The Hideout Theater
Electives
The Hideout is offering ongoing electives on essential topics for the general improv community. Each week is a different subject with a different Hideout instructor/improviser. The class costs $15 per week (currently enrolled Hideout Level students are FREE; email Andy for the discount code).
Upcoming topics:
Wednesday, May 16, 7:00-9:00pmMovement from the Inside Out with Jessica Arjet
So much emotion is stored in the body that when you tap into that well of stored knowledge suddenly your characters develop a richness, a fullness and a realness that you just didn’t have access to before. Jessica Arjet (Hideout owner and instructor) shows you how to get in touch with your body and listen. You will also learn exercises that you can do at home by yourself or with your troupe to continue growing your body/performance awareness. It’s not just a movement workshop, but learning to move from the inside out.
Wednesday, May 23, 7:00-9:00pm Elective Topic TBA
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Wednesday, May 30, 7:00-9:00pmTender Underbelly with Cody Dearing
Audiences want to believe you, but sometimes when you’re trying to do what is “right” or “good” in a scene, you make it hard for them. This workshop with Cody Dearing (Coldtowne instructor) will focus on helping students not try so hard. Learn how to bring more of yourself to your characters and achieve an effortless, engaging honesty. Witness how audiences are naturally drawn in when they feel that improvisers are exposing their tender underbellies and allowing the audience a peak at their true selves.
Wednesday, June 6, 7:00-9:00pmActing for Improvisers with Dave Buckman
Build the muscles of creating believable characters, realistic object work, honest reactions and being completely in the moment while never losing sight of where the scene is going. This workshop with Dave Buckman (Coldtown instructor and member of The Frank Mills) will turn improv comedians into improvisational actors. Getting more confident with your emotional register is the key to making the audience to feel something
Have you struggled with what you should be doing with your hands on stage? Gotten one too many drinks out of the fridge that is always downstage right? This workshop is for you, and for anyone wanting to explore spacework techniques. Creating a meaningful environment on stage is more than just a means to an end. It can help establish the tone of the scene, your character’s background and emotion, and add depth to your scenes. In this workshop with Kristin Firth (Hideout/Gnap Performer, Institution Theater Instructor) we’ll work on skills to help you build environments collaboratively and to up your confidence and precision in creating an unlimited number of objects. Imaginary objects.
Upcoming Sessions
Wed. May 9th, 7:00pm-9:00pm. $15 Details and Instant Relationships with Kareem Badr | |
Wed. May 16th, 7:00pm-9:00pm. $15 Movement from the Inside Out with Jessica Arjet |