Classes are organized by age and experience. Select your kid’s age group below to see available classes for the fall!
Not sure which group is right for your child? Sometimes age is just a number, and we often do some shifting at the beginning of each session. Have specific questions? Email us or reach us by phone at 512 809 0017.
PK & Elementary Classes
Weekly Class: Leaping Legends – Early Improv for ages 4 to 6
Leaping Legends: Early Improv for Kinder & Pre-K
Weekly Improv Classes for ages 4 to 6
Thursdays, 5:30 to 6:15 at ColdTowne Theater
- Spring Session 1: Jan. 22 – March 12 (no class Feb. 26)
- In-class performance for parents, Thursday, March 5, at 5:30 pm. We will invite parents in after a warm-up and check-in.
- Public performance Sunday, March 8, at 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne
- 💸 $165
Playful, story-driven performing arts classes focused on listening, flexibility, and creative collaboration. Improv games and improvised stories form the basis of each class, and a low-stakes showcase will be held at the end of each session.
Meets at ColdTowne Theater, located at 1700 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX.
Weekly Class: Improv In Action – Early Improv for 1st and 2nd graders
Improv in Action: Early Improv for 1st & 2nd Graders
- 📅 Sundays, 1 to 1:50 at ColdTowne Theater
- Weekly Improv Classes for grades 1 & 2
- Spring Session 1: Jan. 11 – March 1
- In-class performance for parents, Sunday, February 22. We will invite parents in after a warm-up and check-in.
- Public performance Sunday, March 1, at 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne
- 💸 $175
Game-based early Improv with an emphasis on supporting and building on one another’s ideas, listening to find the funny and flexible, creative collaboration. A low-stakes showcase will be held at the end of each session.
Meets at ColdTowne Theater, located at 1700 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX.
Weekly Class: Epic Improv – Improv for 3rd, 4th & 5th Graders
Epic Improv – Improv for 3rd – 5th Graders
- 📅 Sundays, 1:00 to 1:55 at ColdTowne Theater
- Spring Session 1: Jan. 11 – March 1
- In-class performance for parents, Sunday, February 22. We will invite parents in after a warm-up and check-in.
- Public performance Sunday, March 1, at 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne
- 💸 $175.00
Essential Improv and performance skills with a focus on listening, saying yes to others’ ideas, and finding the fun in what’s already there. Supportive, low-pressure, and laughter-filled. Students are invited to perform in a showcase at the end of each session.
Meets at ColdTowne Theater, located at 1700 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX.
Middle School Classes
Weekly Class: Improv for the Stage
Improv for the Stage: Middle School
Weekly Class for ages 11 to 14
- 📅Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:20 at ColdTowne Theater
- Spring Session 1: Thursdays, Jan. 22 – March 12 (no class February 26)
- In-class performance for parents, Thursday, March 12, at 4:30 pm. We will invite parents in after a warm-up and check-in.
- Public performances Sunday, Feb. 8, and Sunday, March 8 at 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne
- 💸 $175
Scenic Improv with an emphasis on finding the game of the scene, supporting one another’s ideas, listening to find the funny, and flexible, creative collaboration.
Meets at ColdTowne Theater, located at 1700 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX.
Weekly Class: Improv for Middle School
Improv Essentials for Middle School
Weekly Improv Classes for grades 6 – 8
- 📅 Sundays, 2:00 – 3:00 at ColdTowne Theater
- Spring Session 1: Jan. 11 – March 1
- In-class performance for parents, Sunday, February 22. We will invite parents in after a warm-up and check-in.
- Public performance Sunday, February 8, at 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne (If divided into two groups, one group will perform on February 1 instead)
- Possible bonus performance on Sunday, March 1, 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne
- 💸 $175
Essential Improv and performance skills with a focus on listening, saying yes to others’ ideas, and finding the fun in what’s already there. Supportive, low-pressure, and laughter-filled. Students are invited to perform multiple times throughout the session.
This class may be divided into two groups based on experience levels.
$175 per session
Meets at ColdTowne Theater, located at 1700 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX.
High School Classes
Weekly Class: Intro to Improv for High School Students
High School: Improv Games for the Stage
- 📅 Tuesdays, 5 to 6 pm at ColdTowne Theater
- Weekly Improv Classes for grades 9 – 12
- Spring Session 1: Tuesdays, Jan. 20 – March 10 (no class Feb. 24)
- Public performance Sunday, February 15, at 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne
- In-class performance for parents, Tuesday, March 10. We will invite parents in after a warm-up and check-in.
- $175 per session
Essential Improv and performance skills with a focus on listening, saying yes to others’ ideas, and finding the fun in what’s already there. Supportive, low-pressure, and laughter-filled. Students are invited to perform multiple times throughout the session.
Meets at ColdTowne Theater, located at 1700 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX.
Weekly Class: Intro to Improv for High School Students
Improv for High School Students
- 📅 Sundays, 3:30 – 4:40 at ColdTowne Theater
- Spring Session 1: Jan. 11 – March 1
- In-class performance for parents, Sunday, February 22. We will invite parents in after a warm-up and check-in.
- Public performance Sunday, February 8, at 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne (If divided into two groups, one group will perform on February 1 instead)
- Possible bonus performance on Sunday, March 1, 5 pm at ExAb All Ages Night at ColdTowne
- 💸 $175
Long Form Improv-Curious High School students? We’ve got just the class for you… Supportive, low pressure, and laughter-filled, this class emphasizes listening, collaboration and creative risk taking. Students are invited to perform in a showcase at the end of each session.
Weekly Class: Continuing Improv for High School Students
Continuing Improv for High School Students: Advanced Topics
- 📅 Sundays, 3:30 – 4:45 at ColdTowne Theater
Next level Improv for students who have mastered the basics and are ready to level up in their Improv journey. Students are invited to perform in a showcase at the end of each session.
A Note: Students must have significant Improv specific training to enroll, preferably at ExAb, The Hideout or Zach. General performance or theatrical training/experience is not an adequate substitute. Believe us when we say this is an important rule.
Fall Session I
Sept 21 – Oct 26
Fall Session II
Nov 2 – Dec 14
No class on Nov 30th
Weekly Class: Teen Topics
Advanced Topics for Teens
- 📅 Various Days/Times at ColdTowne Theater
- 💸 Tuition varies
The Advanced Topics series encompasses a variety of Improv, Sketch & Stand Up skills and formats, designed to provide short-term, intense study of specific ideas. Classes culminate in public performances and may serve to launch long term Improv/Sketch troupes and Main Stage cast needs. Classes/troupes that require prior approval are noted as such. It’s not a big deal if you sign up for the wrong thing. We can fix it.
Advanced IMprov Topics:
3:30 – 4:45, Sundays. Session 1: September 14 – October 19. Developing grounded, multi-faceted characters and Improvising the world of the show from that character’s perspective. Session 2: Open to Middle and High School students who have completed Intermediate and/or Advanced Improv with Excused Absence. Register for either session here.
Troupe Registration
Survey Says:
11:30 AM – 12:55 PM Sundays, September 14 – December 14. Smart and steady Improv for a goofy, super fast world. Survey Says is a new teen Improv troupe down long form best practice before taking over the (comedy) world. Sunday, 5 pm performance dates TBD.
Registration for Survey Says by prior approval/invitation, link here.
Four Square:
4 to 6 PM Sundays, September 14 – December 14. Four Square, ExAb’s Senior Troupe in residence, is here to make your life funnier. You can catch their show most Sundays at 5 pm on the ColdTowne mainstage.
Registration for Survey Says by prior approval/invitation, link here.
The UnSketchAbles, A Teen Sketch COmedy Troupe:
Dates/Times TBD. Using a writer’s room approach, students will create, reharse and perform an original sketch show to be performed at ColdTowne Theater. This is Step 1 in ExAb’s quest to dominate the world of written and rehearsed funny business. Improv experience preferred but not required. Ages (mature) 12 and up. It’s funny, but we also mean business. Registration will open when we’ve cast the troupe.
Times & Dates Vary
- At this time, masks are optional during indoor classes.
- There will be an end-of-session showcase and opportunities to perform at ExAb Nights and at the Excused Absence Comedy Festival.
- Not sure about the right section for your child? Reach out and we’ll do our best to help. Email us at exabimprov@gmail.com or 512 809 0017.
Excused Absence Comedy 