[BATA] SFCC Improv Workhops in San Francisco & San Jose

[swegent@seasiderep.org]

5 week IMPROV TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP at the San Francisco Comedy College


Call 415.561.9524 or email swegent@seasiderep.org to register


What You Will Learn

An improviser's utility belt is loaded with countless acting exercises,
communication skills, and other tools that enable him or her to freely and
playfully create spontaneous theatre.  The Improv Technique Workshop will
help you build your foundation as a smart, imaginative, and fearless
improviser.  You will learn the basic fundamentals of improvisation such as
accepting ideas, give and take, beginning/middle/end, and connecting
information.  The Improv Technique Workshop is a required prerequisite for
the Improv Performance Workshop.



* Saying "Yes, And..."

* Taking Risks

* Mental Agility

* Three Dimensional & Abstract Thinking

* Character Creation

* Establishing Environment

* Having an Intention

* Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Child

* Playing Well with Others (Your Fellow Actors & the Audience)

* Using Everything & Ignoring Nothing

* Learn improv techniques to help you be a better actor



SAMMY WEGENT -- Your Improv Instructor

Sammy is a Comedian/Improviser/Actor who has been teaching, performing, and
directing improvisation professionally for 7 years. He holds an M.F.A. in
Acting from Catholic University in Washington D.C. and a B.F.A in Theatre
from Shorter College. A recent graduate of the San Francisco Comedy
College, Sammy has performed stand-up all over the Bay Area, including
showcases at the San Jose Improv, Cobb's Comedy Club, the San Francisco
Punchline, and Rooster T. Feathers Comedy Club. Sammy is the Associate
Artistic Director of the Seaside Repertory Theatre in Seaside, FL as well
as the Artistic Director of SPF 7, the 2-Time World Record Holders for the
longest improv show by a single troupe (35 Hour Show and 70 Hour Show).

He has performed all over North America at such venues as the Destin
Punchline Comedy Club, the St. Louis Fringe Festival, The Shakespeare
Theatre in Washington D.C., the Gulf Coast Comedy Festival, and the Toronto
International Improv Festival.  Sammy has taught improvisation and acting
at numerous universities, comedy festivals, and theatre conferences. He is
the creator and Executive Producer of the Gulf Coast Comedy Festival.



Class : Tuesdays starting 11/9/04 from 5:30-7:15pm for San Jose
        Wednesdays starting 11/10/2004 from 6-8 PM for San Francisco

Term: 5 Weeks

Tuition: $200

San Jose Location: San Jose Improv, 62 S. Second Street

San Francisco Location: San Francisco Comedy College, 414 Mason Street #705

To register: Call 415.561.9524 or email swegent@seasiderep.org

This is a hands-on technique workshop and class sizes are limited, so
register now to reserve your place.