AUDITIONS
What is STEAM?
STEAM is a Student team designed to be a stepping stone between The Box Training program and joining a long form improv team (either one you create or audition for). The audition into STEAM ensures you have the basics of long form mechanics down (agreement, who/what/where, editing, etc) before jumping into a structured performance team. STEAM will learn the classic long form, The Harold, and then have 4 performances to showcase their work. This will act as a team/class hybrid: your registration covers 8 weeks of coaching plus 4 performance showcases.
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To keep the community growing and learning, we will have a limit of 3 sessions that any one perfomer can be on STEAM. Once you audition and are accepted, you will have to re-audition and be able to join the team each session and can do so up to 3 times total. Auditioning is also a skill that takes practice, and in doing so for STEAM you'll be fine-tuning your performance abilities more comprehensively. By the final session, you should feel comfortable and ready to audition for other teams and maybe even start your own!
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Schedule:
STEAM will meet on Tuesdays.
First rehearsal: Sept. 8 (day after Labor Day), and 7 consecutive Tuesdays after that
Show Dates: Saturdays, 6pm at The Box starting October 10th and going through October 31st closing out the Student Showcase.
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Cost:
$200 for 8 class sessions and 4 performances​
STEAM Coach:
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Jill Lindsay has been improvising for nearly a decade and has trained and performed at The Box Performance Space & Improv Theatre, The Annoyance Theatre, and iO Theater in Chicago. She performs with long-form team Cat On A Leash, is a recurring member of The Box’s short-form house team The Show, and is part of the all-women sketch troupe The Doodles. Jill believes great improv starts with trust, active listening, and making your scene partner look good. With a background in film editing, she brings an eye for story, pacing, and the bigger picture of a show—finding patterns, building connections, and discovering satisfying payoffs together. She loves bold choices, ensemble play, and the freedom to explore physicality, characters, and the occasional creature.​​
