Workshop: Bringing The Heat - Creating Romantic and Sexual Tension Onstage

Bringing The Heat: Creating Romantic and Sexual Tension Onstage
with Rebecca East; Assisted By Sophie Hard of Jane Austin Improv - Austin, TX

This workshop is broken up into 3 main parts:

• Learning the story structure of Romantic Comedies
• Warm-up activities to explore common archetypes in Romantic Comedies
• Scene work with feedback from the instructors.

We will start by talking about the story structure of a typical Romantic Comedy movie and highlighting the story beats we will be more closely examining - "Meet-Cutes", "Bonding," "All Hope Is Lost," and "The Coming Back Together" scenes. The bulk of this workshop allows participants to improvise moments from these scenes and receive coaching on how to get consent and believably act out grounded moments in improv. We do not shy away from authenticity and vulnerability!

By the end of this workshop participants will walk away feeling more confident not only in improvising Romantic Comedy archetypes and scenes, but feeling more confident as a grounded actor.

Prerequisite: Completion of Level 2 at Station Theater or an equivalent training program.

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Station Improv & Sketch Comedy Theater
2219 Crockett Street #C2 | Houston, TX 77007
832.786.0413 | [email protected]
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AGE LIMIT
Our shows, classes, and workshops are designed for those aged 17 and above.

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION
Located next to Toros HTX Soccer on Crockett between Taylor and Hemphill Streets.

Please be mindful when parking in front of area homes, as some driveways are difficult to see. Ample street parking is available along Crockett, Hemphill, Summer, and Taylor Streets. Please check street signs for parking availability. We also share limited parking spaces with Toros HTX Soccer. The #30 bus, just a 2-minute walk away, stops at Sawyer and Shearn, providing easy access to our event.We also share a parking lot with Toros HTX Soccer.

PURCHASING TICKETS AT THE DOOR
Online ticket sales end one hour before each show starts. Tickets will not be available at the door.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Contact Us: Phone/text 832.786.0413; E-mail [email protected].

REBECCA EAST BIO

Rebecca East (she/her) is from Houston and has been living in Austin since 2016. She came to Austin to pursue her B.F.A. in Theatre Education from the University of Texas and has since taught kids of all ages at Zach Theatre, The Paramount Theatre, and as a middle school teacher in Austin ISD. She has been a performer and theatre artist her whole life but is most passionate about all things improv. She has been practicing improv off and on since 2012 and has been a part of multiple productions at The Hideout as a student, actor, and technician. It is one of the greatest joys of her life to be able to share laughter with others.

SOPHIE HARD BIO

Sophie Hard is from Northern California and grew up unable to ask a question in class without her face turning red. She moved to Los Angeles after college and took an improv class hoping that she could learn to be funny on stage and make new friends along the way. After going through Second City’s program in 2015, she ended up in a professional improv conservatory through Impro Theatre, improvising such genres as romcom, Tennessee Williams, ghost stories, and Jane Austen. She currently directs and performs in Jane Austin Improv, winner of a B. Iden Payne award for best new improv troupe in Austin.

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