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Armando
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This Tier 2 advanced class will help you sharpen your scenework through a study of the accessible format of the Armando. In the Armando, performers create scenes inspired by storytelling-style monologues, and through our exploration of this form, you will hone your abilities in listening, supporting, leading and following. We'll practice turning our inspiration into strong scene initiations, and focus on the timing and execution of edits, while making moves that benefit the current scene and the piece as a whole. By the end of the class, we'll be finding connections between themes and characters to weave our scenes together into this popular longfrom structure.
PREREQUISITE: Any Tier 1 Advanced class
PREREQUISITE: Any Tier 1 Advanced class
This class meets the following 8 Tuesdays from 5:00pm - 7:00pm:
Nov 28
Dec 5
Dec 12
Dec 19
No Class Dec 26 for Winter Break
Jan 2
Jan 9
Jan 16
Jan 23
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: Jan 30
Class showcase date: Friday, January 19th at 7pm!
If you need to miss a class due to the observance of a holiday that takes place during this session, it will not count as an absence against earning credit for this class.
Nov 28
Dec 5
Dec 12
Dec 19
No Class Dec 26 for Winter Break
Jan 2
Jan 9
Jan 16
Jan 23
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: Jan 30
Class showcase date: Friday, January 19th at 7pm!
If you need to miss a class due to the observance of a holiday that takes place during this session, it will not count as an absence against earning credit for this class.
About Your Teacher:
MADDY BENJAMIN is the Program Manager and Facilitator of Fun at Happier Valley Comedy. She got her start in improv in 2010 with IT: Improvisational Theater at the College of William & Mary, and joined the HVC community in 2017. Maddy is a founding member of "Not In Charge" and "Second Saturdays Presents," and performs with several HVC casts. You'll also catch her teaching short form and Improv 4, hosting the monthly Comedy Quiz Show on WHMP, solving the NYT crossword puzzle, and serving as the unofficial laugh track for any show or class she attends.
MADDY BENJAMIN is the Program Manager and Facilitator of Fun at Happier Valley Comedy. She got her start in improv in 2010 with IT: Improvisational Theater at the College of William & Mary, and joined the HVC community in 2017. Maddy is a founding member of "Not In Charge" and "Second Saturdays Presents," and performs with several HVC casts. You'll also catch her teaching short form and Improv 4, hosting the monthly Comedy Quiz Show on WHMP, solving the NYT crossword puzzle, and serving as the unofficial laugh track for any show or class she attends.
*Happier Valley Comedy rents land that was stolen from Indigenous people, including the Pocumtuc and Nipmuc tribes. A land acknowledgement is not appropriate or adequate to address this injustice that continues to harm people today. Therefore, we have instituted an ongoing process of contributing to the preservation of the lands and cultures of Northeastern Indigenous Peoples. All class fees contain an additional $3 to benefit The Nolumbeka Project, a local nonprofit whose mission is dedicated to these goals.
Learn more about The Nolumbeka Project, including their upcoming events.
Learn more about our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Learn more about The Nolumbeka Project, including their upcoming events.
Learn more about our commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Small but Important Details:
*Please note that once you make your purchase, your place in the class is NON-REFUNDABLE unless we have 48 hours notice before first class AND we can get someone to fill your spot.
*Students must attend at least 6 of the 8 classes to graduate to the next level. If you need to miss a class due to the observance of a holiday that takes place during this session, it will not count as an absence against earning credit for this class.
*Students must be 18+ years. (In actual years, not maturity. ;)
* Please email us with any questions about accommodations for ability.
*Please note that once you make your purchase, your place in the class is NON-REFUNDABLE unless we have 48 hours notice before first class AND we can get someone to fill your spot.
*Students must attend at least 6 of the 8 classes to graduate to the next level. If you need to miss a class due to the observance of a holiday that takes place during this session, it will not count as an absence against earning credit for this class.
*Students must be 18+ years. (In actual years, not maturity. ;)
* Please email us with any questions about accommodations for ability.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
The Happier Valley Comedy School admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.
The Happier Valley Comedy School admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious affiliation, age, ability, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs.
