Improv 501 (Sundays 9/14-10/26 @11am-1:45pm)

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Class Details

Class Runs: Sunday mornings @ 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM MT
Class Dates: Sun 9/14/25 - Sun 10/26/25 (7 classes total)
Location: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205
Instructor(s): Nick Trotter
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.
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Improv 501 (Sundays 9/14-10/26 @11am-1:45pm)

In Improv 501, you will unlock the toolset for creating more nuanced and advanced characters onstage. Learn how to generate sustainable characters that are FUN to play and easy to return to in a longform set.

Prerequisite:  Level 401
Student Showcase: Monday, November 3rd

Instructor:

A person with shoulder-length gray hair, glasses, and a beard stands in front of a plain concrete wall. Sporting a plaid shirt over a green t-shirt and brown jacket, they look ready to hit the comedy clubs in Denver, capturing that infectious humor straight into the camera.

Nick Trotter has been playing (and playing around) in the Denver improv community since 2011, teaching at RISE and its predecessor the Voodoo since 2015. He specializes in character, physicality, and surreal, immersive, plastic worlds, especially with Circo de Nada, a local performance project where he serves as founder and director of training, and with whom he has performed at national and international festivals. He is a lecturer and associate professor in theater at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Metropolitan State University in Denver, and Community College of Denver, teaching improv at all three institutions. And he has taught various styles of theater independently. He has been performing onstage since childhood, and holds an MFA in ensemble-based physical theater (2009, Dell’Arte International) as well as a BA in Geography from the University of Colorado at Boulder.