Schedule: 4 sessions; once a week for four weeks, skipping Memorial Day Weekend
Class Time/Dates: 10:00am-2:30pm on Sundays May 13 (Mother's Day) , 20, (skipping 5/27 Memorial Day), June 3, and 10
Class size: 14 students maximum
Class length: 4 hours, with one 30 minute break (16 hours total)
Prerequisite: Foundation 1
Foundation 2 focuses on refining your improv knowledge and skill set, reinforcing the concepts you learned in Foundation 1 through games, play, and exercises.
While the emphasis is still on fun, course content also explores more conceptual and technical information and helps you build the skills you need to perform in front of an audience.
Students in Foundation 2 are required to read one of the definitive texts on improv: IMPRO by Keith Johnstone. Johnstone invented Theatresports, one of the core improv formats we play at BATS. BATS sells the book for $25; it is also available from a variety of retail outlets. When enrolling, please indicate whether or not you would like to purchase the book from BATS. If so, you can pay for it at time of registration and pick up their book on your first day of class.
At the conclusion, everyone "passes" and can move on to Foundation 3, but you can also take Foundation 2 as many times as you would like.
*Attendance at the first session of your course is strongly encouraged - if you think you have to miss the first session of your Foundation 1 class, please notify the office before registering.*
BATS Improv Class Refund Policy:
Class cancellation policy:
If you cancel more than 96 hours (4 days) before a class begins, we will refund your tuition less a 15% processing fee.
If you cancel within 96 hours (4 days) of your first class, or any time after your first class session, your tuition will be forfeit.
Summer Youth and Adult Sessions cancellation policy:
If you cancel more than 14 days (2 weeks) before your first class, we will refund your tuition less a 15% processing fee.
If you cancel within 14 days (2 weeks) of your first class, or any time after your first class session, your tuition will be forfeit.
All cancellation and refund requests must be emailed to
[email protected], and include the title and start date of your class.
In the event that we cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment, we’ll refund your tuition in full.
Please note: In the past, we have offered class credit in lieu of refunds. We are no longer able to offer this option. Each class tuition payment will stand on its own, and is non-transferable.