Upright Citizens Brigade Improvisation and Sketch Comedy Training Center
(4178) Improv 201 Mondays 7-10pm Curtis Gwinn
Improv 201: Game of the Scene
- Prerequisites
- Completion of Improv 101 within previous two years
- Scheduled
- Mondays 7-10pm
- Start Date
- Mon July 13, 2009, 7:00pm EDT
- Price
- $350.00
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.
This course will focus on teaching students how to use the idea of “The Game†to create their improvised scenes. Students will be taught how to identify “games†within their scenes, and how to use the concept of heightening to properly play out their scenes once they have them. (Heightening is finding new ways to make your scenes get funnier from start to finish.) The class will heavily focus on learning how to use patterns to fill out comedic scenes based around one central “game.â€
Students will also be introduced to the idea of “second beats,†or returning to scenes, characters, and concepts from earlier in an improvised piece.
This course meets for 8 sessions that are each 3 hours long. At the end of the course, students will take part in a class performance, generally held at the UCB Theatre. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.
Class Size: 16 Students NO CLASS AUGUST 10th or SEPTEMBER 7th.
This course will focus on teaching students how to use the idea of “The Game†to create their improvised scenes. Students will be taught how to identify “games†within their scenes, and how to use the concept of heightening to properly play out their scenes once they have them. (Heightening is finding new ways to make your scenes get funnier from start to finish.) The class will heavily focus on learning how to use patterns to fill out comedic scenes based around one central “game.â€
Students will also be introduced to the idea of “second beats,†or returning to scenes, characters, and concepts from earlier in an improvised piece.
This course meets for 8 sessions that are each 3 hours long. At the end of the course, students will take part in a class performance, generally held at the UCB Theatre. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.
Class Size: 16 Students NO CLASS AUGUST 10th or SEPTEMBER 7th.
Curtis Gwinn, Teacher
Curtis Gwinn is a comedic writer and performer, as well as a teacher of improv and sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. At UCB he's studied with Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Michael Delaney, Andrew Secunda and Armando Diaz. He’s been featured in dozens of films, sketch and improv shows and is renowned for his storytelling prowess. He was the co-star and co-creator of the Adult Swim series, Fat Guy Stuck in Internet, as well as one of its executive producers.
His other credits include writing for MTV’s Human Giant, The Onion, Comedy Central and FOX Searchlight Pictures. He also appeared alongside Rob Corddry in the underground cult classic, Blackballed: the Bobby Dukes Story. Curtis has made notable cameos in MTV’s College Humor Show and IFC’s The Whitest Kids U Know.
Before coming to Los Angeles, Curtis was one of the most well-known and well-respected performers and teachers in NYC. He founded the acclaimed improv ensemble, Death by Roo Roo, performed every month in the hit storytelling show, The Nights of Our Lives and was one half of the comedy duo Gemberling & Gwinn, all at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, where he was also a much sought after teacher of improv and sketch comedy.
His other credits include writing for MTV’s Human Giant, The Onion, Comedy Central and FOX Searchlight Pictures. He also appeared alongside Rob Corddry in the underground cult classic, Blackballed: the Bobby Dukes Story. Curtis has made notable cameos in MTV’s College Humor Show and IFC’s The Whitest Kids U Know.
Before coming to Los Angeles, Curtis was one of the most well-known and well-respected performers and teachers in NYC. He founded the acclaimed improv ensemble, Death by Roo Roo, performed every month in the hit storytelling show, The Nights of Our Lives and was one half of the comedy duo Gemberling & Gwinn, all at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, where he was also a much sought after teacher of improv and sketch comedy.
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