Free intro call
Twenty minutes on your experience and what you find hard.
Online · Beginners and performers between classes
Listen, agree,
Listen, agree,
play the scene.
Scenes fail for one reason far more than any other: both players arrived with an idea and neither heard a word the other said. Everything else is technique on top of listening.
- 8–12weeks per program
- 48 hfor written notes
- 8 maxin a live session
- $0intro call
The programs
Four programs, all played live in session
Improv can't be learned from a lecture. Every session you're on your feet, playing, with notes immediately after.
Listening & yes-and
Hearing what your partner actually said, agreeing genuinely, and building instead of blocking.
See the programScene work
Establishing who you are to each other, finding the game, and heightening without going insane.
See the programCharacter & physicality
Characters built from posture and point of view, object work that makes a space real, and status.
See the programPerforming
Nerves, group forms, supporting your team, and the difference between rehearsal and a show.
See the program
How it works
Play, watch, adjust
Every session is scenes on your feet. Notes come straight after, while you still remember the choice you made.
Play live every session
Scenes with a coach and other players, not exercises on paper.
Watch one recording
Once, without cringing. Twice if you can manage it.
Written notes
Within 48 hours: the pattern in your play and one thing to try next.
Plans
Pick your level of support
Month to month, cancel anytime. The 20-minute intro call is free.
Jam sessions
A weekly session playing scenes with coaching between them.
$29/ month
- One 90-minute live session each week
- Groups of 8 players maximum
- You play in every session
- Notes after each scene
- Replays for 30 days
Coaching essentials
A coach on your play, your habits and your scene work.
$79/ month
- Personal 8 to 12 week program
- Written notes within 48 hours
- One 30-min session every two weeks
- Exercises chosen for your patterns
- Access to all jam sessions
Team coaching
For an existing team, a show run, or auditions coming up.
$159/ month
- One 60-min session each week for your team
- Replies within 24 hours
- Your form developed with you
- Rehearsals coached and debriefed
- Access to all jam sessions
Prices in USD. Cancel anytime, no contract.
How we work
Not a theater, not therapy
The Talent Lab casts nobody, places nobody on a team and takes no commission. Local theaters do that, and we'll happily help you prepare for their auditions.
Improv is also not therapy, and we're careful about that line. It builds confidence and quick thinking as a side effect of practice; it isn't treatment, and we don't run sessions as though it were.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
Does improv work over video?
Better than people expect for scene work, listening and character. Group forms and physical ensemble play are harder, and we're honest about which parts need a room.
I'm not funny.
Good — funny people often make the worst improvisers because they're writing instead of listening. The skill is reacting honestly.
Will this help me at work?
Many people find it helps with thinking on their feet and listening. That's a side effect; we coach improv, not corporate training.
Can you get me on a team?
No. We're not a theater and we don't cast. We will prepare you for auditions and tell you honestly when you're ready.
I freeze up completely.
Extremely common, and the first program is built for it. Small groups, short scenes and a coach who won't let you drown.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. No contract, no minimum term. Access stays open until the end of the month you already paid for.
Want to get back on your feet?
Twenty minutes on your experience and what you find hard. Free.