The Power of Silence Intensive with Mick Laugs

Class Time/Dates: 10:00am-5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday // March 14-15

Schedule: 2 sessions

Class size: 12 students maximum

Prerequisite: Foundation 4 or equivalent experience.

Tuition: $276

Tuition: $276

There is great power in intelligent listening – in improv there tends to be way too much talking. Enhance your skills - explore physicality and the wonderful world of space-object work. In this workshop we will work with pauses, breathing, timing, body language & non-verbal communication to build strong, layered scenes.

Mick Laugs was born in Japan, is German, grew up in Hong Kong and Switzerland. He is an actor, having studied at ACT, the Shelton and Mark Monroe Studios and with Bobby Weinapple / Seydways Acting Studios. He has a degree in International Economics from Claremont McKenna College, but the real lights went on in 1989 when he saw his first BATS Improv show. He is a perennial student of improv, has been coaching and teaching improvisation for 25 years - on the corporate, non-profit, private and school levels, including with SFJAZZ, the Marin Theatre Company, a four-year run at San Quentin State Pr*son, and with BATS (corporate & educational) for the last 8 years. He has performed live improv shows with Marinprov, Fully Unscripted, Monkey! Monkey! and the Secret Improv Society. With BATS he has performed as a Sunday Player, in Cave Matches and as a sometimes guest in Company shows. He loves sharing the magic of spontaneously crafted theatre and inspired, joy-filled community building, and going surfing.

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All class sales are final. In the event we cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment, we’ll refund your tuition in full.

Accessibility at Fort Mason

• Wheelchair-accessible entrances and parking: Fort Mason provides accessible parking spaces and entrances for visitors with disabilities.
• Accessible restrooms: ADA-compliant restrooms are available throughout the facility.

If you need specific accommodations or have unique accessibility concerns, please email us at [email protected] and we'll be happy to assist.

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