Hello improv friends!

It's time for another online improv newsletter! Welcome. Here are a bunch of classes, jams, and other online improv content to enjoy. If you know my long-ass captions to promote Weegis jams, can you believe I manage to keep it this short in my own newsletter? Weird, right?

You can always reply to these emails with questions, comments, or just to talk about improv things. I always like hearing about podcast suggestions or learning about things you like. Whatever. Feel free, that's what I'm trying to say.

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If you know of anyone running online improv, please let them know they can list their events free on this site and they might be added to this newsletter! I pull some things from the calendar to put in here. Register for the site, and then you can add and modify your events at any time. All of it is free for the community to keep online improv alive and running! Please help support the site and online improv just by sharing the fact it exists :) Sharing this newsletter too!

Free Upcoming Jams

• Friday June 30, 11am PT: Weegis Long Form Jam (I am hosting). Zoom link.
• Friday June 30, 5pm PT: Weegis Long Form Jam (Adam is hosting). Zoom link.
• Tuesday July 4th, 9am PT: Queen City Long Form Jam hosted by Jen. Register (free).

Upcoming Weegis Classes

New classes were recently added to Weegis! Check out some of the new classes just added to the site taught by Jim Woods, Monika Smith, Billy Merritt, Michelle Gilliam, Sebastian Conelli, Will Hines and more.

• Get Physical: Character Mannerisms
• Get Chaotic: Controlled Commotion in Monoscenes
• Get Theme: Do Show
• Get Weird: Town Hall
• Advanced: Rest the Game

July Improv Nerd Chat

The first Weegis (WGIS) improv nerd chat was with Sebastian Conelli and was a lot of fun! The next nerd chat is being planned for sometime in July. Watch this space! (And/or our Weegis online communities)

Other upcoming online improv opportunities

I'm taking spo's workshop sessions this weekend on July 1st and 2nd. Sign up for the newsletter (or contact her maybe?) if you want to take them this weekend. They are $15 and very good! No affiliation, I just go to them.

Highwire Improv is also offering a Fundamentals class starting July 22nd! Check it out!

Free Online Shows

Free on Twitch:

• Friday June 30th, 4pm PT: Weegis Big Tall Energy
• Monday July 3rd, 5pm PT: Weegis Big Tall Energy
• Tuesday July 4th, 10am/4pm PT: NO SHOWS
• Thursday July 6th, 7pm PT (UCB): Holy Shit Improv

Also mark your calendars for Saturday July 15th, 1pm PT to 9pm PT for this Holy Shit Improv festival on their Twitch stream. It's going to be incredible!

Free on YouTube

These great shows from Highwire pulled from our calendar!

• Thursday June 29, 7pm PT: Highwire Improv
• Sunday July 2, 2pm PT: Highwire Improv
• Monday July 3, 7pm PT: Highwire Improv

Paid Online Shows

These shows are so important to my ongoing improv education. You learn so much. It's worth it! Plus you get to laugh. I have no affiliation with these shows other than being a fan.

• Sunday July 2, 4:30pm PT: Raaaatscraps
• Sunday July 2, 7:30pm PT: Untitled Improv

FEATURED CLASS: Get Chaotic: Controlled Commotion in Monoscenes

Monoscenes try to contain you: one location, one block of time. But let's practice making wild choices that keep some chaos in the mix. Big emotional jumps, unexpected character energies, weird specifics that you happen to know. Let's keep it messy.

Class description:

• WHEN: July 17th 2023, 11am-1pm PT (4 weeks)
• INSTRUCTOR: Michelle Gilliam
• SCHOOL: Weegis (WGIS)

NOTE: Have you taken a class recently at Weegis? Check your inbox for a message from Will about this class!

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Things are getting weird around the farm.

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Thanks for taking improv online! I hope to see you in a class or jam soon! But seriously. Reply if you have any questions or just want to chat improv nerd stuff.

xoxo,

Jen.

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