KEVIN MCDONALD(Kids in the Hall) Acting/Comedy Writing/Improv wrkshop! August 13-17!

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TO INQUIRE ABOUT SIGN-UP/DETAILS, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@TREPANYHOUSE.ORG

Kevin McDonald of the Kids in the Hall will give a 5 day, workshop (Mon. August 13th - Fri. August 17th, 12pm - 3pm) with twenty to thirty actors where he will focus on and teach about writing comedy sketches through performing and improvisation. Students will learn how to write comedy through performing and learn how to use improv as a writing tool while even sitting at your laptop.

Improv games will be played at the beginning, to warm...-up the actors and also to sharpen their storytelling skills through performing. For example, one of the games will be “Word at a Time”. This is a game where 4 or 5 actors are on-stage, telling a story that they are making up as they go along - but they can only speak one word at a time.

The games will advance from there until they are just doing improvised scenes in groups of 4 or 5. Then at one point, each group will do an improvised scene that they will take away and “write”, on it’s feet. Kevin will go from group to group, helping and guiding them with the scenes. Then each group will present the sketch they are working on.

The groups will give notes to each other then go away and work on their scenes and present them again. The workshop will end with the groups, going away and actually writing the scenes on laptops or on paper. Then the now fully written scenes will be performed one last time to everyone.

With this workshop, Kevin hope to improve the participants’ acting and writing skills. And help them to learn how both skills, working in unison, can help create great scenes and comedy.

The classes are on Mon. August 13th thru Fri. August 17th, 12pm - 3pm every day. If you can only make it to a certain amount of the classes because of work or what not, that's fine. Come to as many as you can! Sign-up for the week is $275.00 per student.

There are limited spots available so sign-up ASAP!

TO INQUIRE ABOUT SIGN-UP/DETAILS, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@TREPANYHOUSE.ORG

Trepany House
@The Steve Allen Theater
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
FREE PARKING!

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UPDATE: We've been asked frequently if you can only attend 2 of the 5 days of classes (The class is taking place next Mon. August 13th - Fri. August 17th, 12pm - 3pm) because of work or other circumstances if you still have to pay full price. We spoke to Kevin about it and he has agreed that if you can only take 2 of the 5 classes next week you only have to pay half price ($137.50)!

So, if you're interested in either taking the full 5 day course of coming to whichever 2 of the 5 days your schedule allows, please let us know and we'll reserve a spot for you until you can mail/or bring in your check to us at The Steve Allen Theater 4773 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027. Please write your checks out directly to Kevin McDonald.

E-mail us at INFO@TREPANYHOUSE.ORG for more info/sign-up details!