{"id":2442720,"date":"2026-06-03T06:25:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2442720"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:25:47","slug":"black-box-theater-has-a-summer-packed-with-classes-shows-entertainment-news-dayton-events-things-to-do-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/black-box-theater-has-a-summer-packed-with-classes-shows-entertainment-news-dayton-events-things-to-do-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Box Theater has a summer packed with classes, shows | Entertainment News | Dayton Events, Things to Do & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While most summer activities take place outdoors, the Black Box Improv Theater on Third Street wants to get people inside for a variety of events, camps and shows this summer.<\/p>\n

This will be the fourth year of KidProv, an improv camp for kids ages 9-17 that lasts five days. Students learn the techniques of improv, how to listen and build character. This year it will be offered for four weeks in the summer instead of the normal two weeks.<\/p>\n

Kevin Carter, co-owner of Black Box Improv Theater, said that the camp has expanded because there\u2019s been a lot of success with the camps, and the feedback from the parents has been amazing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shyness has went away,\u201d he said. \u201cFrom not having friends, not knowing how to speak and talk to make friends and things like that. They [parents] said from within the third day of the first time they ever took improv, they still have the same friends four years later.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Carter, who is also a regular performer at the club, touts how improv can help any individual to open up, but for kids, at a certain age, it becomes incredibly important to remind them that laughing together and making jokes is OK.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents would email me and say their kid has changed, even outside of just friendship, they\u2019re more open and more accepting to try new things and just looking at life differently. I feel that the 13 to 17 age is very important as far as exploring and understanding that your imagination is OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Classes for KidProv are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a Showcase on Saturday at 6 p.m. so family and friends can see what the kids have been working on. The sections are split between ages 9-12 and 13-17. Lunch isn\u2019t provided, so students need to pack one. All students will get a T-shirt at the end. The class is $350 for the week.<\/p>\n

The next Level I improv classes start again July 14 and are every Tuesday for eight weeks from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The first class is focused on learning the basic elements of long-form improv and getting comfortable on stage. The class ends with a show with all the students performing.<\/p>\n

Carter said that the Level I class is the most popular class the theater teaches. Level II and III classes are offered, but Carter said it\u2019s sometimes hard to get people to commit past the Level I and perform more at the theater.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s just Level I is a lot of people who want to face that fear,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like who do open mics, stand-up. I just want to do a set and see what happens, right? OK, I did that bucket list thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

On June 12, the theater will host PrideProv at 8 p.m. The Rubi Girls will be on stage with other improvisers to create magical scenes out of thin air. A portion of the night\u2019s proceeds will go to Closet Transformation to support local transgender clothing exchange and the local Dayton LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n

Carter said the last couple of years have been great for the Black Box, and the future is looking even brighter. He was to continue to work with other community organizations and other improv theaters nationally to bring big-name improvisers to the theater.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to just expand the awareness of the theater,\u201d he said. \u201cWe always want to bring more customers in, more people wanting to do improv. That\u2019s how we grow, right? We understand improv is also a niche type of comedy. It\u2019s not like stand-up, so you got to roll with the punches.\u201d<\/p>\n

The theater has regular scheduled shows every week with their house improv troupes Wednesdays through Saturdays. For tickets for any events or to sign up for classes or KidProv, visit their website at www.daytonblackboximprov.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n