WARNING! This information is TOTALLY out of date! It won't be updated for quite a while yet either, so please call BATS for current information. Check the main BATS Page for an explanation of why this page is out of date and where to go instead, if you're curious.
Unless otherwise noted in the class description, all of these BATS classes are held at the BATS workspace at:

3435 Cesar Chavez (Army) Street (at Valencia), Suite 224
San Francisco, California, 94110
Tel: (415) 824-8220
You can scroll though the entire course listings, or jump straight to the Series Workshops (Beginning, Intermediate, and Graduation classes) and the Specialty Classes for March and April. By the way, the little asterisks and other symbols by the class names are explained in the Class Key below.

Bay Area TheatreSports
Series Workshops for March and April 1995

Beginning Workshop +

Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 and May 2 & 9
Time: 7-10 pm Tuesdays
OR
Dates: April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4 & 11
Time: 7-10 pm Thursdays

Teacher: Teresa Roberts
Cost: $150
Experience the joy of gaining access to your imagination and creativity with absolute spontaneity.
(No grade/no judgment) (Limit 16 Students)

Intermediate Workshop * (March)
Dates: March 25 & April 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29
Time: 12-3PM Saturdays
Teacher: Barbara Scott
Cost: $150
Improvise scenes with emphasis on performance of Theatresports games. Learn the skills and lingo of the BATS improvisor.
Required reading: Impro by Keith Johnstone ($16 through BATS, also available in bookstores)
(Pass/No Pass) (Limit 14 Students)
Intermediate Workshop * (April)

Dates: April 1, 8, 22, 29 and May 6 & 13
Time: 3:30-6:30pm Saturdays
OR
Dates: April 23, 30 and May 7, 14, 21 & 28
Time: 3:30-6:30PM Sundays

Teacher: Rebecca Stockley
Cost: $150
Improvise scenes with emphasis on performance of Theatresports games. Learn the skills and lingo of the BATS improvisor.
Required reading: Impro by Keith Johnstone ($16 through BATS, also available in bookstores)
(Pass/No Pass) (Limit 14 Students)

Graduation Workshop ***
(Intermediate PASS required)
Dates: April 4, 11 & 18
Time: 7-10 pm Tuesdays
Teacher: Carol Hazenfield
Cost: $75
Develop your teamwork and performance skills, and play the Theatresports game! Graduate as a BATS Workshop Player.
(Limit 8)

Bay Area TheatreSports
Specialty Classes for March 1995

The Power of Mime <>
12-3PM Sunday Mar. 19
How can you make your audience believe what you believe? Come and learn to express yourself through mime. Dress to move.
Vincent Leddy $20
Playing for Real **
7-10pm Wednesday March 22
Bring honest acting to improv and sustain serious scenes.
Tim Orr $20
Improv and the Brain **
3:30-6:30PM Saturday Mar. 25
Ongoing explorations of the relationship between improvisation and neuropsychology. Bring your brain.
Dan Klein $20
Mask ***
12-3PM Sunday Mar. 26
Learn how to "turn on" and "charge" the mask in this intensive Johnstone technique mask class.
William Hall $20
Accompanying Improvisation **@
(Attendance by Coach invitation)
7-10PM Tuesday March 28
Bring your own keyboard.
J. Raoul Brody $20
Space Object Scenes **
7-10PM Thursday Mar. 30
Use your space object work to create three dimensional scenes.
Teresa Roberts $20

Bay Area TheatreSports
Specialty Classes for April 1995

(Size limit: 16 students)
Support the Ensemble **
12-3PM Sunday April 2
You connect really well with some people on stage - how can some people be turned into most people?
Rebecca Stockley $20
Gibberish *
12-3PM Sunday April 9
Bring your improv scenes to life, connect with your teammates and surprise yourself.
Rebecca Stockley $20
The Next Step: Accepting vs. Yes ***
7-10PM Wednesday April 19
Explore the paradox of yes. One of the biggest improv mysteries is the difference between true accepting of offers and mindless yea-saying. Want to step up your game? Try this advanced class!
Paul Killam $20
Status & Connection **
12-3PM Sunday April 23
Explore status and other paradigms to make your acting seem more realistic.
Dan Klein $20
Scrimmage <>
7-10PM Tuesday April 25
Create teams, warm-up and play Theatresports with side-coaching and notes.
William Hall $5
Story Telling <>
12-3PM Sunday Apr. 30
You are the Story Teller, you improvise telling a story. Captivate your audience in the tradition of the spoken word as entertainment. Explore the techniques of story telling.
Trish Tillman $20

Summer School was never like this before!

BATS '95 Improv Summer School featuring Keith Johnstone will be daily, 8:30 am to 5 pm, from July 31 to August 5th.

If you're interested in a week of intensive improv training, save the dates and 450 dollars. Your Improv Summer School brochure is coming to your mailbox soon.

Class Key

   *  =  Beginning Workshop Required
  **  =  Intermed. Workshop Required
 ***  =  Intermed. Pass Required
****  =  Workshop & Company Players (no students)
 **@  =  Enrollment by Coach's invitation only
   +  =  No BATS requirements
  <>  =  Open to anyone who has ever taken any BATS class

BATS Class Registration Info

Mail your check with the class title and date [please indicate clearly which class(es) you are registering for!] to:
BATS, 3435 Army Street, Suite 224, San Francisco, California 94110.

If you are registering less than 3 weekdays prior to the class, please call to verify your registration. (The class may be full). We will call you to confirm your registration only if: 1) You're signing up for the Beginning Workshop, 2) The class is not available or 3) Something weird happens.

Discount Vouchers Available! Buy Five $20 Specialty Classes and Get One $20 Specialty Class Free! Simply send your check for $100* with this form. We'll send you class vouchers.
*Discount may be used only for $20 Specialty Classes through 9/30/95 - Take 1 a month - or 2 for 3 months - or 3 for 2 - or 6 today!

Important BATS Details:

BATS Cancelled Class Policy:
In order to receive a credit for a class you cancel, you must give BATS at least 72 hours notice. If you cannot give adequate notice, but find someone qualified to fill your space, you will receive full credit. You will receive full credit for any class cancelled by BATS.

Returned Check Policy:
BATS requires a $10 fee for any bounced checks.

Work Study Available:
Call Hotline for info. One work study position is available per class. Students are accepted on a first come - first served basis.

Class Eligibility:
YOU may feel ready to take a class you're not 'eligible' for. Please contact the class coach via the BATS Hotline to request consideration for admittance.
Please note, this information is provided by Sara's Page O'Happiness, not by the BATS people (although it is copied directly from the BATS on-line schedule). If you have complaints or comments about the page, or you have improv links I should add to the BATS page, please direct them to me at sara@rockweb.com.

To join the BATS mailing list and get the on-line schedule sent to you every month, or to get more information about BATS, please send your name, e-mail and/or snail-mail addresses to Paul Killiam at Improbats@aol.com. Thanks!

O.K., now that you've seen what classes are offered this month, you can go on to the BATS Show Schedule to see what's playing or you can return to the BATS Page or the Page O'Happiness...
Last Updated 3/21/95