Classes
Improv & Acting Classes
Please fill out this form prior to the improv classes if you are interested.
Interested in taking short form improv classes for the humor impaired? Learn to play basic collaborative improv games, developing your effectiveness to improvise in the moment, at work, school or play. You will develop character, collaboration and comedy as a team player.
1st week we will work on Character, allowing people to come out of their shells and feel comfortable with other improv actors.
2nd week focuses on Collaboration, learning to cooperate with other actors in the class, and learning how to lead and follow.
3rd week works on Comedy, learning to sharpen your joke-telling skills and focus on how to make scenes more comical.
4th & 5th weeks focus on Plot-Intensive and Cue-Intensive games.
6th week focuses on more specialized games and rehearsal for showcasing your talents. Cost for the entire series of workshops is $200, including a $25 nonrefundable deposit when registering.
Classes are six weeks on a Saturday from 4 to 6 pm, with a recital on the seventh week your friends and family can attend for free!
Your skill level will vary, but as you gain knowledge of all areas above, you can advance and learn more by taking an advanced class later if there’s enough interest and students to focus on: detailed work on character, collaboration, comedy, and chemistry. Develop a strong “yes and” mentality and work on developing voice, movement, impersonations, playing a musical instrument, singing, etc. (what strengths or talents you possess.)
Eric R. Jensen, a well versed actor, and OBT’s Co-Founder and Artistic Director, with over 30 years of acting, is offering his knowledge and talents as an instructor for improv classes that go for six weeks. Classes are held on Saturday from 4:30 – 6:30 PM.
Dates: June 11 – July 23, 2022
Time: Saturdays from 4:30 – 6:30 PM
Location: Classes are held in Sandy or Draper. Address will be given to you once you have signed up.
Class runs for six weeks and we have orientation on the first week! Cost is $200 due on the first day of orientation. If you bring a friend to sign up, you will receive a $25 discount!!
As a bonus for registering for his improv classes, you will receive an OBSix Punch Pass to see any improv show or play produced by The Off Broadway Theatre for our 2022 Season.
Classes will be held once we have 10 or more students signed up. Payment arrangements can be made with Sandy Jensen. Call her to sign up at 801.455.0954 or send an email to OBT1994@gmail.com and fill out this form to be contacted, Thanks!
Improv Workshops
Need to fine tune your speaking and presenting skills, want to improve team workability and engage your team, group, company, or just yourself when working with the public? We offer a team building improv workshop which provides fun and engaging techniques, skits, games and strategies that you can apply either in your personal lives of in the workplace. Contact us and tell us your needs and we see if these workshops will work for you.
Children’s Acting Camp – POSTPONED
Dates: TBA
Have you ever wanted your child to learn a little about theater and have fun doing it? The Off Broadway Theatre is proud to bring back our two-week acting camp again this summer!
The camp will be led by Eric R. Jensen, who has more than 30 years of experience in theatre, teaching, and comedy, both on and off stage. His career has been on radio, television, film, and live stage. Eric has a master’s degree in secondary education from the University of Phoenix and a BFA in theater arts from the University of Utah. A prep time specialist at Woods Cross Elementary, he teaches music, dance, and theatre to K-6 students and has taught children’s summer camps at Hale Centre Theatre, Pages Lane Theatre, and many others, as well as in afterschool programs. This man has won Best Artistic Director in Community Theatre from the Utah Theater Association, and has guided the OBT to several other awards over the years. He knows how to bring the best out of children. Hey, he’s a child at heart and loves collaborating and making people laugh. He wants to share his talent and knowledge with your child! Email obt1994@gmail.com to register.
- Ages: 6 to 17 years old
- Cost:$310
- Located: The Off Broadway Theatre in Draper: 12366 S 900 E, Draper, Utah
Call 801.455.0954 or email OBT1994@gmail.com for more details or questions. A daily schedule will be provided on the first day.
