2015 Out-of-State Improv & Sketch Intensives:
3-Day, Weekend, Camps, Week or Month-long!
While Florida has a great, growing improv scene, major markets like Chicago, NYC, or LA, and even second-tier markets like Austin make for an excellent opportunity to see a wide variety of some of the best improv & sketch that our country has to offer. Most of these cities also offer well-reviewed hostels & good airbnb options for those looking to travel on a budget.
Combine your vacation with your love of improv and travel to some of the major improv markets to train by day and watch awesome entertainment by night!
Look below for Improv, Sketch Writing, Musical Improv, Physical Comedy, Camps, and even an SNL Fantasy Week!
By City:
AUSTIN, TX
- The Hideout Theatre - Improv
CHICAGO, IL
- The Second City Chicago - Improv & Writing
- The iO Theater - Improv
LOS ANGELES, CA
- The Second City Hollywood - Improv, Musical Improv, Physical Comedy, Week-long Camp, Writing Strong Women, Writing Bold Characters, Writing for Sketch TV, Writing a Sitcom Spec, Writing Social/Political Satire, Writing a Comedic Screenplay
- The iO West Theater - Improv
- Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center - Improv (search for "Intensive")
NEW YORK CITY, NY
- The Peoples Improv Theater - SNL Fantasy Camp
- Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center - Improv (search for "Intensive")
IMPROV CAMPS
- Improv Utopia West - Cambria, CA
- Tara DeFrancisco's "The Improv Retreat" - Mukwonago, WI (30 min from Milwaukee)
- Improv Utopia East - Milford, PA
- The Magnet Theater's "Camp Magnet" - Catskill Mountains, NY
- The Hideout Theatre - Improv
CHICAGO, IL
- The Second City Chicago - Improv & Writing
- The iO Theater - Improv
LOS ANGELES, CA
- The Second City Hollywood - Improv, Musical Improv, Physical Comedy, Week-long Camp, Writing Strong Women, Writing Bold Characters, Writing for Sketch TV, Writing a Sitcom Spec, Writing Social/Political Satire, Writing a Comedic Screenplay
- The iO West Theater - Improv
- Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center - Improv (search for "Intensive")
NEW YORK CITY, NY
- The Peoples Improv Theater - SNL Fantasy Camp
- Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center - Improv (search for "Intensive")
IMPROV CAMPS
- Improv Utopia West - Cambria, CA
- Tara DeFrancisco's "The Improv Retreat" - Mukwonago, WI (30 min from Milwaukee)
- Improv Utopia East - Milford, PA
- The Magnet Theater's "Camp Magnet" - Catskill Mountains, NY
By Month:
(The calendar below is under construction. Should be complete within the week. Until then, you can click on any of the links above to get dates directly from the venues. -Ceelos, Feb. 9th, 2015)
JANUARY 2015
- 01/23-01/25 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
FEBRUARY 2015
- 02/02-02/06 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 02/16-02/18 - The Second City All-Improv AND Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 02/26-02/28 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
MARCH 2015
- 03/09-03/13 - The iO Spring One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 03/13-03/15 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 03/16-03/20 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
APRIL 2015
- 03/30-04/03 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 04/01-04/03 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 04/01-04/03 - The Second City All-Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 04/10-04/12 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 04/20-04/24 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 04/24-04/26 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
MAY 2015
- 05/04-05/08 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 05/20-05/22 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 05/22-05/24 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
JUNE 2015
- 06/01-06/05 - The Second City Adult Summer Immersion (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Week
- 06/05-06/07 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 06/15-06/19 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 06/15-06/19 - The iO Summer One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 06/26-06/28 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
JULY 2015
- 07/06-08/09 - The iO Summer Five-Week Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $1,205 - Month
- 07/10-07/12 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 07/24-07/26 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
AUGUST 2015
- 08/10-08/14 - The Hideout Theatre's Signature 5-Day Intensive (Austin, TX) - $325 to $350 - Week
- 08/10-08/14 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 08/14-08/16 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 08/21-08/23 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
SEPTEMBER 2015
- 08/31-09/04 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 09/18-09/20 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 09/21-09/25 - The iO Fall One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 09/25-09/27 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
OCTOBER 2015
- 10/02-10/04 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 10/05-10/07 - The Second City All-Improv AND Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 10/12-10/14 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 10/12-10/16 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 10/16-10/18 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 10/23-10/25 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
NOVEMBER 2015
- 11/06-11/08 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 11/13-11/15 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 11/23-11/25 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 11/23-11/25 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Three-Day
DECEMBER 2015
- 12/04-12/06 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 12/11-12/13 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 12/14-12/18 - The iO Winter One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 12/14-12/18 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 12/21-12/23 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 12/21-12/23 - The Second City All-Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 12/28-12/30 - The Second City All-Improv AND Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 12/28-12/30 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Three-Day
JANUARY 2015
- 01/23-01/25 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
FEBRUARY 2015
- 02/02-02/06 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 02/16-02/18 - The Second City All-Improv AND Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 02/26-02/28 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
MARCH 2015
- 03/09-03/13 - The iO Spring One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 03/13-03/15 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 03/16-03/20 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
APRIL 2015
- 03/30-04/03 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 04/01-04/03 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 04/01-04/03 - The Second City All-Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 04/10-04/12 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 04/20-04/24 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 04/24-04/26 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
MAY 2015
- 05/04-05/08 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 05/20-05/22 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 05/22-05/24 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
JUNE 2015
- 06/01-06/05 - The Second City Adult Summer Immersion (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Week
- 06/05-06/07 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 06/15-06/19 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 06/15-06/19 - The iO Summer One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 06/26-06/28 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
JULY 2015
- 07/06-08/09 - The iO Summer Five-Week Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $1,205 - Month
- 07/10-07/12 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 07/24-07/26 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
AUGUST 2015
- 08/10-08/14 - The Hideout Theatre's Signature 5-Day Intensive (Austin, TX) - $325 to $350 - Week
- 08/10-08/14 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 08/14-08/16 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 08/21-08/23 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
SEPTEMBER 2015
- 08/31-09/04 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 09/18-09/20 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 09/21-09/25 - The iO Fall One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 09/25-09/27 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
OCTOBER 2015
- 10/02-10/04 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 10/05-10/07 - The Second City All-Improv AND Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 10/12-10/14 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 10/12-10/16 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 10/16-10/18 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 10/23-10/25 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
NOVEMBER 2015
- 11/06-11/08 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 11/13-11/15 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 11/23-11/25 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 11/23-11/25 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Three-Day
DECEMBER 2015
- 12/04-12/06 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 12/11-12/13 - The Second City Improv 2 Intensive: Improvising Characters (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Weekend
- 12/14-12/18 - The iO Winter One-Week Crash Course Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $355 - Week
- 12/14-12/18 - The Second City Improv 1 Weeklong Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Week
- 12/21-12/23 - The Second City All-Improv Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 12/21-12/23 - The Second City All-Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 12/28-12/30 - The Second City All-Improv AND Writing Intensive (Chicago, IL) - $299 - Three-Day
- 12/28-12/30 - The Second City Improv 1 Intensive (Hollywood, CA) - $340 - Three-Day