Conservatory Program

2024 Conservatory Class

  • Zachary Bromberg

  • Joel Camargo Jr.

  • Tad Cameron

  • Alyssa Egelhoff

  • Hayley Ellman

  • Bridget Fitzgerald

  • Reese Garcia

  • Aaron Goldenberg

  • Phil Mann

  • Courtney McCullar

  • Cole Nowacki

  • Cody Sanders

  • Armond Snowden

  • Melissa Ulloa

  • Sarah Jane Wardlaw

  • Malik Whitfield

Dad’s Garage Conservatory Program is an audition-only training program for students who are ready to take their improv to the next level.

Program Details

Welcome to the Dad’s Garage Conservatory Program - the premiere improv training program in the southeast. Our program is designed for the most dedicated and advanced performers and led by our most seasoned educators.

Program Highlights:

Dad’s 101: Learn how to perform, produce, and develop improv in the Dad’s Garage style. Dad’s Garage formats include Murder She Improvised, Scandal, Improvised Dungeons and Dragons and more!

Ensemble Building: Embrace the true spirit of improv through collaborative ensemble building. Forge strong connections with your fellow advanced improvisers, creating a supportive community that celebrates individuality and collective success.

Advanced Improv Skills: Through personalized feedback, learn advanced improv techniques and theory, taking your improv to the next level.

Narrative: Story structure, characters, acting and genre are only a few of the things covered in our program - challenging you to push the boundaries of what's possible in the world of improv.

The Show: Elevate your improv, define your style, and become a master of the craft through weekly performances at our community nights as well as three larger shows throughout the program. You will create your own format as well as learn formats from outside of Dad’s Garage.

Conservatory Members have the opportunity to:

  • Audition for Dad’s Garage mainstage shows

  • Perform weekly at Community Nights

  • Host Community Jams

  • Involvement in special events at Dad’s Garage

  • Potential mainstage performances October - December

  • Shadow directors, technical improvisers, teachers and more

  • Teach at our youth summer camps

  • Work with a wide variety of Dad’s Garage Ensemble members

Interested in auditioning?

Keep your eyes glued to this page for next years audition information!

Pre-Requisites for Conservatory:

To become a student of the Dad's Garage Conservatory, you must have trained in one of the following ways before auditions:  

Taken and completed Levels 1-4 at Dad’s Garage Theatre Company. It is also recommended (but not required) that Dad’s Garage students take Level 5.

OR

Completed at least one year of improv training at an approved school.  Examples of approved schools:

Second City

The Groundlings School

UCB

iO Theater

Whole World Improv Theatre