Advanced Improv Skills: Direct Feedback with Hayden McGovern

Two main ingredients to becoming a seasoned improviser are reps and working with experienced coaches and instructors! In this five week, advanced skills class, students will have the opportunity to perform scenes and long form pieces with specific feedback focused on identifying and breaking habits while building on their strengths. Enrollment in this class is purposely capped at 12 students to allow for more direct feedback and to ensure students will have ample stage time. The prerequisite for this class is Level Five Improv at Stomping Ground Comedy Theater.

This course will focus on:

• Learning to stop talking and really listen in scenes
• Supporting the scene in all ways, on and off stage
• Embracing the silence and committing to emotional behavior
• Incorporating direct feedback about behaviors and habits.

About The Instructor:

Hayden McGovern started teaching and coaching 8 years ago with the Four Day Weekend training center. He has taught a wide variety of ages and skill levels, though now specializes in Level 5 and advanced courses with Stomping Ground, and coaching independent teams. He has performed at the Magnet in New York (in the Del Close Marathon), at the Hideout in Austin, and various theaters in the DFW area, with experience in formats such as the JTS Brown, Deconstruction, Monoscene, Spokane, 2-Person, Narrative, and others. He is currently performing with SG’s VERSUS and independent teams Kaleidoscene and Handy.

This is a five-week recurring course held Sundays, 3:30-6pm starting Sunday, July 26. The instructor is Hayden McGovern. All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable. All students must adhere to policies in the Stomping Ground Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older.