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working as an ensemble:
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Learn what it takes to be part of a team with this Long Form Advanced Improv class. We'll sharpen your skills in listening, leading, supporting, and taking risks. We'll practice putting scenes together with a focus on the timing and execution of edits and making moves that benefit the current scene and the show as a whole. This version of Working As An Ensemble will focus on the Armando form, which uses true, personal stories as an inspiration for the improv.
PREREQUISITE: Long Form Scenework
PREREQUISITE: Long Form Scenework
This class meets the following Thursdays from 7:15 - 9:15pm:
Feb 26
Mar 5
Mar 12
Mar 19
Mar 26
[No Class Apr 2]
Apr 9
Apr 16
Apr 23
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: April 30
Optional class showcase date: Friday, May 1st at Community Comedy Night!
Students must attend at least 6 out of 8 classes to receive credit for this class.
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.
Feb 26
Mar 5
Mar 12
Mar 19
Mar 26
[No Class Apr 2]
Apr 9
Apr 16
Apr 23
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: April 30
Optional class showcase date: Friday, May 1st at Community Comedy Night!
Students must attend at least 6 out of 8 classes to receive credit for this class.
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.
Praise for Working as an Ensemble: Armando
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"I loved taking Armando with Maddy. I enjoyed the format of Armando and Maddy's teaching was enthusiastic, strategic, and helped me understand the format. I'd recommend this class to anyone!"
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"Armando was when all the Improv skills really started to come together for me. Maddy fostered a supportive environment that made it easier to take risks. I loved seeing how true stories could serve as creative starting points."
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"This class was incredible! I learned so much from Maddy and from so many of the students in the class. Maddy's style of teaching is clear, fun, and makes learning new improv skills a job. Who knows...I might just take this class again! :-)"
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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 "2nd Saturdays Presents," and performs with several HVC casts. You'll also catch her teaching advanced improv classes and Improv 3, 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 "2nd Saturdays Presents," and performs with several HVC casts. You'll also catch her teaching advanced improv classes and Improv 3, 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.
* Masks are not required but are always welcome. Click here to see our Health & Safety Guidelines.
*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.
* Masks are not required but are always welcome. Click here to see our Health & Safety Guidelines.
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.
