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CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 10th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Booking A Promotional VO" "Be Careful What You Wish For" and "Auditioning For ELSBETH"

January 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from San Francisco's Gateway Theatre for SF Sketchfest. The 11th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest GRIFFIN NEWMAN (Blank Check podcast, The Tick, Vinyl)! [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it's not a MATH class, it's an ACTING class.]

February 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. The 12th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "The Many Kinds Of Failure" "Winning Awards" and "Whether Or Not To Use Elastic Search."

February 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 13th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Time Travel" "How To Act Like A Baby" and "Moving Furniture Around."

March 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 14th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Acting For Film & TV" "Li'l Abner" and "Being An Understudy."

April 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles. The 15th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest BRANDON SCOTT JONES (Ghosts, The Good Place, The Other Two)! [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it's not a MATH class, it's an ACTING class.]

April 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 16th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Don Ameche," "Does Josh Baskin Have A Dad?" and "How Did Will Rogers Die?" Filmed by Keith Haskel & Tom Levin

May 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 17th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. This SPECIAL ACTING REQUESTS edition of CRpTAC was part of a 24-hour marathon event of THAT SHOW with Chris Gethard, raising over $33,000 for the mental health organization, LAUGHING TOGETHER.

May 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 18th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Zoom Meetings," "Social Change Organizations," "Psychiatric Genetics," "Cocaine," and "Postage Meter Salesmen."

June 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live from CAVEAT, on New York City's Lower East Side. The 19th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest JEFF HILLER (Emmy nominee for Somebody Somewhere, author of Actress Of A Certain Age)! [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it's not a MATH class, it's an ACTING class.]

July 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective, as part of the annual FUN & DUMB Improv Festival. The 20th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person* shows pretending to be real acting classes. This episode features Special Guest GRIFFIN NEWMAN (Blank Check podcast, The Tick, Vinyl), returning for his 2nd appearance! [*Yes, this episode features TWO people. But it's not a MATH class, it's an ACTING class.]

July 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at Sea Tea Comedy Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. The 21st in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Requesting Payment", "3-D Game Acting" and "Seat Belts."

July 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 22nd in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Batman's butler, Alfred", "Streaming Numbers", and "Clean Up On Aisle 7."

August 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Portland Media Center in Portland, Maine. The 23rd in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "The Kidnapping KIller Who Gets Killed," "Women's Sports," "Bat Biology," "Toxic Podcast Production" and "Hamlet." Produced at the Portland Media Center Directed for television by Brendan McDonald Camera Operators: Kharis Lumeya Kuka & Cindy Czubryt

August 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 24th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Turning 50," "Ticketing Systems," "The Real Oliver Twist," & "Beauty & The Beast."

September 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 25th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. Topics include: "Acting In Commercials," "Tiny Hospitals In The Future," "Prop Master," "Psychoanalysis" and "Food Science."

October 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 26th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. For this special HALLOWEEN edition, the horrifying topics include: "The Ballad Of Dave & Margaret", "Drenched Audition", "My Best Friend Is A Spider" and "The Fall Of David."

November 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Greenhouse Theater Center in Chicago. The 27th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. This one takes place at a venue formerly known as The Body Politic, where Connor's dad performed as a member of The Chicago Extension in 1970 and 1971. The group was assembled and directed by improv legend Del Close, and their show, "Dream Theater," featured the improvisers performing scenes inspired by audience members' dreams. Topics for this show include: "Physics," "Components," "Resellers," "Mad Doctors," "Leather Daddies" and "Pizza Cookies."

December 2025: CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, live at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. The 28th in an ongoing series of improvised one-person shows pretending to be real acting classes. For this special SECULAR SANTA EDITION, a fundraiser to benefit Feeding America -- the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization with a network of more than 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs -- professional actor Connor Ratliff was unable to attend, and was replaced by the actual Santa Claus. Or was he? Over the course of 2 hours, you may never learn the answer as to whether you are watching Santa pretending to be Connor or Connor performing the role of "Santa Claus."