Upright Citizens Brigade Improvisation and Sketch Comedy Training Center

(5256) Advanced Study Harold Saturdays 3-6pm Billy Merritt

Advanced Study Harold: Advanced Harold Workshop

Prerequisites
Completion of 401; Acceptance to Advanced Study Improv
Scheduled
Saturdays 3-6pm
Start Date
Sat September 11, 2010, 3:00pm PDT
Price
$350.00
Each master class course offered at this level is instructor-driven. Students will get to study the Harold and related performance pieces at an advanced level and will receive in-depth personal feedback about their own performance and progress as improvisers.

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 Size 16 students. IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THE REFUND POLICY FOR ADVANCED STUDY COURSES. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS STARTING 24 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRST SESSION (OR A FULL BUSINESS DAY FOR WEEKEND CLASSES).

You must get permission to register for this class. Please see instructions below.

Advanced Harold Techniques and Scenework with Billy Merritt

In this class you will be challenged with different kinds of Harolds to help your understanding of the game of scene, as well as the Harold itself. Classes will be dedicated to longer scenes, "Weird" Harolds, and exercises geared towards specific elements of the Harold. These exercises include: Scenes in silence, French scenes, Ghosting, and the Garfunkle.

Class meets at The Complex in Hollywood

Students must be accepted into the Advanced Study Program to register for this course. For more information on Advanced Study, see this page: http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/classes/advanced

If you are approved for Advanced Study and wish to take this class, please EMAIL lindsay@ucbcomedy.com with the subject "MERRITT IMPROV". Even if you have received permission to register for previous courses, you still need to send an email and wait for a reply.

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.

Schedule

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    The Complex
     
  • Class #2

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  • Class #3

    The Complex
     
  • The Complex
    6472 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Floor

     
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  • Class #6

    The Complex
     
  • Class #7

    The Complex
     
  • Class #8

    The Complex
     
  • The Complex
    6472 Santa Monica Blvd., 2nd Floor

     
  • UCBTLA
    5919 Franklin Avenue (at Bronson)
    Hollywood
     
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    5919 Franklin Avenue (at Bronson)
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Online Registration is not available.
This Course is Completed.