Sea Tea Improv

We teach our own improv comedy courses at Sea Tea Improv Studios located at 11 Asylum St, Suite 402 in Downtown Hartford, CT — right above Sea Tea Comedy Theater!

Sea Tea Improv’s course instructors have completed improv training programs from world-renowned comedic improvisation theaters like the Upright Citizens Brigade, BATS Improv, ImprovBoston, and The Second City. We pride ourselves on bringing high-quality improv instruction and performance to Hartford, CT.

Classes & Workshops

Started Sunday, March 9th at 11:00 AM

Improv 101: Scene and CharacterIN PROGRESS

Learn to create completely improvised comedy scenes & characters by working with others in class with our professional improv instructors!

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #402, Hartford, CT 06103

Started Wednesday, March 12th at 7:00 PM

Improv 301: The Second BeatIN PROGRESS

Expand your scenes, characters, and games into longform improv comedy! You'll explore beyond the initial scene into second beats and more!

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #402, Hartford, CT 06103

Started Monday, March 24th at 7:00 PM

Improv 101: Scene and CharacterIN PROGRESS

Learn to create completely improvised comedy scenes & characters by working with others in class with our professional improv instructors!

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #402, Hartford, CT 06103

Starts Tuesday, March 25th at 7:00 PM

[Workshop] Stand-Up, CT! with Kate DrestySOLD OUT!

Want to try stand-up comedy? Don't know where to start? We'll focus your ideas & writing, improve them, and even get real-world experience!

Sold Out

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #402, Hartford, CT 06103

Starts Thursday, April 3rd at 6:59 PM

[Festival Show Pass] All Regular Hartford Improv Festival Shows #HIF2025

Get this pass to see all regular Hartford Improv Festival shows on Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun! 17 shows, 51 teams! Excludes two Headliner shows.

Get Pass ($100)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Thursday, April 3rd at 7:00 PM

[Show] The Hall of Presidents, Bollix Manor, Big Bang Improv #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring The Hall of Presidents (Hartford, CT), Bollix Manor (Schenectady, NY), and Big Bang Improv (Boston, MA)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Thursday, April 3rd at 8:00 PM

[Show] Full of Bones, Part-Time Lifeguards, What If... #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Full of Bones (Brooklyn, NY), Part-Time Lifeguards (Hartford, CT), and What If... (Philadelphia, PA)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Thursday, April 3rd at 9:00 PM

[Show] Macbeth, KnucklePuck, fka Deb #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Macbeth (New York, NY), KnucklePuck (Hartford, CT), and fka Deb (New York, NY)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Friday, April 4th at 7:00 PM

[Show] Oops! All Cuties, Mementos, Very Good Boys #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Oops! All Cuties (Hartford, CT), Mementos (Burlington, VT), and Very Good Boys (Brooklyn, NY)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Friday, April 4th at 8:00 PM

[Show] Kittyhawk, DrewDraw, Kingdom Kids #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Kittyhawk (New York, NY), DrewDraw (Hartford, CT), and Kingdom Kids (Burlington, VT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Friday, April 4th at 9:00 PM

[Show] Jess Elgene & the Jean Jackets, Romantic Baby, Lake at Dawn #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Jess Elgene and the Jean Jackets (New York, NY), Romantic Baby (Hartford, CT), and The Lake at Dawn (New York, NY)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 10:00 AM

[Workshop] A Meaningful Relationship with Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep)SOLD OUT!

Scott Adsit is offering an advanced workshop concentrating on relationship scenes, character motivations & the illusive purpose of the scene

Sold Out

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 10:00 AM

[Workshop] OOPS! All Warm-Ups with The Kingdom Kids (Vermont Comedy Club)

A workshop dedicated to learning a bunch of new warmups to freshen up your bag of tricks and take back to your community!

Register ($40)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 12:15 PM

[Workshop] Familiarity Breeds Content with Billy Soco (New York, NY)SOLD OUT!

Ditch the awkward getting-to-know-you phase and dive straight into authentic, dynamic relationships that bring scenes to life!

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Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 12:59 PM

[Day Show Pass] Saturday's Regular Hartford Improv Festival Shows #HIF2025

Get this pass to see all regular Hartford Improv Festival shows on Saturday, April 5th! 6 shows, 18 teams! Excludes the 9PM Headliner show.

Get Pass ($40)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 1:00 PM

[Show] Dream Logic, Hudson Valley Improv, Basement Ghost #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Dream Logic (Hartford, CT), Hudson Valley Improv (Ulster Park, NY), and Basement Ghost (Hartford, CT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 2:15 PM

[Show] HOBI, Woodstock, The Rumour Cauldron #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring HOBI (Hartford, CT), Woodstock (New York City, NY), and The Rumour Cauldron (Hartford, CT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 2:30 PM

[Workshop] YAS And… for LGBTQIA+ improvisers w/ Allie Rivera (Hartford, CT)

Feel confident in yourself, explore bringing queer experiences into your improv, and connect with fellow LGBTQIA+ improvisers!

Register ($40)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 3:00 PM

[Workshop] A Meaningful Relationship with Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep)SOLD OUT!

Scott Adsit is offering an advanced workshop concentrating on relationship scenes, character motivations & the illusive purpose of the scene

Sold Out

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 3:30 PM

[Show] Sunday in the Park with Ryan Reynolds, STOAT, Black Magnets #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Sunday in the Park with Ryan Reynolds (New York, NY), STOAT (Hartford, CT), and Black Magnets (New York, NY)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 4:45 PM

[Workshop] Freak Show with James Dwyer (New York, NY)SOLD OUT!

Find yourself getting stuck in the same choices? Are you having decent scenes but want to take it up a notch? This workshop is for you.

Sold Out

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 5:00 PM

[Show] Hell Yeah!, Magical Boy Transformation, Mercy Santos #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Hell Yeah! (NYC), Magical Boy Transformation (Hartford, CT), and Mercy Santos: God’s Favorite Improv Team (NYC)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 6:15 PM

[Show] Big Whoop, Blind Date, Shadow Strike #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Big Whoop (New York, NY), Blind Date (Hartford, CT), and Shadow Strike (New York, NY)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 7:30 PM

[Show] LoS CoMpLiCaDoS, Less Lonely Boys, Duchovny #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring LoS CoMpLiCaDoS (Harrisburg, PA), Less Lonely Boys (Hartford, CT), and Duchovny (New York, NY)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Saturday, April 5th at 9:00 PM

[Headliner] Adsit & YOU: Improvise with Scott Adsit (30 Rock,Veep) #HIF2025SOLD OUT!

Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep) invites volunteers from the audience to join him on stage to improvise two-person scenes! Everyone is welcome!

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Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 10:00 AM

[Workshop] Animate Inanimate Objects with Maria Nally (New York, NY)SOLD OUT!

This workshop is all about playing non-sentient beings in improv, injecting them with honest, human emotion.

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Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 10:00 AM

[Workshop] Gift Giving with Amanda Breen (ASSSSCAT)SOLD OUT!

Providing our scene partners with gifts (information about their characters) can elevate our scenes in unique and fun ways.

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Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 12:15 PM

[Workshop] Finding Game Fast with Matt Francis (Hartford, CT)

Find the game of the scene... fast! Get on the same page quickly, agree with what's weird or interesting, and you're off to the races!

Register ($40)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 12:15 PM

[Workshop] Playing From a Place of Joy with Shane Nielsen (ASSSSCAT)SOLD OUT!

Get out of your head and make sure that you're loving the choices you and your teammates are making on stage!

Sold Out

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 12:59 PM

[Day Show Pass] Sunday's Regular Hartford Improv Festival Shows #HIF2025

Get this pass to see all regular Hartford Improv Festival shows on Sunday, April 6th! 5 shows, 15 teams! Excludes the 7PM Headliner show.

Get Pass ($30)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 1:00 PM

[Show] The Silver Lining, Identity Crisis, Boom City #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring The Silver Lining (Hadley, MA), Identity Crisis (Hartford, CT), and Boom City (Burlington, VT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 2:15 PM

[Show] Earth 2, Ephemera, Average Age 50 #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Earth 2 (Hartford, CT), Ephemera (New York, NY), and Average Age 50 (Hartford, CT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 2:30 PM

[Workshop] Learn to Love the Pattern Game with Michael Hartney (ASSSSCAT)

Most don't love the pattern game opening. Michael Hartney does. He'll do his best to make you love it too.

Register ($50)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 2:30 PM

[Workshop] Characters in Improv with Lou Gonzalez (ASSSSCAT)SOLD OUT!

In this workshop we will be exploring and pushing ourselves to develop, nurture and find out what sort of characters you can do.

Sold Out

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 3:30 PM

[Show] Campfire Dragons, Siblings, Late Night Recess #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Campfire Dragons (Hartford, CT), Siblings (New York, NY), and Late Night Recess (Hartford, CT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 4:45 PM

[Show] Robot Love, Improvised Dungeons and Dragons, The Dinos #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Robot Love (Hartford, CT), Improvised Dungeons and Dragons (New York, NY), and The Dinos (Hartford, CT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 6:00 PM

[Show] Awkward Conversations, Mmmm!, The Afterparty #HIF2025

Improv comedy featuring Awkward Conversations (Hartford, CT), Mmmm! (Hartford, CT), and The Afterparty (Hartford, CT)

Get Tickets ($10)

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, April 6th at 7:00 PM

[Headliner] ASSSSCAT! - The UCB’s Signature Improv Juggernaut! #HIF2025SOLD OUT!

ASSSSCAT! is the Upright Citizens Brigade's signature improv show that's played to critical acclaim & sold out audiences across the country!

Sold Out

Sea Tea Comedy Theater
15 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06103

Starts Monday, April 21st at 7:00 PM

Improv 499: Producing an Improv Show

This advanced course will take experienced improvisers through the complete process of creating and producing their own new improv shows.

Register ($200)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #402, Hartford, CT 06103

Starts Tuesday, April 29th at 7:00 PM

Improv 402: Twoprov (2Prov)

Waiting on the backline for the perfect idea? Terrified your scene'll never get swept? Or, want to do tons of scenes with one great partner?

Register ($200)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, May 4th at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, June 1st at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, July 6th at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, August 3rd at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Tuesday, September 2nd at 7:00 PM

[Workshop] Intro to Personal Storytelling with Terry Wolfisch Cole

Want to get better at captivating listeners? Do you know *how* to tell your story? Learn everything you need to know to engage any audience.

Register ($49)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum St, Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, September 7th at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, October 5th at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Sunday, December 7th at 1:00 PM

Kids Improv Workshop: Learn & Play Improv Comedy Games with Sea Tea Improv!

Get your kids on their feet, learning improv games, having fun, collaborating, and getting their energy out in this fun theater workshop!

Register ($15)

Sea Tea Improv Studios
11 Asylum Street, #Suite 402, Hartford, CT 06103

Education Structure and Policies

Want to learn more about our Improv Education Program? Read about our Education Structure. All Sea Tea Improv courses & workshops are subject to our Education Policies. Please feel free to contact us for more information regarding our improv education program and training services!