Black and white photo of a stage at Rise Comedy. A group of people are performing, with a focus on one person in the foreground striking a dynamic pose. Text reads Improv 501 Advanced Character in purple.

Class Details

Class Runs: Tuesday evenings @ 6:30 PM - 9:15 PM MT
Class Dates: Tue 11/11/25 - Tue 1/13/26 (7 classes total)
Location: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205
Instructor(s): Rob Lecrone
Price: $351/person (includes fees)

Special Notes:

This class has a more complex schedule to accommodate the Holiday Season. Please read class description carefully to make sure you are aware of skip dates.

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 501 (Tuesdays 11/11-1/13 @6:30pm-9:15pm Skipping 12/2, 12/23, and 12/30) With Rob Lecrone

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, January 18th between 6:30pm-9:30pm

Instructor: Rob Lecrone began acting and doing improv in the 90’s in his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. He has a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Alaska Anchorage and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting in Television, Film, and Theatre from Cal State LA, where he also taught acting to undergrads. In LA, Rob graduated from the Upright Citizens Brigade improv program, studied improv at the Clubhouse, and studied acting at the Howard Fine Studio. In New York, he studied in the Hagen Teacher’s Lab at HB Studio. In Albuquerque, he studied improv at The Box Performance Space. Rob is a member of Albuquerque improv-team, Left on Read (formerly Tasteful Nudes); Denver team, Future Ghost; and online team, Squirrely Bird (which also performed live in New York). For almost a decade, he has been a featured artist at the Valdez Theatre Conference where he coaches in the Monologue Workshop; co-curates, co-organizes, and co-hosts the nightly Valdez Fringe; acts in the Play Lab and sometimes in mainstage productions; and is a panelist respondent for new play development. Rob currently teaches a weekly online acting class, and besides studying and teaching improv and Hagen-based acting, has also trained in stage combat, classical acting, Viewpoints, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Lecoq Technique, Alexander Technique, Barrantes’ Voice System, devised theatre, and more. Rob recently appeared as a government agent in a funny scene in The Unexpecteds, a feature film starring Upright Citizens Brigade co-founder, Matt Walsh. www.roblecrone.com

CLASS SCHEDULE:
11/11 @6:30pm – First Class!
11/18 @6:30pm – Week 2
11/25 @6:30pm – Week 3
~~12/2 @6:30pm~~ – skip to accommodate Thanksgiving Travelling
12/9 @6:30pm – Week 4
12/16 @6:30pm – Week 5
~~12/23 @6:30pm~~ skip to accommodate Christmas/ Holiday Travelling
~~12/30 @6:30pm~~ skip to accommodate New Years/ Holiday Travelling
1/6 @6:30pm – Week 6
1/13 @6:30pm – Week 7