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Class Details

Class Runs: Tuesday evenings @ 6:30 PM - 9:15 PM MT
Class Dates: Tue 9/16/25 - Tue 10/28/25 (7 classes total)
Location: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205
Instructor(s): Natalie Kilkenny
Price: $351/person (includes fees)

Special Notes:

Students will receive an email with class details and links 12-24 hours before the class. If you do not see this email, please check your spam folder as well!

Minimum class size is 8 students.

Improv 401 (Tuesdays 9/16-10/28 @6:30pm-9:15pm) taught by Natalie Kilkenny

In Level 401 you’ll learn to recognize the pattern that scenes naturally create and learn how to exploit the tool of heightening to maximize the pattern’s impact in the scene.

Prerequisite: Level 301

Student Showcase: Monday, November 3rd

Instructor:

Natalie Kilkenny has embraced theater for over a decade, including coaching numerous improv teams and teaching at the RISE Comedy Club and the Bovine Metropolis Theater. She never grows weary of taking acting workshops and courses from Denver to Yosemite to the Big Apple! Natalie delights audiences with the popular all-female improv troupe, Dishwater Blondes, and chaired the GroupMind Foundation from 2011 to 2015, producer of the Denver Improv Festival that attracts creative talents to Denver stages from LA, NYC and The Second City. Natalie co-hosted and co-produced the Daughters of the Improv Revolution. You may catch Natalie in several short films and as a regular improviser with ScriptProv.