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Comedy Improv Troupe Auditions
Actors take your work to the next level
If you want to have fun, meet new people and perform...
Nothing stretches your acting muscles like improvisational
theater.If you've always wanted to try improv, here's your opportunity....
PAN Theater Improvisational Troupe, the East Bay's
only acting studio dedicated to the study, practice, and performance of improvisational theater, is pleased to announce its annual open audition schedule.
Join us in Oakland on November 8th, 11th or 13th.
(one block from BART). We are looking for both beginning (some prior improv / or theater training suggested)
and experienced performers to join our troupes.
Improv is great for enhancing and refining your acting skills. Pan Theater brings together dedicated instructors and actors at every level of experience in a supportive
and creative environment.
New to improv? You'll learn alot about acting that you never knew existed, and you'll also have a lot of fun!
Pan creates improv ensebmles and provides a place for improv performers to practice, learn and perform. Pan's
Awkward Face (as seen at the SF Improv Festival) and
the Afters recruit from Pan's Long and Short Form Troupes.
It all starts with our open auditions.Our next troupe begins practice on the 14th of September.
Audition spots are limited – register soon.
What past members of Pan's Training Program have to say:
Robert Shepard, Age: 38, Occupation: Lawyer (Training Troupe Alumni)
David
David is the perfect director in that he is able to precisely walk the fine line of continually challenging you to challenge yourself, to push harder, to do more, to take risks, without ever making you feel unworthy, not good enough, or dumb. If you want to show up, go through the motions and give a 50% effort, David is not the director for you. If however, you want to expand your skills, go to unknown places, and become a better improver, then David is simply the best.
Theresa
Theresa is an amazing director who first introduced me to improv. She is so dang supportive and full of energy that it is impossible not to have a wonderful time in her classes. She can tell you that everything you do is totally awesome and really mean it. Theresa has a gift of seeing the best of what you do and ignoring the rest. The positive reinforcement of the good aspects is a great teaching technique without ever making you feel like you're not good enough.
Pan Theater
Pan Theater is totally awesome. I had no experience in any kind of performance arts, happen to come to a show one night and saw a lot of people having a really good time. I have been in a troupe for the last 9 months now and can't imagine not doing improv. My favorite thing about Pan Theater is that it is not at all pretentious; they work with whatever talent and abilities you have and find a way of making you better without ever putting you down. Their philosophy is not to create an individual superstar, but to really work collaboratively to create amazing scenes that could not happen individually.
I'd really recommend it for anyone who wants to have more fun in their life. I haven't had a session yet in nine months where I haven't laughed out loud. Even after a terrible day of work and stress, I can come and forget the worries and just play. When I am at Pan I feel like I am 8 years old, in the best sense. Pan Theater has taught me how to work better in groups, not an easy skill to teach a lawyer. I continue to learn more each week, and my entire fellow troupe members are fun people fast becoming friends.
Robert Shepard
From Ian Campbell-Jones (Training Troupe Alumni - currently working as voice actor)
Mia's energy and enthusiasm remind me to have fun, and to let my growth as an actor naturally happen.
David's teaching style is a precise and sublime guide into the practical and mystical sides of improvisational theater.
"Taking classes and performing at Pan has served me in more ways than I can count. I feel physically fit, mentally strong, and highly aware of my moral instincts."
Ian
From Betsy Aaron (Training Troupe Alumni)
David Alger's instruction and direction at Pan Theater is masterful. Having dabbled in improv in the past but not really getting it, I decided on a whim to try one more time with a class at Pan. David has a way of explaining improv and moving students and troupe members through the process that's metaphorical of life, showing how it's full of nuance and meaning. David makes learning improv a joy, and what I have learned has helped me far beyond the work I do in this performance art; I bring what I learn in my day to day life, and it has made my life brighter, more manageable and more fun. David creates a safe place to take risks and fail, to practice life, something we so rarely get to do. I'm grateful for all David and Pan have taught me!
Betsy Aaron
From Conor Allen (Awkward Face Troupe Member and Training Troupe Alumni):
Pan Theater is an exciting place to both study and perform improv. Classes are infused with a dynamic spirit rooted in the fundamentals of relationship based scene work and improvisation. The emphasis at Pan is on the student, with ample opportunities to perform in shows and in monthly jams with other troupe members of all levels. From the beginning, students at Pan will feel like they are a vital part of an improv community that is as unique as the individuals who walk through its doors. Whether you are looking to gain a greater understanding of theater and improv in general, or a looking to be a part of a dynamic ensemble, Pan is the place to go.
Conor
From Lauren Schaefer (guest performer- Awkward Face- Summer 2009)
While working at Pan I learned and got to experience what professionalism in improv looked like. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming and also really hardworking and focused. I learned as much at Pan in my short time there, than I learned in years of practice with other troupes. My time was well spent with Pan.
While at Pan I was able to highlight the skills I already possessed and improve them, as well as, find the skills I needed more work on and improve on those to become a balanced improviser. I also got to dabble in improv styles that I had never worked with before which was wonderful.
At Pan, I felt so comfortable and felt like I was able to experiment and stretch myself as a performer in ways I had not been able to before. After working at Pan I feel more comfortable performing in both Dramatic and Comedic Improvisational styles.
Thanks!!
Lauren Schaefer
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LocationPan Theater
2135 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
United States
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| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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