Nancy's Info
Nancy Howland Walker is a full time SAG/AFTRA actor, who has been performing, teaching, directing, and producing improv since 1989. In Boston, she was the Artistic Director of ImprovBoston (New England's longest running comedy troupe), and TheatreSports of Massachusetts. In Chicago, she has performed with numerous groups/theaters including Chicago Comedy Company, The Free Associates, and the Comedy Shrine. Nancy’s specialty is musical improv and she has developed curricula and taught the subject all over the world. She is the author of “Instant Songwriting: Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva” available on Amazon. Nancy is the creator, producer, director, and a performer in the critically acclaimed show MUSICAL! the musical, the country’s first two-act completely improvised modern Broadway style musical, which opened in 1998 at the Royal George Theatre, and has had runs in Boston, Nashville and various theaters across the country.Nancy was Director and curriculum writer of the improv schools for ImprovBoston and The Free Associates, and has taught master classes at Second City in Chicago. She was a resident teacher for Players Workshop of the Second City (where she redesigned the entire curriculum), Chicago Comedy Company, and for groups, colleges and festivals all over the world.
Improv Classes Nancy has taught:
Musical Improv: All Topics, including
Short Form Musical Improv Games
Long form Musical Improv Shows
Melody
Lyrics/Rhyming
Movement/Dance
Song Structure
Harmony
Opera
Sondheim
Other Improv Classes:
Zenprov
Strong Short Form Games/Scenes
Fast Improv
Slow Improv
Stage Combat for Improvisers
Improv for Beginners
Improv for Experts
Shakespeare
Moliere
and many others!
For more info: http://www.InstantSongwriting.com
"Instant Songwriting is a colossal banana split of everything you’ll ever need to know about the subject; decadently generous, delightful, satisfying and sweet as can be. I learned a lot from this book, and Nancy Howland Walker kept me laughing all the way. Standing ovation!" " - MICHAEL POLLOCK, Musical Director of Second City LA, and Author of: Musical Improv Comedy, Musical Direction for Improv and Sketch Comedy, How to Write Funny Lyrics
"People snuck into Nancy’s full to the brim Song Improv class because word of mouth about them was so great! I sat in on one of the classes (as producer of the Fest) and was impressed by Nancy’s teaching style, her great personality and knowledge of the subject." - - SUSAN SANTANIELLO, Producer, Funny Women Fest
"I loved this class. It helped me land a spot in 2nd city's musical improv program. But more than than a gift to my ambition, it was just a great way to spend a couple hours, singing songs and goofing off. There's nothing edgier than a grown man goofing off." " - GREG MORELLI, Radio Host, Restaurateur,Writer, Editor, Creative Director