The New Movement

Specialties

The New Movement is a improv and sketch comedy training center and live theater. Our teachers have trained hundreds of comedians, actors, writers and creatives all over the country. All of our shows are free or cheap.

TNM alumni have toured the country, headlined comedy festivals and become TNM faculty themselves. The opportunities The New Movement is able to give to the student base is unprecedented.

History

Established in 2009.

Chris and Tami moved to Austin, TX in 2005 after starting their improv career in New Orleans. After teaching students the basics of improv at a variety of theaters in Austin, they finally opened their own venue, The New Movement, which focused on a specific style of improv comedy.

In just under 3 years, The New Movement was able to expand to a large downtown location where, aside form its nightly programming and classes, it also produces several comedy festivals like Hell Yes Fest, The Megaphone Marathons, and the first of its kind Improv Wins Conference. TNM also co-​produces shows/​workshops within large annual events such as Moontower, FunFunFun Fest, Austin Film Fest, and SXSW.

In 2011 Chris and Tami relocated back home to New Orleans where they’ve opened TNM Nola, creating a mind-​blowing, flourishing artistic community that was sorely needed there. Now, both TNM cities continue to gain national recognition as vibrant comedy scenes and TNM is happy to be a part of that movement.

Meet the Business Owner

Chris T.

Business Owner

Chris was at the forefront of an improv revival and played a major role in exploding the burgeoning Austin improv scene. Since 2006 he’s been producing and performing in hundreds of shows as well as training hundreds of students. After years of teaching students the basics of improv, winning numerous local awards and becoming notable festival performers, Chris opened The New Movement with Tami Nelson, a unique training center focusing on a specific style of comedy and performance.

In addition to having coached almost every Austin improviser at some point, Chris has taught workshops to groups in Atlanta GA, Jackson MS, New Orleans LA, Covington LA, Los Angeles CA, Baltimore MD, Philadelphia PA, Dallas TX, St. Louis MO, New Haven, Myrtle Beach SC, and Oberlin OH. He’s also been hired to teach at the following national comedy festivals: Dallas Comedy Festival, Baltimore Improv Festival, North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, New Orleans Improv Festival and Out of Bounds Comedy Festival.

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«Our sister theater has the best comedy teachers and shows in Dallas. Highly recommended and loved.»