Name: Spontaneous Broadway: Holiday Edition
Start: 2026-12-19T20:00:00-05:00
Location: MOPCO:The Mopco Improv Theatre

MOPCO:The Mopco Improv Theatre

The all improvised musical comedy HOLIDAY extravaganza!
The final show in our limited run! Our flagship musical format returns! 
Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess! 
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!

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Schenectady County

Schenectady

New York

Spontaneous Broadway: Holiday Edition

The all improvised musical comedy HOLIDAY extravaganza!
The final show in our limited run! Our flagship musical format returns!...

Six Sundays | 2-4 PM
November 1, 8, 15, 22 | December 6, 13.&nbsp;
Continue the journey. Work with your partner to find the game. Find the characters, relationships, and stories that make great improvised scenes happen. Get out of your head and into the where!
Each Fundamentals class wraps up with a fun and supportive 20-25 minute Showcase performance, held just before a main Mopco show. The showcase is a fantastic way to put your new improv skills into action in front of a welcoming audience. And who’s in that audience? Mopco members are usually there, but the rest is up to you! Invite your family, your friends—even your accountant! The showcase is free, and as a bonus, you get to attend the 8 PM Mopco show for free. Plus, your guests can enjoy the 8 PM show at half price. Now that’s a deal worth celebrating!
Prerequisite: Fundamentals 1 or equivalent (talk to instructor)

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You may have seen someone build a performance with care: they&nbsp; perfectly deliver the moves, cadence of lines, and character portrayal&nbsp; the play and director require. Yet without an improviser’s frame of mind, they may end up with a performance that is good, but not great, correct, but not fully alive. Improv skill helps you bring your characters to full, vibrant life.&nbsp;

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The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
LIMITED RUN! November 14- December 19th ONLY. Our flagship musical format returns! 
Spontaneous Broadway is a virtuoso improv format that demands major improv chops and musical prowess! 
Act one: The cast improvises eight or so songs from your titles. You vote on your favorite. The winning song is the basis for…
Act two: a complete Broadway Musical! Every show has the electric excitement of opening night! a unique experience. Get ready to be delighted by the magic of Spontaneous Broadway!

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The all improvised musical comedy extravaganza!
LIMITED RUN! November 14- December 19th ONLY. Our flagship musical format...

A good improviser who wants to be a great improviser needs to master some of the traditional skills of scripted theatre. Increase your awareness and skills to:&nbsp;

<ul><li>Sharpen audience focus<ul><li>Great actors make sure every moment of the performance is focused, polished,&nbsp; and effective. How do you do this instantly while you and your partner make stuff up? </li></ul></li><li>Build deeper, more relatable relationships on stage.&nbsp;<ul><li>Develop heightened awareness of endowments, and&nbsp; learn to yes, and&nbsp; given circumstances to flesh out your characters and relationships.</li></ul></li><li>Develop your stage technique<ul><li>Projection, enunciation, and physical presence hugely affect your on-stage work. </li></ul></li><li>Play with emotional reality<ul><li>Good scenes can be ruined by the improviser’s need to “find the funny.” Great actors, on the other hand, relish the chance to access real emotion. There’s nothing wrong with being funny, but audience “comedy fatigue” is a real thing!</li></ul></li></ul>











Prerequisite: Completion of both Fundamentals classes or the equivalent. Talk to the instructor if you aren’t sure you qualify.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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