| Teens Summer Improv Intensive SOLD OUT Ages 14-17 Complete a week of in-depth improv training at one of the best improv and comedy schools in the country! This intensive will be followed by a graduation show. Please note: Housing will not be provided. Instructor subject to change based on schedule. Instructor: Kevin Scott August 9-13, 2010 Monday-Friday, 1-4pm Location: The PIT Theater (154 W. 29th St, 2nd fl) $250 Prereq: None Final graduation performance: Saturday, August 14 at 6pm |
Teens Summer Improv Intensive
(August 9-13, 2010)
This program is for teens ages 14-17. It utilizes theatre games, scene work and group exercises to teach teens the fundamentals of improvisation. Students are offered an overview of different kinds of improvisation, giving them a toolbox of skills. With a focus on building an ensemble, students develop their teamwork and listening skills. They will learn to relax and react on stage while building a scene with depth of relationship, environment and character. They are able to explore and expand their creativity in a safe and respectful environment.
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KEVIN SCOTT trained with the world-famous Second City, where he also taught sketch and improv. Kevin founded the sketch and improv group Bang Bang Spontaneous Theater, which included at one time or another, Tracy Letts (Pulitzer Prize), Greg Kotis (Tony Award), Michael Shannon (Academy Award Nominee), Reggie Hayes, Paul Dillon, Amy Pietz and a host of other Chicago theater luminaries. Kevin has been working in New York City for a decade including time with the legendary Burn Manhattan under the direction of Shira Piven. He now improvises with Centralia, an ensemble dedicated to expanding the possibilities of improvisational theater and comedy. Kevin was the director of The Royal We (www.theroyalwe.org) for their live sketch reviews and their pilot for TV Land Network as well as writer-director for several web series, including TMI, Shouting News!, Successorize, and Law & Order: Interns. He has also directed Minimum Wage (www.miniwage.com), Massholia (www.theatreflective.com) and numerous short films (funnyordie.com, youtube.com/potatopix, potatopix.com) He has also has done print and motion design for various productions in New York including Waterwell (www.waterwell.org) and Marc Maron (www.marcmaron.com). |