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Improv 401 — Harold Workshop

Mondays 7-10pm starting Jun 16, 2008
Prerequisites: Completion of Improv 301
Cost: $325

This course offers students the chance to strengthen their own individual skills while simultaneously allowing them more practice with the long form improvisation performance known as the Harold.

One goal of the course is to help students perform stronger scenes. The instructor will use the first half of the course to identify and troubleshoot any weaknesses that the individual players may be demonstrating.

The other goal of the course is to allow students to continue to perform full Harolds. The instructor will use “side-coaching,” or feedback given during an improvised piece as it is happening, in order to facilitate success in the students’ improvised scenes. The instructor will also give notes after each performance in order to enhance and improve the quality of future performances.

This course meets for three hours a week for eight weeks. Students will perform in two class performances at the UCB Theatre – once halfway through the course and once at the end. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.

Class Size: 16 Students

Admission to 501 after the completion of this course is not guaranteed. Students will be judged on their application of concepts that they have learned in previous levels.

No class August 4th.

Shannon O'Neill

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Shannon O'Neill is a veteran performer at the UCB Theatre. She has studied improvisation and sketch comedy under a plethora of teachers including, Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Michael Delaney, Billy Merritt, Kevin Mullaney and Armando Diaz to name a few. You can watch her Friday nights with The Stepfathers, or at various college campuses with the UCB Touring Company. Shannon has no shame.

Student Feedback

"Shannon is super encouraging and clear. The tools she gave us and her vibe made me less scared and more trusting."

"Shannon gave specific notes with out making anyone feel inferior or inadequate. Her positivity and hilarious examples gave the class a great atmosphere that improved the class chemistry"

"Shannon knows how to make us feel comfortable with our own intuition & in working with others."

"She can really read the energy levels, strengths, & weaknesses of the class really well and tailors the class to them."

"Shannon was an amazing improv teacher. I wanted to vomit the first class and Shannon eased everyone into it, made it fun but still learned the structure of the scene."

Registration Instructions

Tuition is required in full upon enrollment. Please note that your registration is not complete and your place in class is not reserved until you pay full tuition.

REGISTER ONLINE: Register online using a credit or debit card via PayPal using the link on this page. You will receive an email confirmation from Paypal when you successfully complete the registration process.

REGISTER IN PERSON: To register for class in person, visit our class offices during the hours listed below. In-person registration requires payment via check or cash. We cannot accept credit cards in person at this time.