IMPROV COMEDY WORKSHOPS
Improve your play and comedic writing with a range of workshops we offer throughout the year.
“Stand Up Intensive en Español” with Thomas Comedy
Sunday, February 23rd. – 12pm to 6pm. Cost: $55
Inscribete a este taller profesional de Thomas Comedy sobre cómo iniciarte en el stand-up, impartido completamente en español. Con más de 30 años de experiencia en la República Dominicana y América Latina—incluyendo la creación del único club de comedia del país—Thomas abordará temas como los orígenes del stand-up, la estructura de un chiste, cómo mejorarlo, listas de asociación, pruebas de calidad, evaluación de rutinas, crowdwork y otros temas. Tanto si estás empezando como si buscas perfeccionar tus habilidades, esta clase te brindará herramientas y conocimientos prácticos.
Detalles del workshop:
- Orígenes del stand up comedy
- La estructura de un chiste
- Mejorar un chiste
- Lista de asociación
- Pruebas de calidad
- Evaluar una rutina
- Crowdwork
- Entre otros temas
English Synopsis:
Join Thomas Comedy for a professional workshop on starting in stand-up comedy—delivered entirely in Spanish. With over 30 years of experience in the Dominican Republic and Latin America, including founding the country’s only comedy club, Thomas will cover topics such as the origins of stand-up, joke structure, refining your material, association lists, quality tests, routine evaluation, crowdwork, and more. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this class offers valuable insights and practical techniques.
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Thomas Comedy (@thomascomedy) empezó haciendo comedy en el 2010 en Santo Domingo, Rep Dominicana. En el 2017, creó el primer y único club de comedia en la República Dominicana, dando frutos a un gran grupo de humoristas de gran talento y y creciendo el circuito standopero. Thomas ha participado en numerosos eventos en Latinoamérica, Canadá y Estados Unidos.
“Leave Your Known Realm” with Liz Allen
Saturday, March 8th, 12pm to 3pm. Cost: $55
Often improvisers get stuck in a scene, both when they feel it’s going well or poorly. If feel a transformation upon them — an impulse — it’s often resisted. Too risky to go far afield under any circumstance. This workshop covers the idea that despite how wonderful or rocky things seem they are going, trust the fruitfulness of leaving your known realm when a transformation beckons.
“Mine Those Feelings” with Liz Allen
Saturday, March 22nd, 12pm to 3pm. Cost: $55
Often improvisers get stuck in a scene, both when they feel it’s going well or poorly. If feel a transformation upon them — an impulse — it’s often resisted. Too risky to go far afield under any circumstance. This workshop covers the idea that despite how wonderful or rocky things seem they are going, trust the fruitfulness of leaving your known realm when a transformation beckons.
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Liz Allen has performed, coached, and directed improv for the past 32 years. In that span, she performed with iO Chicago Theater’s house team “Frank Booth”, taking the first-ever long-form to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1995. At iO Chicago, Liz has taught Levels 1 through Advanced Harold, was Training Center Director for 3 years, and won the “Del Close Coach of the Year Award” three years in a row, and it was then renamed the “Liz Allen Excellence in Teaching Award.”
Liz was also honored to coach “The Commune”, the improv ensemble in Mike Birbiglia’s 2016 feature film Don’t Think Twice.
“2PROV” with Norm Holly
Sunday, March 9th, 12pm to 3pm. Cost: $55
In this workshop, you will learn how to sustain and develop a two person scene from a simple 3 minute scene into a full 30 minute piece. Norm will also be providing heavily individualized notes.
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Norm’s artistic experience includes 25 years as Artistic Director and Conservatory Head at The Second City in Chicago, where he was also a Resident Company and Touring Company Director and Harold Ramis Film School faculty member.
Norm is part of the Columbia College Comedy Studies faculty, the former Asst.Chairman of the Columbia College Theater Dept., and a founding member and Artistic Advisor of The Home Theater.
“Supple Spines” with Susan Messing
Sunday, March 16th, 12pm to 3pm. Cost: $55
You’re playing the same person time and time again and feeling in a rut? Let’s stretch your character choices through organic physicality and put yourself back in the drivers seat. Major fun times for all levels.
“What Connects Us” with Susan Messing
Sunday, March 23rd, 12pm to 3pm. Cost: $55
There is no worse feeling than having everyone before a show saying ‘got your back’ only to feel alone in a group of people. Instead of hoping for ‘group mind,’ this workshop gives you immediate tools to connect with those around you, so that you ultimately become an integral part of something magic. All levels.
INSTRUCTOR BIO
Susan has been doing improv stuffs for almost 40 years. She is an alumna of the iO Theater, Second City’s Mainstage, a founding member of Chicago’s infamous Annoyance Theatre, and an Artistic Advisor of The HOME Theater.
Susan created and has taught her unique curriculum at the iO, The iO West in Hollywood, The Annoyance, The Second City, and around the country.
Susan has also taught at Loyola University, DePaul University, The School at Steppenwolf, and is currently facilitating at The University of Chicago.
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