LET'S CELEBRATE YADA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SOME ZANY FUN!
YADA IMPROV FOR KIDS!
SEE BELOW FOR YADA'S WINTER 2022 IMPROV CLASSES!
Say “Yes, and…” to this special Improv class! Classes will consist of theatre games, learning the basics of improvisation, and most of all, FUN! There is no denying these hilarious classes will have you and your friends and family cracking up! Our audience suggestion is to sign up today! See below for class times and prices.
IN PERSON @
3rd Street
Improv Ages 6-8
Saturdays
10:00am-11:00am
Start: Feb 5 / End: March 12
Teacher:
Devyn Ward
Class Name:
ON THE FLY
$225
In Person classes will have a performance: @ YADA 3rd St. March 19 @ 3pm
IN PERSON @
3rd Street
Improv Ages 6-8
Saturdays
10:00am-11:00am
Start: Feb 5 / End: March 12
Teachers:
Piper Gillin/ Carrie-ann Pishnak
Class Name:
YES AND
$225
In Person classes will have a performance: @ YADA 3rd St. March 19 @ 10:30am
IN PERSON @
3rd Street
Improv Ages 8+
Saturdays
11:30am-12:30pm
Start: Feb 5 / End: March 12
Teachers:
Piper Gillin/ Carrie-ann Pishnak
Class Name:
CALLBACK
$225
In Person classes will have a performance: @ YADA 3rd St. March 19 @ 12pm
IN PERSON @
3rd Street
Improv Ages 6-8
Thursdays
3:45pm-4:45pm
Start: Feb 10 / End: March 17
Teachers:
Piper Gillin/ Carrie-ann Pishnak
Class Name:
PARTY QUIRKS
$225
In Person classes will have a performance: @ YADA 3rd St. March 19 @ 4:30pm
IN PERSON @
Studio City
Improv Ages 6-16
Saturdays
2:00p-3:00p
Start: Feb 5 / End: March 12
Teachers:
Piper Gillin/ Carrie-ann Pishnak
Class Name:
FAMILY PHOTO
$225
In Person classes will have a performance: @ YADA 3rd St. March 19 @ 1:30pm
YADA Improv for Kids!
Say “Yes, and…” to this special Improv class! Classes will consist of theatre games, learning the basics of improvisation, and most of all, FUN! There is no denying these hilarious classes will have you and your friends and family cracking up! Our audience suggestion is to sign up today!
MEET YADA'S IMPROV DIRECTORS!
PIPER
GILLIN
IMPROV TEACHER
Piper grew up in the Pacific Northwest where she performed in community theatre and with the "Short Shakespeareans" acting troupe. She transplanted to LA and earned a BA in theatre from the University of Southern California. She was a competitive dancer growing up, which led to her job at Disneyland dancing down Main Street, USA as a Parade performer. Piper has studied improv and sketch comedy at The Second City, UCB, and The Groundlings, and has many years of experience teaching youth improv programs at the Second City. Piper is a working stage, screen and voice actor, and is excited to share her love for the arts with the talented kiddos at YADA.
CARRIE-ANN
PISHNAK
IMPROV TEACHER
Carrie-ann Pishnak is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. She holds a BA in Theatre from UNLV, is a graduate of Nerdist improv program, The Second City Conservatory, Short Form and Long Form programs, and was classically trained at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford. Carrie-ann is a corporate narrator, a freelance producer and marketing brand specialist, as well as being an adjunct professor at CalArts where she teaches Improv. She is proud and grateful to have been an educator at various schools (including YADA) for over 30 years. You can catch Carrie-ann performing around town with her improv team, Aeroplane, and hanging out at home with her cat, Monster.
DEVYN
WARD
IMPROV TEACHER
Devyn has been a Director at YADA since Summer 2019 and is ecstatic to be here! She is a teaching artist, actor, and comedian based in Los Angeles, originally from Denver, Colorado. Devyn has been dancing since the age of 3, became a competitive dancer at age 10, then started her career as a dance teacher in college. Her love for theatre began in elementary school when she got involved with the after school musicals and a program called KidStage. After her first performance as "Lola the Lead Ladybug", she was hooked! Since then, she's performed in some amazing shows like Pride and Prejudice (Lady Catherine), Spring Awakening (Frau), and Shakepeare's Love's Labour's Lost (Holofernia). Devyn is also a comedic improviser and has been in a variety of improv and sketch shows including the Del Close Marathon in New York City. She's currently a student of UCB and Groundlings. She moved to LA shortly after graduating from the University of Northern Colorado with a BA in both Acting Performance and K-12 Theatre Education. Children's theatre has always been something held close to Devyn's heart, and throughout her education training she discovered an immense love for Theatre for Young Audiences. In 2017 she completed an educational internship with Lexington Children's Theatre and in 2018 she directed a mainstage touring TYA show at UNCo. Her favorite part of teaching theatre is being able to assist young people gain life skills such as discipline, confidence, and empathy while also giving them room for imaginative play and creativity. Devyn is thrilled to be pursuing an acting career in LA while also sharing her love of acting and dance with the wonderful YADA students.