Schools / The Playful Stage
The Playful Stage
Acting school in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles
The Playful Stage is a Long Beach improv school and creative community offering improv, acting, and sketch comedy classes for adults at every experience level. It provides beginner through advanced training, including multi-week courses, drop-ins, workshops, performance classes, and private coaching. Classes emphasize creative play and are open to students new to improv as well as those with more experience.
Claim this schoolAt a glance
- Techniques
- improv, sketch comedy, short form improv, long form improv, clap-in, narrative improv, sketch comedy writing
- Levels
- Beginner, Advanced, All levels
- Ages
- Adults
- Formats
- Drop-in, Multi-week course, Workshop, Private coaching
From the school's own pages (theplayfulstage.com), last checked October 8, 2026.
Class schedule
See the current schedule on The Playful Stage’s site
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Last checked October 8, 2026.
Teachers
Named on the school's site: Richard J. Martinez, Dr. Evelyn Carter, Felipe Fernandez, Liz Lanier.