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  • About
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FIND YOUR SCENE 
(TIER 1 ADVANCED IMPROV)

with Scott Braidman

Mondays  7:00pm - 9:00pm
OR
Tuesdays 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Week of September 11 - November 13

(scroll down for exact dates!)

Happier Valley Comedy Theater
1 Mill Valley Rd in Hadley

$228*
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PREREQUISITE: Improv 4
Registration opens Friday, August 11th!
Mondays at 7pm are now full.
​Click here to join the waitlist.
Tuesday at 5pm is now full.
​Click here to join the waitlist.
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appreciation from "find your scene" students:

"Find Your Scene is a helpful class for even experienced improvisers. You relearn skills and lessons you may have forgotten and you have an opportunity to see yourself in a new way. If you allow yourself to open your mind and challenge your usual way of doing improv, you can take yourself to a new level."
"In real life, you repeat a class if you fail. In improv life, you can repeat a class just to have more fun! 'Find your Scene' is one of those classes that you could take it again and again, layering your developing skills and playing with a new grouping of people each time. It is a core course for practicing small scenes, working with environment, working with characters and emotion, and doing object work. And it’s just plain fun!"

Have you ever felt lost in a scene? Ever felt like you were running out of steam? Not sure what the best next move might be to keep the magic flowing? Ready to take your scenework to the next level? We'll practice some key concepts and tools that propel you into fun, successful scenework, including game of the scene, mapping, heightening, environment and object work, and discovering characters. The focus is on skills to use during your scene that will help you find solid footing. Not only is "Find Your Scene" the first step for new Advanced Improv students to get more comfortable with scenework before moving into learning improv structures, it's also the best class for veteran students to retake again (and again!) in order to bolster and polish their own performance. "Find Your Scene" is both the first and next step for Advanced Improv students to get in those vital reps!

The MONDAY class meets the following 8 dates 7:00-9:00pm:
Sept 11
Sept 18
No class Sept 25
No class Oct 2
Oct 9
Oct 16
Oct 23
Oct 30
Nov 6
Nov 13
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: Nov 20
The TUESDAY class meets the following 8 dates 5:00-7:00pm:
Sept 12
Sept 19
Sept 26
No class Oct 3
Oct 10
Oct 15
Oct 24
Oct 31
Nov 7
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: Nov 14
​​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:
​Scott Braidman
is General Manager and Artistic Director of Happier Valley Comedy. Scott started improvising in 2002 with Mission: Improvable at UMass Amherst, and since then he has studied and performed at The iO Theater and One Group Mind in Chicago, The UCB Theatre in New York, and ImprovBoston and Improv Asylum in Boston. He was also an instructor with the ImprovBoston Comedy School. Scott produces and directs all of Happier Valley Comedy's shows as well as teaching Advanced Improv classes and performing with many improvised shows, the most impressive of which is called "Being A Dad", and it isn't a real show, it's just actually being a dad, like, all the time. He gets a little better at it each day.
*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.
Small but Important Fine Print:
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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.
*Students must be 18+ years. (In actual years, not maturity. ;)
*Our classes may involve physical activity  and we could be on our feet for at least an hour; however, we're able to accommodate for all physical abilities. Please let email us to let us know how we can best fit your needs or if you have any questions about accommodations.
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.
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