Subtlety and Subtext: The Power of the Unsaid
with Megan Sherrod
Monday, September 30, 7-9:30pm

Our improviser skills are honed to be clear and obvious, so conveying and reading subtext in a scene can be tricky. In this workshop we fill focus on tools and tricks you can use in scenes to both communicate and respond to subtext. With these tools you’ll find scenes take on a deeper, richer meaning for the characters, their relationships, and the overall scene or narrative.

Megan Sherrod is a classically trained opera singer, improviser, actor, and teacher who has performed across the country and internationally. As an improviser, she performs regularly with her duo Megan and Quinn and her musical troupe Rook. She’s performed in such improv shows as the award-winning Nothing and Everything: Improvised Anton Chekhov Plays, the wildly popular Happily Ever After: Improvised Musicals Inspired by Disney Classics, and the Austin staple Austin Secrets. This past summer, she was a member of the core cast of Hideout Theatre’s 48 Hour Improv Marathon. When improvising, Megan enjoys connecting with the audience through the creation of varied characters – from playful and silly to grounded and vulnerable and everything in between. She has been teaching for the Hideout Theatre since 2017 and has over a decade of teaching experience. She completed her MM in voice performance at the University of North Texas and her BM in voice performance at Oklahoma City University.

$30 / 2.5 hrs / Limited Space / **Class held at the Hideout Annex (5555 N Lamar Blvd B103)