Is it wrong I don't want to study for four years?

fishbowlfreshman
Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:47:02 +0000

^ I don’t want to argue either. Have you studied at any of the Big 4 LA improv schools, yourself? I never did and am just passing along what I’ve been told by people who have. Also, not being an aficionado, I got curious as to why you would say that Second City isn’t really an improv program and posed the question elsewhere to people who are and who have studied at more than one of those places. [I already got a couple of fairly detailed responses and what they say is pretty much what I’ve understood the situation to be from others.](http://bbs.backstage.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/9131061/m/114106754) If you would like to go over there and correct them, please do.

The bottom line, however, is that Second City is indeed one of the schools that teach what is commonly understood to be “improv” and commercial casting directors and agents are going to want to see it or one of the others under the Training section of most actors’ resumes.