SOLD OUT! Click here to join the waitlist. Learn the building blocks of improvising in a fun, supportive, and welcoming environment and gain great skills that help in life and work! Play Now, Pay Later with our built-in student payment plans!

Ready to laugh, learn, and level up your life? This eight-week, in-person improv class isn’t just about being funny on stage—it’s about unlocking skills that boost your confidence, creativity, communication, and collaboration in everyday life. Whether you want to break out of your shell, become a sharper listener, speak with ease in front of others, make new friendships, or simply want two hours of pure joy each week, this class is for you. No experience needed—just bring your curiosity and we’ll bring the fun! And at the end? You’ll show off what you’ve learned in a celebratory performance for a supportive audience!

DAY/TIME: Tuesdays | 9/9 -  10/28 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm
LOCATION: IF Theatre, 719 East St. Claire Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
PERFORMANCE: Sunday, 11/2 @ 1pm
TUITION: Regular Price is $279
PAYMENT PLAN: Play now, Pay Later! Want to split your enrollment up into two or more payments? We can do that! Click the "Pay With Payment Plan" box at checkout. We offer multiple payment plan options.

Depending on when you enroll your payment plan options may be limited at checkout. Email us at classes@xroadscomedy.com to make a special payment plan request if you do not see the option you would like to use. Please note that payment plans include processing fees that are reflected in your totals.

ARTICLES DISCUSSING THE MANY BENEFITS IMPROV CAN HAVE
Improv Training Can Help Ease Social Anxiety | University of Michigan Study
Improv Benefits in the Workplace | Philadelphia Inquirer
Improv for Educators | InsideHigherEd.com
7 Research Backed Benefits of Improv | PsychologyToday.com
The Mental Health Benefits Of Improv | Medium.com

ABOUT MIKE MARBACH
Mike Marbach (he/him) is originally from Philly and now resides in the Hoosier state. He is the founder Crossroads Comedy Theater and the Executive Director of Crossroads' operations in Indianapolis. Mike has been studying, performing, and teaching improv since 2005. He has taken classes with iO Chicago (the iO Theater), The Annoyance Theater, and the UCB Theater in NY as well as numerous workshops from improv instructors from across the country. Some of the people Mike has had the honor of studying with include Susan Messing, Mick Napier, Mark Sutton, Jill Bernard, Joe Bill, Charna Halpern, Scott Adsit, Mike O'Brien, Noah Gregoropoulos, Jet Eveleth, Jason Chin, and many more.

Mike served as Class Registrar and Education Director of Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) from 2009 - 2017, a position in which wrote the core curriculum for the improv program, created new courses, trained instructors, and taught dozens of classes over those years. Mike then took the title of Artistic Director which he held until 2020 when the theater closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He created and directed the long running Philly shows Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures and Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie, and the sketch comedy epic A Nightmare on Jawn Street. Mike also directed directed the award winning improv teams Asteroid! (retired) and the Future, which still performs together 10 years later. He also performed in his own weekly show The Seltzer Hour featuring Mike Marbach and Friends and his reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas in over 50 different celebrity impressions is yearly tradition in Philly.

Mike also runs the Crossroads Comedy Theater Podcast Network, which features comedy and pop culture themed shows covering topics such as Game of Thrones, Star Trek, Comic Book Movies, Lord of the Rings, sketch comedy props, with more to come. 

During the pandemic, Mike moved to Indianapolis to be with family and started Crossroads Comedy Theater. Mike wrote new curriculums focusing on all the things he loves about improv and sketch comedy. He's looking very forward to getting Crossroads going in the "Crossroads of America." “Philly is now in the great hands of people that actually live there. I am in Indy and it’s time to focus on doing what we can to add to the already lively comedy and theater scene here. It may take some time, but I know people will love what we have to offer.”

When not doing Crossroads things Mike likes to watch tv / movies, listen to audiobooks, go bowling, or work on a new celebrity impression.