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Laugh Index is offering FIVE improv workshops as a part of Summer Improv Medley, www.summerimprovmedley.com.
There are a variety of workshops to choose from on June 8, 15 or 16. These workshops are taught by highly experienced improvisers either from the Magnet Theater Touring Company or the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Touring Company.
Each workshop is different so please make sure you read the details and price carefully. Individuals who purchase a workshop receive an all access pass to Summer Improv Medley, which means that the individual can attend any of the 12 shows free of charge.
**ALL SALES ARE FINAL.**
***ALL WORKSHOPS INCLUDE FREE ADMISSION TO ALL 12 SHOWS.***
Intro to Musical Improv w/ Michael Lutton, June 8 1:30 - 3:30 pm
The Song Writes Itself w/ John Bander, June 8 4:30 - 6:30 pm $40
Jump on the Bomb w/ Megan Gray, June 15 1 - 4 pm $40
Improv Openings w/ Brandon Scott Jones, June 16 11 am - 2 pm $75
Advanced Improv: The Game of the Scene w/ Brandon Scott Jones, June 16 3 - 6pm $75
WEEKEND PACKAGE -- Jump on the Bomb & Improv Openings $100
MAGNET THEATER WORKSHOPS FOR JUNE 8 & 15
SATURDAY, JUNE 8 1:30 - 3:30 PM Coors Dance Studio at Flashpoint
INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL IMPROV with Michael Lutton **4 NEW SPOTS ADDED!**
Learn the basics of improvising songs! By the end of this workshop you will learn song structure and have the tools you need to make up songs on the spot, and how to work with the group to turn every song into a full-blown musical number!
SATURDAY, JUNE 8 4:30 - 6:30 PM Coors Dance Studio at Flashpoint
THE SONG WRITES ITSELF with Jon Bander
Learn how to turn the scariest part of musical improv - the song - into the easiest part. This workshop demystifies the songwriting process through good scenework, song structure and emotional intensity. Exercises are geared toward instantaneously making bold choices, tapping into your own fun and creating strong characters. Why work so hard? Make that song write itself!
SATURDAY, JUNE 15 1:00 - 4:00 PM Mead Theater at Flashpoint
JUMP ON THE BOMB with Megan Gray
What do you do when no one steps out for a scene? When it seems that there are no more ideas? Just jump on the bomb. Get out there. Do something. This workshop explores the generation of organic initiations, trusting our instincts, and working off of nothing.
MAGNET THEATER INSTRUCTOR BIOS FOR JUNE 8 & 15 WORKSHOPS
JON BANDER is an actor and comedian in NYC. He has been doing comedy of all forms for the past 8 years. You can catch him performing at the Magnet Theater with improv house team Phooka or sketch trio BAM, or doing standup at various NYC venues. He was a creator and host of the variety show Her Majesty's Standup and was a cast member in such shows as The Necropolitans, The Wisdom Circle, Factory Factory and The Shandling. As an actor he has tackled roles as challenging and divergent as Meat Loaf and Santa Claus. Jon has studied with many of the finest improv luminaries including Armando Diaz, Kevin Dorff, TJ Jagodowski, David Pasquesi, Joe Bill, Mick Napier and Susan Messing to name a few.
Jon graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in Journalism and Media Studies. Mostly his journalist notepads were for writing jokes or cartoons about how bored he was.
Most people just call him Bander. Feel free to do the same.
MEGAN GRAY is the Artistic Director of the Magnet Theater, a writer, performer and native New Yorker. She has performed with Second City aboard the NCL Gem and is a member of Magnet's resident team "Junior Varsity" and "Magnet Theater Touring Company."
In addition to teaching Level One and the Lady Party class, Megan has taught improvisation at C.W. Post University, Brookdale Community College, Fairfield University, Columbia Business School and festivals around the country. She has studied improv at the Magnet and the UCB Theatre with Armando Diaz, Kevin Dorff, Christina Gausas, Dave Pasquesi, TJ Jagodowski, Jean Villepique, Joe Bill, Dave Razowsky and many others.
Megan graduated with a degree in Dramatic Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has written for MTV2 and Comedy Central online. She has appeared on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and "Late Show With David Letterman." In her spare time, she travels the country performing with her improv duo "MegaLou" (with Louis Kornfeld).
MICHAEL LUTTON moved to New York in 2006 to study acting at the Michael Howard Studios Conservatory. After Rachel Hamilton and Armando Diaz came in to do a week-long improv workshop, he was hooked. He has been taking classes and performing at the Magnet ever since. In addition to Armando and Rachel, he's had the pleasure of studying with James Eason, Tara Copeland, Michael Martin, Mark Grenier, and Alex Marino. Michael currently performs musical improv on Tuesday nights with BEEES!!! and non-musical improv on Wednesday nights with Leviathan.
UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE THEATER WORKSHOPS FOR JUNE 16
The UCB Theatre Training Center bases their curriculum around the idea that all quality individual comedic scenes focus in on one central comedic idea this idea is referred to as "The Game" of the scene.
UCB Theater workshops focus on teaching students how to use the idea of "The Game" to create their improvised scenes. Concepts addressed will include how to identify "games" within scenes, and how to use the concept of heightening to properly play out scenes once games have been discovered.
SUNDAY, JUNE 16 11 AM - 2 PM The Coors Dance Studio at Flashpoint
IMPROV OPENINGS with Brandon Scott Jones
UCB instructor Brandon Scott Jones will review and train you in three varieties of long-form improv openings: PATTERN GAME; INVOCATION; SOUND AND MOVEMENT. The workshop will focus on generating premises through support; the difference between premise, half-idea, and organic initiations off of an opening; and collaborating on defining objectives so everyone can quickly get on the same page!
SUNDAY, JUNE 16 3 PM - 6 PM The Coors Dance Studio at Flashpoint
ADVANCED IMPROV: THE GAME OF THE SCENE with Brandon Scott Jones
PREREQUISITE REQUIRED. The UCB Theatre Training Center bases their curriculum around the idea that all quality individual comedic scenes focus in on one central comedic idea this idea is referred to as "The Game" of the scene.
UCB Theater workshops focus on teaching students how to use the idea of "The Game" to create their improvised scenes. Concepts addressed will include how to identify "games" within scenes, and how to use the concept of heightening to properly play out scenes once games have been discovered.
PREREQUISITE REQUIRED: Improvisers who enroll in this workshop must have had at least one full year of regular improv performance experience. Individuals who do not meet this requirement and enroll in this class will have their registration cancelled and refunded. Special permission may be granted by contacting Laugh Index directly at: LaughIndex@gmail.com.
UCB INSTRUCTOR BIO FOR JUNE 16 WORKSHOPS
BRANDON SCOTT JONES performs every Friday at the UCB Theatre with the sketch group Stone Cold Fox; every Saturday with the improv group Grandma's Ashes; and plays venues across the country as a member of the UCB Touring Company. Also, Brandon co-hosts the weekly comedy/variety show GENTRIFY at the UCBeast.
Other UCB credits include: Maude Night; Death Wears Stilettos: A Noir Comedy; This is Not a Sketch Show: A Sketch Show; Waiting for Obama; Oh My God, I Heard You're Dying; Celebrity Funeral; and the Harold Team Robber Baron.
As either an actor or writer, Brandon has worked on various film, TV, and stage projects. He has also appeared in a bunch of online videos for places like UCBComedy, CollegeHumor, LandlineTV, Jest and more. He is a graduate of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and the LAByrinth Theatre Company Master Class. Sometimes I -- I mean he -- he makes his own, weird little jokes on Twitter that often make no sense but in the moment seemed like a good idea: @brandonSJ
Brandon is a world class daydreamer and is often found daydreaming about being a professional tennis player; the Orioles winning the World Series; traveling the globe in a great suit; and having his very own rustic kitchen.
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916 G St. NW
Washington, DC 20004
United States
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