Sketch 201: The Writers’ Room

Continued exploration of writing sketch comedy. Learn additional common sketch structures, and workshop sketches weekly.
Classes every Tuesday, August 20 - October 1 from 7:00-9:30pm.
Please read our and before signing up for a class or workshop.
Prerequisites: Students are required to have taken Sketch 101: Intro to Comedy Writing. If you have any questions about this policy, you may contact us here.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Students are required to attend 2 improv shows at Mettlesome during the course (students get into shows for free)
• Students are allowed a maximum of 2 absences per course.
  
  Instructor:
  Sean McEwan is a writer, filmmaker, and improvisor based in Chapel Hill, NC. He has been studying sketch and improv since 2013, first with the Dallas Comedy House in Dallas, TX, and later with Second City.
  Sean has performed in Dallas, Toronto, New York, and Durham. His film work ranges from Pixar, Marvel, and Disney, to projects directed by Guillermo del Toro, Aaron Sorkin, and more. In 2015 he played the lead role of Elliot Stabler in the sketch show "Law & Order: The SVUsical". He recently wrote and produced the sketch show "Romance is Dead" at Mettlesome. He films and produces online sketch comedy with his sketch group "Hey, Thanks" (link here: youtube.com/heythankscomedy).
  In addition to sketch, Sean also performs improv locally with his improv group 3ft Pizza Baby.

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