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working as an ensemble:
Armando

long form ADVANCED IMPROV class
with Maddy Benjamin

There are TWO sessions of this class!
​​Wednesdays 5:00 - 7:00pm
​December 3rd - February 4th
-OR-
Thursdays 5:00 - 7:00pm
December 4th - February 5th

Happier Valley Comedy
1 Mill Valley Rd in Hadley
$228*

​Prerequisite: Long Form Scenework
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Learn what it takes to be part of a team with this Long Form Advanced Improv class. We'll sharpen your skills in listening, leading, supporting, and taking risks. We'll practice putting scenes together with a focus on the timing and execution of edits and making moves that benefit the current scene and the show as a whole. This version of Working As An Ensemble will focus on the Armando form, which uses true, personal stories as an inspiration for the improv.

​PREREQUISITE: Long Form Scenework

​This class meets the following Wednesdays OR Thursdays from 5:00pm - 7:00pm:
Dec 3 - 4
Dec 10 - 11
Dec 17 - 18
[No Class Dec 24 - 25]
[No Class Dec 31 - Jan 1]
Jan 7 - 8
Jan 14 - 15
Jan 21 - 22
Jan 28 - 29
Feb 4 - 5
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: Feb 11 - 12
Optional class showcase date: Friday, February 13th at Community Comedy Night!


Students must attend at least 6 out of 8 classes to receive credit for this class.​​
If you need to miss a class due to the observance of a holiday that takes place during this session, it will not count as an absence.

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About Your Teacher:
Maddy Benjamin is the Program Manager and Facilitator of Fun at Happier Valley Comedy. She got her start in improv in 2010 with IT: Improvisational Theater at the College of William & Mary, and joined the HVC community in 2017. Maddy is a founding member of "Not In Charge" and "2nd Saturdays Presents," and performs with several HVC casts. You'll also catch her teaching advanced improv classes and Improv 3, hosting the monthly Comedy Quiz Show on WHMP, solving the NYT crossword puzzle, and serving as the unofficial laugh track for any show or class she attends.


*Happier Valley Comedy rents land that was stolen from Indigenous people, including the Pocumtuc and Nipmuc tribes. A land acknowledgement is not appropriate or adequate to address this injustice that continues to harm people today. Therefore, we have instituted an ongoing process of contributing to the preservation of the lands and cultures of Northeastern Indigenous Peoples. All class fees contain an additional $3 to benefit The Nolumbeka Project, a local nonprofit whose mission is dedicated to these goals.
Learn more about The Nolumbeka Project, including their upcoming events.
Learn more about our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
​Small but Important Details:
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Please note that once you make your purchase, your place in the class is NON-REFUNDABLE unless we have 48 hours notice before first class AND we can get someone to fill your spot.
*Students must attend at least 6 of the 8 classes to graduate to the next level. ​​If you need to miss a class due to the observance of a holiday that takes place during this session, it will not count as an absence against earning credit for this class.
*Students must be 18+ years. (In actual years, not maturity. ;)
* Please email us with any questions about accommodations for ability.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY AS TO STUDENTS 
The Happier Valley Comedy School admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.

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