Upright Citizens Brigade Improvisation and Sketch Comedy Training Center
(5196) Improv 401 Wednesdays 7-10pm Billy Merritt
Improv 401: Harold Workshop
- Prerequisites
- Completion of Improv 301 within previous two years
- Scheduled
- Wednesdays 7-10pm
- Start Date
- Wed August 18, 2010, 7:00pm PDT
- Price
- $350.00
Improv 401 serves as the end official "end" of our improv program. This course offers students the chance to strengthen their individual skills while giving them more practice with the long form improvisation performance known as the Harold. Additionally, the course will introduce new openings and exercises about playing without fear, emphasizing group ownership, and bringing more of themselves to their scene work.
One goal of the course is to help students perform stronger scenes. The instructor will use the first half of the course to identify and troubleshoot any weaknesses that the individual players may be demonstrating.
The other goal of the course is to allow students to continue to perform full Harolds. The instructor will use "side-coaching," or feedback given during an improvised piece as it is happening, in order to facilitate success in the students' improvised scenes. The instructor will also give notes after each performance in order to enhance and improve the quality of future performances.
This course meets for three hours a week for eight weeks. Students will perform in two class performances, generally held at the UCB Theatre – once halfway through the course and once at the end. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course. Class meets at The Complex in Hollywood
One goal of the course is to help students perform stronger scenes. The instructor will use the first half of the course to identify and troubleshoot any weaknesses that the individual players may be demonstrating.
The other goal of the course is to allow students to continue to perform full Harolds. The instructor will use "side-coaching," or feedback given during an improvised piece as it is happening, in order to facilitate success in the students' improvised scenes. The instructor will also give notes after each performance in order to enhance and improve the quality of future performances.
This course meets for three hours a week for eight weeks. Students will perform in two class performances, generally held at the UCB Theatre – once halfway through the course and once at the end. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course. Class meets at The Complex in Hollywood
Billy Merritt, Teacher
Billy Merritt has been with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre since its inception, teaching, directing, and performing. He has performed in over 50 different shows at the theater including ASSSSCAT, Killgore, Harold Night, The Real Real World, Immortal Kombat, Robot TV, the Third Degree and Gigantic Man. He has developed such shows as Piledriver, The Sunshine Gang, Brain Town and Rat Radio. Billy was one of the founding members of The SWARM, and improvised most recently in The Stepfathers and with Michael Delaney in Omelette Vision.
Billy's television credits include MTV's Boiling Points, VH1's Best Week Ever, VH1's Sledgehammer, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Comedy Central's Straight Plan for the Gay Man, Bravo's Great Things About..., and most importantly, the Upright Citizens Brigade TV show.
Billy is currently working with the Premiere Radio Network on a new morning comedy radio show called Punch Line Live.
Billy's television credits include MTV's Boiling Points, VH1's Best Week Ever, VH1's Sledgehammer, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Comedy Central's Straight Plan for the Gay Man, Bravo's Great Things About..., and most importantly, the Upright Citizens Brigade TV show.
Billy is currently working with the Premiere Radio Network on a new morning comedy radio show called Punch Line Live.
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