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Improvised RomCom - 4 Week Intensive - January 2020

  • Ferment Drink Repeat 2636 San Bruno Avenue SF (map)
 
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He’s a [—]. She’s a [—]. Can they put aside their differences and get together?

$50 off until Christmas Day 2019

This 4-week intensive class teaches intermediate-advanced students how to create a never-before-seen romantic comedy live onstage.

Students will develop their collaboration, support work, and stagecraft to present a surprisingly realistic experience of watching a movie.

This class will culminate with a Valentine’s Day-themed graduation performance (TBA) with the goal of creating a running show and festival appearances.

In this class, students will:
⚡️ study the romantic comedy film genre
⚡️ focus on character, plot tropes, and stage picture
⚡️ play grounded characters with human reactions
⚡️ learn new edits for presentational genre improv

Completion Requirements:
⚡️ Attendance of at least 3 sessions including the first and the last.
⚡️ Students will be required to watch a romantic comedy weekly.

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Prerequisites:
Must have completed at least two classes with an improv program.

Schedule:
Sundays 12-5:30 pm
4 sessions, 5 hours each (with a break)

Dates:
Jan. 5, 12, 26 (skips MLK Day)
Feb. 9

Location: Ferment.Drink.Repeat
2636 San Bruno Ave, San Francisco

Price:
$300

Instructor

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Chris Griswold
Chris Griswold

Chris Griswold is the founder and academic director of Thunderbolt Comedy.

A performer and teacher for more than 20 years, Chris has worked with hundreds of groups and thousands of students. He has taught in-person and remotely with solo clients and groups worldwide.

His students have gone on to write, direct, or star in such things as The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Three Busy Debras, Silicon Valley, New Girl, The President Show, Inside Amy Schumer, and Broadways’ Stuffed.

Chris trained extensively with the Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center and the Annoyance Theater. He worked as registrar and diversity liaison at the UCB Training Center and was a house performer at Annoyance. Chris writes and acts, appearing in a variety of comedy videos, commercials, and PSAs and co-writing TEDx Talks.

Chris teaches private workshops for business and conferences in topics such as branding, team-building, and creativity training. He is available for private coaching in relational and social skills for public speaking, networking, and dating.

He is currently writing a book on improv.

 
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