5, 5pm-630pm

Friends and family are invited to attend and cheer them on!

Meet the Instructors
Classes will be led by Kristin Larsen and Casey Haymes, two of Santa Fe Improv’s most beloved teaching artists. They bring years of experience and create a fun, welcoming environment where students feel safe to take risks and grow.

Tuition:
$550 for the full fall session
This includes approximately 26 class sessions (90 minutes each) plus two student showcases — no additional performance fees.

Total Cost:
$573.43 (includes fees)

Payment plans are available, and we offer a limited number of need-based scholarships. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if cost is a concern.

Why Improv?
Improv helps teens:
Build confidence and communication skills
Think on their feet and trust their instincts
Collaborate in a supportive, fun environment

Two-Step Enrollment Process:
(1) Please fill out this form to provide important information on your child (form must be filed out by parent/legal guardian): https://forms.gle/1KmSaLbUEHvuA5VL9
(2) Submit payment via our website below.

Questions? We’re happy to help.
Email: laurel@santafeimprov.org

We hope to see your teen on stage this fall!

Organization Website Address: http://santafeimprov.org

Incite Shakespeare Company presents

TextWork: Decoding Shakespeare for Actors and Readers

ISC is excited to announce a new program launching this fall, TextWork: Decoding Shakespeare for Actors and Readers. Reading Shakespeare’s text is like reading music. Anyone can do it, but it requires specific training. As readers and actors, we can learn to look at specific rhetorical devices and aspects such as rhythm, resonance, and phrasing that provide clues to the inner-workings of the characters. What does a disruption to the rhythm of the verse tell us? What does the imagery a character uses reveal about the way they see the world? Why is a word or phrase repeated? What is the text doing? TextWork is a series of workshops aimed at taking a deep dive into Shakespeare’s textual clues. Our TextWork sessions are led online via Zoom by ISC Artistic Director Ariana Karp, who draws on more than twenty years of experience using and teaching techniques of textual analysis. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE!

Rhythm — Shakespeare’s Heartbeat

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT (4 sessions-$200) 
Monday, September 15, 2025 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT
Monday, September 22, 2025 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT
Monday, September 29, 2025 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT

An examination of the time signature of Shakespeare’s verse. In this workshop, we will delve into scansion, contractions, elisions, expansions, rhythmic irregularities, line length irregularities, caesuras and what they reveal about character. We will then apply what we have learned to workshop monologues and dialogues.

Antithesis — Setting the word against the word 

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT (2 sessions- $100) 
Monday, October 27, at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT

An examination of contrast and counterpoint. All drama is about conflict. Antithesis is the conflict within the text. It is the setting of one idea against another, “to be” or “not to be” being the most famous antithesis in Shakespeare. We will learn to identify antithesis and also how to use them as a reader and actor. We will then apply what we have learned to workshop monologues and dialogues.

Repetition — Resonance and Change

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT (3 sessions-$150) 
Monday, December 1, 2025 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT
Monday, December 8 at 5:00 - 7:00 PM MT

Why is a word or phrase repeated? This workshop will look at identifying rhetorical figures of repetition from repeated words, phrases, structure or clauses to repeated sounds and homophone puns, and work through the dramatic purpose of the repetition. We will then apply what we have learned to workshop monologues and dialogues.

Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/iscsantafe/1762322

Website: http://iscsantafe.org/textwork

Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/iscsantafe

For More Information, Contact: Ariana Karp - artisticdirector@iscsantafe.org