Improv 301 Sundays 6:30-9:30pm
Improv 301: Harold Structure
| Prerequisites | Must have received written notice that you have successfully completed Improv 201. |
| Scheduled | Sundays 6:30-9:30pm |
| Start Date | Sep 8, 2019, 6:30pm |
| Price | $450 |
| Class Size | 16 students |
| Sessions | 8 sessions, 3 hours each |
| Performance | Nov 16, 2019, 12:00pm |
This course introduces students to the long form improvisation structure known as "The Harold," developed by Del Close.
"The Harold" is a series of scenes inspired by a single suggestion that fit together into one cohesive half hour piece. Students learn how to 1) perform openings, 2) create scenes inspired by an opening 3) perform "group games," 4) second and third beats (returning to scenes later in the piece).
Course meets for 8 sessions, each 3 hours long.
Students will take part in a class performance, generally held at the UCB Theatre.
Students required to see at least 2 improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.
Class Size: 16 Students
Does not meet September 29 or October 13.
Alex French, teacher
Alex is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn.
He grew up in Cincinnati watching the stinky Bengals and then went to school at Notre Dame, watching the slightly less stinky Fighting Irish teams and majoring in Film and Television (which was not stinky at all). He moved to New York after graduation and taught 4th grade for two years through Teach For America.
Alex can currently be seen improvising with Higgins: the Instagram Show every Friday at 7pm at UCB at SubCulture, as well as various other shows and venues throughout the city.