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Advanced Actors Technique: Script Analysis Subtextual Understanding & Meisner Technique
Actors Technique NY Kids & Teens @ 519 8th Ave, New York, NY
Students in our class for higher-aged teens and young adults will learn script analysis, subtextual understanding, and the Meisner technique. They will learn to express truth-centered emotions and take direction, while also explore instinctive behavior and manipulating elements of breath, beat, and pace. Join us and become a master of your craft.
Healing Through Comedy
92nd Street Y @ 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Sometimes life can feel pretty overwhelming, and when it does, take the time to laugh! Comedy and laughter have been suggested to help your heart work better and pump more evenly, boost your immune system, give you more energy, and lower stress levels. Whether you are suffering from physical, emotional, or psychological pain, use your pain to help channel your inner comic. Discover what a joke is and learn how to create comedic stories. Class includes...
Improv 4 Tweens Times Square NYC
New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY
Improv and Stand-Up Comedy help students discover their best selves building self confidence, creative writing, critical thinking and public speaking. We offer weekly classes Winter, Spring and Fall, plus Summer Camps. We also have teachers at schools, camps and community centers on weekends and after school. Each session starts with Improvisation, playing games that are a ton of fun while teaching valuable life skills. These are the same games...
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Theatrical Clown Intensive: One Week
The Barrow Group Acting School @ 312 W 36th St, New York, NY
Theatrical clown teaches us many things about ourselves as performers: how to begin from a place of simple yet energized presence, how to sustain the pleasure of playing in the moment, how to mine the power of doing one thing at a time, and above all, clown helps us accept our own unique ridiculousness, which in turn may transform our habits of restriction into skills of open expression. The study of theatrical clown teaches us many things about...
Fall Stand Up Comedy Program
Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY
Our six week workshop combines many essential aspects of stand up comedy including developing an original, authentic five minute industry set, learning to deal with hecklers and work difficult crowds, performance, mic and stage technique, overcoming nerves and stage fright, effective setup and punch and adding tags, transitions and callbacks. Our six week stand up comedy workshop offers comics new and experienced, a safe and supportive environment...
Storytelling For Stand Up Comics
Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy @ 244 W 54th , New York, NY
Storytelling is an art form that has entertained and informed over centuries and cultures. You can now learn this effective tool and incorporate it's tenets into your stand up act. Storytelling For Stand Up Comics: Translate your life story into an original five minute comedy set Develop characters from storytelling that are rich, funny, and unique Take risks as a comic, actor, and writer, resulting in unbridled confidence Learn the difference...
Teen Comedy Boot Camp
New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY
Learn Improv, Stand-Up and Sketch Comedy writing and performance techniques. Also an intro to editing, publishing and marketing your work. Every week, showcase your creations through live performance AND/OR digital content creation. A division of Summer Comedy Camp at the Broadway Comedy Club & Improv 4 Kids/Teens.
Six Week Stand Up Comedy Workshop
Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy @ 50 W 17th St, New York, NY
Great for beginners or those wishing to fine tune their material. Develop a five minute set that's strong from start to finish. Practice joke writing, setup and punch, crowd work and more. Begin the journey of finding your voice and developing a point of view as well as performance, mic and stage techniques, Navigate basic joke structures and writing techniques. Creating context. Moving your natural humor with friends on to the stage. Understanding...
5 Week Stand Up Comedy Program
Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY
This five week program will guide you through the most important aspects of writing and performing stand up comedy. In addition, you will be given all the necessary tools to begin the road to getting gigs and working in NYC clubs. This program is a unique experience unlike no other in stand up comedy. Our small class sizes, expert staff, specialty classes and real stage combine to churn out comics that no school can match. We teach you not only...
$295
6 Week Stand Up Comedy Workshop
Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy @ 50 W 17th St, New York, NY
Unleash your comedic potential and refine your unique voice in this immersive comedy workshop. Hone your stand-up skills, test your material, and fine-tune your comedic style with the support of a passionate class audience. Don't miss the chance to showcase your talent at the prestigious Eastville Comedy Club.
Comedy as a Tool of Journalism
Newmark Graduate School of Journalism @ 219 W 40th St, New York, NY
We will examine how comedy is useful to provide perspective and to meet journalism's core mission: to call bullshit. Every student will be expected to bring to class an example of comedy-as-journalism that informs the audience. We will examine the uses of various flavors of comedy -- satire, ridicule, irony -- and also examine the ethical boundaries. And we will hear from a comedy writer who writes about the news.
Developing the Improvi-play - The Emotional Improviser
IRTE @ 411 W 41st St, New York, NY
In improvised scene work, having an emotional take on the environment, the relationships, and events helps bring life to your work, as well as give more definition to a character. In this rehearsal, we will explore methods and tools to better provide our characters with an emotional viewpoint, while maintaining a consistency that is still flexible and spontaneous enough for in-the-moment discovery and growth.
$10
Improvisation Class & Drinks - Find Your Joy
IN Studios @ 330 7th Ave, New York, NY
You'll learn to trust your instincts, take risks and think outside the box, while meeting new meeting in a nurturing, yet challenging environment. We look forward to meeting you soon! No experience necessary. Desire to laugh, have fun and meet new people required! Treat yourself to our improvisation class followed by drinks at a reduced price (just for our group) upstairs.
$15
Online Comedy 4 Tweens
New York Improv Theatre (8 Improv) @ 318 W 53rd St, New York, NY
Develop creative writing and performance skills while discovering your inner comedic genius! $25 registration includes ONE class and UNLIMITED use of online resources – videos, study guides and blogs $75 registration includes FOUR online class coaching sessions hosted on ZOOM (40-minutes each) plus additional online private coaching sessions (10-minute each) Saturdays mostly Stand-Up Comedy, Weekdays mostly Improv Comedy We welcome you...
Science Comedy Workshop
Hello, SciCom @ 21A Clinton St, New York, NY
Unleash the power of humor in science and technology with this Science Comedy Workshop. Elevate your communication skills through personalized comedy techniques, gaining expertise in engaging the public, refining your projects, and building connections in a dynamic, interactive learning environment led by industry experts.
All levels
21 and older
$300
Writing for Sitcom TV
Jeff Lawrence/Laughing Buddha Comedy @ 244 W 54th St, New York, NY
We are ecstatic to welcome back one of our very first instructors from our inception in 2009, Tom Leopold. He has been a producer, story editor, and writer on on a number of top American programs, including Caroline in the City, Cheers, Ellen, Hope & Faith, Seinfeld, and Will & Grace. He wrote two episodes of Seinfeld ("The Cafe" and "The Suicide") and he co-wrote the episode "The Cheever Letters". He wrote two episodes of Cheers...
$65
Clown Combat for the Improviser With Judi Lewis-Ockler
IRTE @ 353 W 48th St, New York, NY
This workshop is designed to introduce stage combat as a tool for the clown/improviser who wants a fight performance of the moment, executed with safe, reliable, structured technique the performer can depend on, so as not to maim or die or scare the audience for real! Clown Combat introduces basic timing and rhythmic elements inherent to physical comedy and clown using high energy games, improvisation, and simple unarmed stage combat techniques....
$70
Musical Improv with Deb Rabbai
IRTE @ 411 W 41st St, New York, NY
In an environment of support and nurturing; we will work together as a group to begin the journey of learning how to be a musical improviser. We will focus on listening to the music that the pianist plays and learning how to create memorable melodies by accepting the musical offers and our own musical offers. We will do this by learning how to; Communicate with your improv musician and develop an awareness of how to accept musical offers....
$70
Improv 101: Introduction to Improvisation
ComedySportz New York
@
Ripley Grier Studios
520 8th Ave, New York, NY
In this class, you’ll learn the fundamentals of improvisation! Through warm-ups, exercises and games, we help improve skills such as listening, teamwork, trust, public speaking, instinct, and agreement, all while laughing and learning. Classes are two hours long and take place once a week for 6 weeks. Classes are lead by an expert facilitator, and ensemble member who has years of experience teaching and performing improvisation. There...
All levels
18 and older
Clown Combat for the Improviser Too
IRTE @ 353 W 48th St, New York, NY
This workshop is designed to continue exploring stage combat and clown techinques as tools for the clown/improviser who wants a fight performance of the moment, executed with safe, reliable, structured technique the performer can depend on, so as not to maim or die or scare the audience for real! Clown Combat Too! continues basic timing and rhythmic elements inherent to physical comedy and clown using high energy games, improvisation, and simple...
$70
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