Improv 201: Game of the Scene
Schedule
Tue Jun 25 2024 at 07:00 pm to Tue Aug 06 2024 at 09:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
American Underground | Durham, NC
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Learn the core concepts of longform comedic improv. Tuesdays.About this Event
Learn the core concepts of longform comedic improv. Students will cover scene-work mechanics like editing, tag-outs and heightening in the context of game of the scene. Over this seven-week period, we'll build the groundwork for comedic moves that will elevate your scenes.
Classes every Tuesday, June 25 - August 6 from 7:00-9:30pm.
The course will culminate in a student show on Saturday, August 10 at 3:00 PM
Please read our Lab FAQ & Policies and Covid Policies before signing up for a class or workshop.
Prerequisites: Students are required to have taken Improv 101: Intro to Improv.
If you have any questions about this policy, you may contact us here.
Instructor:
Ashley Melzer is a producer, writer, and filmmaker based in Durham, NC. Born in North Florida, she received her Bachelors in Cinematic Arts from the University of Southern California and then a Masters in Folklore from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her work has been featured in Indy Week, Paste Magazine, eMusic, and the Southern Foodways Alliance. She's worked with Hopscotch, Moogfest, Southern Cultures Journal, The Southern Oral History Program and more. She currently serves as Director of the Arts & Humanities Grant Studio at UNC Chapel Hill.
Ashley is Producer of You Gave Me a Song, a new, feature length documentary about the life and music of legendary old-time and bluegrass musician Alice Gerrard, which premiered at the Full Frame Film Festival (2019) and on PBS Reel South in May 2020. Ashley is also director and producer of Zara, a one person show about an anxious, asthmatic Muslim kid’s search for meaning and the chance encounters that impacted him.
Ashley is a founding partner and stakeholder of Mettlesome.
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Where is it happening?
American Underground, 201 W Main St, Durham, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
USD 168.75 to USD 225.00
