BATS Improv, the Bay Area's premier improvisational performing and training company, is pleased to announce their Virtual Summer School of Improv - a variety of curriculum content taught online by BATS coaches, for beginners to advanced student improvisors ages 11 to 17, with additional classes for younger children aged 5-8. Using the Zoom online platform, students will be able to practice their acting, storytelling and comedy skills by playing improv games, creating improv scenes, and learning improv formats. Summer passes and single sessions now available. For more information, visit
https://www.improv.org/online-classes
Teen and Youth Summer classes
Summer Classes for Youth (Ages 11-13)
June 22nd - July 31st
Class time: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Schedule: 5 daily sessions, Monday through Friday, for one week
Class size: 16 students maximum
Class length: 4 hours with a break from 11:00 a.m. - Noon (15 class hours total)
Pre-Requisites: Ages 11-13 (rising middle school students)
Tuition: $275/week
Summer Classes for Teens (Ages 14-17)
June 22nd - July 31st
Class time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Schedule: 5 daily sessions, Monday through Friday, for one week
Class size: 16 students maximum
Class length: 5 hours with a break from Noon - 1:00 p.m. (20 class hours total)
Pre-Requisites: Ages 14-17 (rising high school students)
Tuition: $350/week
Classes for Kids
Improv Storytelling for Kids with Jenny Meyer Rosen
Schedule: 4 sessions; 2 times a week for two weeks,
June 16, 18, 23 and 25
June 30, July 2, 7 and 9
Class Time/Date: Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons - 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Class size: 12 students maximum
Class length: 30 minutes (2 hours total)
Prerequisites: Ages 5-8
Tuition: $35 for all 4 sessions or $10 to drop-in for 1 session!
- Explore telling stories, creating characters, and having a lot of fun twice a week with a veteran BATS Improv performer, coach, and early-childhood teaching artist. In this interactive class, we will tell familiar stories, and make up new ones together!
BATS Improv is also delighted to announce that their Communities of Color Scholarship, which was established in 2019, is being extended to summer school for the first time. BIPOC students who are interested in attending summer classes may be eligible for a full scholarship. Please email
[email protected] for more information.