We’re doin’ longform*! And we’re doing it a little bit differently. Our classes are a fun, supportive, safe way to dive into improv. Fall in love with the art form again, re-discover your sense of play, and jump on stage right away, with your own unique voice supporting you.

The name of this class is a nod to all the times we have been told to smile more, or to be somebody we are not. We don’t have to do that at The Ruby, let’s connect and collaborate, just bring yourself. This class will offer you a solid foundation to be a super strong improviser, and hopefully a bunch of new, like-minded friends too.

*Longform Improv: (noun) A style of ensemble-based improvisation that sometimes uses a short, singular suggestion from the audience, and involves a variety of possible scene-styles, structures, and ensemble-based play so that the actors may create a piece of improvisational comedy or drama out of thin air, in front of an audience.

This class is 8 weeks long and ends with a graduation show on The Ruby LA stage.

Muriel Montgomery is an improviser/comedy maker in Los Angeles and has been improvising for 10 years. Muriel started in Chicago where she completed the iO Chicago training program and performed on Harold teams and the long-running musical house team, The Deltones. In Chicago Muriel also completed The Second City’s musical improv program and studied with The Annoyance Theatre. In Los Angeles Muriel trained at UCBLA, The Groundlings and The Nerdist School. She currently performs with the UCBLA house team, Quick & Funny Musicals, and her beloved Nerdist School house team, KAREN. You can also catch her on her podcast, Hella in Your Thirties, and at The Rockwell and Hollywood Fringe with Amelia: More than a F*cking Mystery – A Musical Flight.

Our classrooms are ADA compliant.

Refund Policy

• The Ruby LA has a no-refund policy on all classes and shows. If we need to cancel or re-schedule a class for any reason, you are entitled to take that class or classes equal to the admission price of that class. You may use your class credit for up to two years, after which time it expires.
• The Ruby LA reserves the right to replace a course instructor, without notice, and at any time, with another equally qualified course instructor.
• The Ruby LA  also reserves the right to postpone or cancel a course if an emergency or unforeseen conflict arises. In the event of a complete cancellation, students’ tuition will be refunded or credited. Any fees incurred by students for travel, lodging, etc. will not be reimbursed by the Ruby LA.