Yes, And…Let's Improvise!

Jeanette T. Knight, a proud member of SAG/AFTRA and Actors Equity Association, has performed on stages ranging from the Tony-award winning Victory Gardens in Chicago to the Las Vegas Hilton’s main stage. For five years, she served as executive director of the cutting-edge Beaumont Actors Studio and has worked with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright/director David Mamet. Having performed over twenty scripted roles, she first discovered improv as a member of the ComedySportz improvisational comedy franchise. Later, she developed a passion for long form improvisation and founded the improvisational comedy group Joe & Mustard, who were dubbed by the media as masters of the art form. Desiring to provide a platform for like-minded improvisers, she originated, organized and produced the Coachella Valley improv Comedy Festival, which helped launch careers of writers and actors on shows like Key & Peele, The Good Place, MadTV, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and New Girl, and featured workshops and performances by the likes of Rob Belushi and Tom Dreesen. During her time as Education Program Manager for the McCallum Theater, partnering with New York’s Lincoln Center, she helped develop the Aesthetic Education Program while working as a master teaching artist. She currently teaches improv for Idyllwild Arts Academy (IAA) during the academic school year and has coached the IAA Improv Troupe for the past three years. Among her former students is the current winner of American Idol, Abi Carter. She is most proud of providing a safe, nurturing environment for her students to encourage their creativity.

The lab fee covers all equipment and studio use, any printed materials, and paper and pen for note-taking.

The program will begin Sunday morning, with a brief orientation at 8:30 am. Workshops will start at 9 am.

Sunday night will feature a program mixer, where you will have an opportunity to meet with your classmates outside of the studio, as well as meet other students in our adult programs for the week.

Monday nights feature an opening reception at the Parks Exhibition Gallery, featuring work from our very own summer faculty!

Daily instruction occurs from 9am-12 pm, with a break for lunch in the campus dining hall (included in tuition), and followed with more instruction from 1pm- 4 pm.

Artist Talks will be held in the evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to our Metals Week and HOT Clay instructors speak on their art.

On Friday afternoon you will be able to display your own work from the week at our Culmination event outside Parks Exhibition Center!