Upright Citizens Brigade Improvisation and Sketch Comedy Training Center
(4251) Improv 201 Thursdays 3-6pm Will McLaughlin
Improv 201: Game of the Scene
- Prerequisites
- Completion of Improv 101 within previous two years
- Scheduled
- Thursdays 3-6pm
- Start Date
- Thu July 30, 2009, 3:00pm PDT
- Price
- $350.00
The UCB Theatre Training Center bases their curriculum around the idea that all quality individual comedic scenes focus in on one central comedic idea – this idea is referred to as “The Game†of the scene.
This course will focus on teaching students how to use the idea of “The Game†to create their improvised scenes. Students will be taught how to identify “games†within their scenes, and how to use the concept of heightening to properly play out their scenes once they have them. (Heightening is finding new ways to make your scenes get funnier from start to finish.) The class will heavily focus on learning how to use patterns to fill out comedic scenes based around one central “game.â€
Students will also be introduced to the idea of “second beats,†or returning to scenes, characters, and concepts from earlier in an improvised piece.
This course meets for 8 sessions that are each 3 hours long. At the end of the course, students will take part in a class performance, generally held at the UCB Theatre. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.
Class Size: 16 Students Class meets at MetaTheatre in West Hollywood
This course will focus on teaching students how to use the idea of “The Game†to create their improvised scenes. Students will be taught how to identify “games†within their scenes, and how to use the concept of heightening to properly play out their scenes once they have them. (Heightening is finding new ways to make your scenes get funnier from start to finish.) The class will heavily focus on learning how to use patterns to fill out comedic scenes based around one central “game.â€
Students will also be introduced to the idea of “second beats,†or returning to scenes, characters, and concepts from earlier in an improvised piece.
This course meets for 8 sessions that are each 3 hours long. At the end of the course, students will take part in a class performance, generally held at the UCB Theatre. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.
Class Size: 16 Students Class meets at MetaTheatre in West Hollywood
Will McLaughlin, Teacher
Will has been a perfomer at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre since the year 2000, before apes were our masters. He has appeared in several shows at the UCB Theatre including Anydayville, Crime Scene Improv and Piledriver, which he broke a rib for.
Will has performed with the NY Harold Teams Renegade 77, America!, Grenade vs. Washing Machine and Police Chief Rumble. The latter Harold Team won the Emerging Comics of New York award for best sketch show, Piece of Bullsh*t Pie. He is also the creator of Wake Up With Buff Trumuscle, another ECNY nominated show.
Will has appeared in several national commercials, TV shows such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Law & Order: SVU, Third Watch and MTV's Damage Control. He has also played featured roles in the films Spandex: A Father's Tale and Terrorists! starring the UCB's Ian Roberts.
He is thrilled to be teaching at the UCB Theatre LA.
Will has performed with the NY Harold Teams Renegade 77, America!, Grenade vs. Washing Machine and Police Chief Rumble. The latter Harold Team won the Emerging Comics of New York award for best sketch show, Piece of Bullsh*t Pie. He is also the creator of Wake Up With Buff Trumuscle, another ECNY nominated show.
Will has appeared in several national commercials, TV shows such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Law & Order: SVU, Third Watch and MTV's Damage Control. He has also played featured roles in the films Spandex: A Father's Tale and Terrorists! starring the UCB's Ian Roberts.
He is thrilled to be teaching at the UCB Theatre LA.
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