People who currently improvise or are interested in trying out improv get together to attend Leela's weekly Monday night drop-in improv class: The Art of Improvisation. The class introduces you to Leela’s signature style of improvisation: joyful play, expressing your authentic self, truthful scenework, ensemble building, group mind, character development, detailed space object work, multiple forms, and “Yes, and!" It's a full-on improv acting class taught by Leela’s Artistic Director, a great op …

This Meet Up is for those who enjoy improv (or want to learn it) to find classes and workshops. Especially to serve drop in improv classes in San Francisco. Although this will probably be mostly short form classes, a drop in long form/Harold workshop would also be welcome - as would classes on musical improvisation. If you are offering a class, contact the organizer... If you are having a four - six week class, that's not off the table either. Preference will be given to improv teachers with est …

Find out about great live stand-up in San Francisco with other good humored people! The purpose of this group is to get fun people together who love live stand-up comedy and who want a night of laughter. We'll try to curate one to four events a month but also have resources for other comic events going on around town (open mike links, best bets for free or 1/2 priced tickets on Goldstar, any discount offers, etc.)

People who enjoy stand-up, let's explore more comedy events in the city. Members will be able to post good stand-up events.

The meetup for comedy improv theater in the Bay Area: classes, workshop, shows, events, and other shenanigans.

Let's face it: seriousness is overrated. It cuts into our enjoyment of life, the satisfaction we can get out of life and even into our productivity. We at Rumor Improv believe that people give up make believe games far too early in life. In fact, our main goal in holding these classes is to remind adults that playing is fun and relaxing and even sort of therapeutic. Improvisation could be the road for you to rekindle your sense of excitement and mystery, to delve into your toybox of excitement a …

The Bay Area has a thriving performance scene with readings, Open-Mics and Slams pretty much every night of the week on one side of the bay or another. This is a group that's all about getting you out to these shows and, hopefully, on to the mic! We'll include all kinds of shows and workshops (poetry, comedy, slams, acoustic, improv, storytelling, etc.) as long as the mic is OPEN you're welcome* to post it here. *if you list a show all that we ask is you offer a discount to members of the group

You want people to laugh at your face? Me and my film crew are making a short comedy sketch! We have legit prosumer cameras, mics of every stripe, scouted locations, a script, a shoot schedule and, hell, we'll even throw in some craft services. All we need is some actors! We're looking for folks of comedy improv and stage background for a dynamic, highly visual sketch. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, please RSVP and we'll get back to you ASAP. As mentioned, we have a sc …

Bringing developers and comedians together to create hilarious apps. And also, free food and beer.

Interested in honing your skills as a trained improvisor? Free on Tuesday nights? If so, join us for a creative night of small-group Improv practice and critique. The class is taught by two fun and energetic instructors, Paul Cook and Dorian MacNeil, who have been performing and practicing Improv technique throughout the Bay Area for several years. Paul Cook's areas of expertise include: voice acting and character development. He originally studied Improv with Matt Smith in Seattle and continued …

Comedy fans who get together to attend the weekly late night Friday event: Fucking Free Fridays A FREE SHOW. Every Friday night @ 10:30PM. EndGames Improv brings you the newest late night comedy: "Your F!#&ed Up Relationship" - an entirely improvised show inspired by stories of your own ridiculous REAL relationships. We've all had at LEAST one. You tell us your amazing story and we'll show you ours - you laugh, we laugh, we all hook up at the end. KIDDING! Maybe. http://www.facebook.com/freefri …

Presented by the Living Arts Counseling Center Theater for Self-Improvement Drama Therapy Workshops and Groups **No previous theatre experience necessary. Shy people encouraged to join** Would you like to feel better about yourself? Would you like to improve your relationships with your family, co-workers, or partner? Are you lacking the motivation and confidence needed to achieve your dreams? Are you struggling with depression, social anxiety, addiction, or another painful issue? Drama therap …

Our events are for all us singles who want to GET OUT and have some FUN! Not that we don't love our couple friends too, but they always have to leave early (or can't come at all) because of the kids, the house, etc.  This group is for those of us who have more free time and want to make some new friends while having some FUN! There are more of us single people in the bay area than you think, so leave all your friends who are couples at home and come out to have some FUN with us!  We're your peop …

Acting is an ancient and elemental part of storytelling in the world. It involves harnessing one's mind and body to present the images of a story to another. Our goal is to nurture the craft of acting and its' participants, while broadening awareness of its contributions to the world. All skill levels welcome.

Success! It's confirmed: Our meetups will now start Wednesdays at 7:00pm (same venue). Improv, the jazz of acting, the free-flowing river of spontaneity empowers us to explore the multiple personalities and characters that each of us is, desires to be, or is curious about. At any given moment, our mood and energy level depend largely upon our perception of our current surroundings. Improv liberates us most profoundly by reintroducing us to our own imaginative capacity in a way that embraces it …

Remember the show "Whose Line Is It Anyway"? Or have you ever taken an acting class where warm-ups involved playing interactive games? We're a group that meets once a week to get silly and have fun playing "theater games"! It's not just for actors... it's for anybody who wants to relax, have fun, and meet new people.  We're always open to suggestions, so if you have a favorite game you'd like to play please mention it! We play everything from kids' games (like you used to play at summer camp) to …

Calling all improvisors and those who would like to join in on some fearless fun! We will be working together on a different topic/theme each week playing improv games, doing scene work, and of course some fantastic warm-ups! I want this group to be accessible to those who have never done improv before and those seasoned members of the improv community. Come with your muse and desire to create as you go! We will be meeting Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Los Gatos unt …

Founded in 2011, our group now has over 150 members, and this is SOME of what they do: making collaborative sculpture, making music, crafting, making video and film, making art in the environment, dancing, contact improvisation dancing, creating dances, being a bodyworker, creating collages, creating 3D illustration, writing plays, writing poetry, writing screenplays, cooking, making ceramics, , knitting , painting, drawing, tinkering, being silly, playing, making music, making rhythm, drumming, …

Dear friends, we are a big family like group! If you are new to this area or find that you have lost your old social circle because friends have moved away, this might be the place for you. Our group’s mission is to help build friendships that last a life time. So if this is what you are looking for, keep reading :) East Bay Young Professionals Social Group (EBYPSG) is a diverse group of active people in their 20s-40s. Our backgrounds and ethnicity vary greatly, but the one thing we have in com …

The 45+ Bay Area Savvy Singles Group is for fun-loving Singles in a certain age range (45+ - 65ish) to come together for fun and develop nice connections with others.  Perhaps a spark will ignite and a closer relationship develop.  If so, great.  If not, at least you've met another great friend...without feeling pressure to do anything you don't want to do. We are all here to enjoy each other's company at fun events......single we are today.....single we may not be forever.  Still, we can enjoy. …

Ex-cons, teachers, hangliders, gunshot survivors, authors, 7-11 worker, etc - all have told stories. Come listen, Come tell. Interactive - nothing like it in the East Bay! www.BustingOutStorytelling.com 4Yrs. in Walnut Creek - now expanding into the amazing Awaken Cafe, downtown Oakland! Come meet others, eat/drink, socialize & hear great stories! 5-6 invited Storytellers, occ stories from audience. Stories are True, No notes, told in under 10minutes. MeetUps, plus others! Visit Website for pa …

Let's be honest: writing is hard, and sometimes scary. Whether you're tackling a novel, a script, a memoir, or a short story, encouragement and positive feedback from other writers not only help you improve your work, but give you an incentive to keep going. You'll also learn a great deal from reading the work of other writers. I've been a writer for forty years, and have worked professionally as a journalist (the Contra Costa Times, and freelance for dozens of other publications), television co …