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FIND YOUR SCENE
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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!
Our class meets the following 8 THURSDAYS 7:00-9:00pm:
Dec 1
Dec 8
Dec 15
Dec 22
No Class Dec 29-Winter Break
Jan 5
Jan 12
Jan 19
Jan 26
(Possible Makeup Date Feb 2)
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.
Our class meets the following 8 THURSDAYS 7:00-9:00pm:
Dec 1
Dec 8
Dec 15
Dec 22
No Class Dec 29-Winter Break
Jan 5
Jan 12
Jan 19
Jan 26
(Possible Makeup Date Feb 2)
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.
*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.
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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:
*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.
*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.
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.
