[BATA] Improv Workshops at the San Francisco Comedy College

[swegent@seasiderep.org]

SF Comedy College School of Improv



The San Francisco Comedy College announces its new Improv program starting
October 2004 in its new San Francisco Studio and Performance Space. The
IMPROV TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP forms the core of the Improv program and
provides a spring board for more advanced improv training.



IMPROV TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP


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.

You will learn:

* 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 SF Comedy College showcases at the San Jose Improv, Cobb's
Comedy Club, 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 starts: Monday,10/04/2004 or Wednesday, 10/06/04 - both from 6 - 8 PM

Term: 5 Weeks

Tuition: $200

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

To register: Call 415.921.2051 or email standupsf@aol.com

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