Spring 2017: Weekend intensives in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago!

My vision is a world of accessible intuition.  – Viola Spolin

Coming spring 2017: Weekend intensives in Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago!                 

Explore the improvisational acting method of Viola Spolin to enhance your training as an actor, improviser, educator, director, or to experience more play in your daily life.

Viola Spolin’s theater games launched the modern American improvisational theater movement and changed the way acting is taught. Her work has influenced generations of actors and educators.

In the weekend workshops we’ll explore the groundbreaking exercises and theatrical concepts found in Spolin’s Improvisation for the Theater. Open to beginners and experienced players, the intensives are designed to help players be present onstage and off. Find more details here.

Weekend Intensive in Los Angeles, March 25th and 26th

We’ll meet Saturday and Sunday, March 25th and 26th, from 11am – 5pm, with an hour meal break at 2pm.

Location: Open Space L.A. Theater, 457 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Tuition: $250. A few sliding scale spots are available. Full tuition is required to hold your space, which is refundable (minus a $50 deposit) if you cancel by February 25th. I accept checks or PayPal.

Registration: Email me with questions or to register for the L.A. Intensive.

Weekend Intensive in New York, April 22nd and 23rd – Only Two Spaces Left!

We’ll meet Saturday and Sunday, April 22nd and 23rd, from 2pm – 8pm, with an hour meal break at 5pm.

Location: The Thalia Studio at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY (at 95th Street)

Tuition: $250. A few sliding scale spots are available. Full tuition is required to hold your space, which is refundable (minus a $50 deposit) if you cancel by March 22nd. I accept checks or PayPal.

Registration: Email me with questions or to register for the New York Intensive.

Workshop Just Added in New York!

I’ll be offering a workshop for Improvisational Repertory Theatre Ensemble (IRTE) on Tuesday, April 25th. In this three-hour workshop, we’ll play some of Viola Spolin’s exercises and warm-ups to help the actor/improviser communicate using their whole body, opening up new avenues of expression. Experienced players and beginners welcome.

We’ll meet Tuesday, April 25 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm.

Location: Theatre Row Studios, 411 West 41st Street, NYC

Tuition and registration details can be found here.

Weekend Intensive in Chicago, May 20th and and 21st

We’ll meet Saturday and Sunday, May 20th and 21st, from 10am – 4pm, with an hour lunch break at 1pm.

Location: Theater Wit Lab, 1224 West Belmont, Chicago (note: this the rehearsal space located across the street from Theater Wit)

Tuition: $250. A few sliding scale spots are available. Full tuition is required to hold your space, which is refundable (minus a $50 deposit) if you cancel by April 20th. I accept checks or PayPal.

Registration: Email me with questions or to register for the Chicago Intensive.

Find more details here.