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Location, Location, Location
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Location, Location, Location is an HVC original format premiered by the cast of 2nd Saturdays Presents... that follows six characters in three two-person scenes that all take place in the same location, followed by a scenic montage further exploring the world those characters occupy. The form was developed out of the performers' desire to focus on emotionally grounded scenework and devote the time and space to building strong, relationship based scenes.
This Long Form Advanced Improv class will help you push yourself to dive deeply into your character's emotional point of view, develop strong relationships with your scene partners, and trust yourself to hold the stage for 8-10 minute two-person scenes in real time. We will also work turning inspiration into strong scenic initiations, and focus on the timing and execution of edits, while making moves that benefit the current scene and the piece as a whole as we move towards performing a shortened version of the Location, Location, Location format.
This class includes an optional student showcase performance at a Community Comedy Night.
PREREQUISITE: Find Your Scene, Long Form Scenework, or permission from instructor
This Long Form Advanced Improv class will help you push yourself to dive deeply into your character's emotional point of view, develop strong relationships with your scene partners, and trust yourself to hold the stage for 8-10 minute two-person scenes in real time. We will also work turning inspiration into strong scenic initiations, and focus on the timing and execution of edits, while making moves that benefit the current scene and the piece as a whole as we move towards performing a shortened version of the Location, Location, Location format.
This class includes an optional student showcase performance at a Community Comedy Night.
PREREQUISITE: Find Your Scene, Long Form Scenework, or permission from instructor
This class meets the following 8 Tuesdays from 5:00pm - 7:00pm:
Feb 20
Feb 27
Mar 5
Mar 12
Mar 19
Mar 26
Apr 2
Apr 9
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: Apr 16
Optional showcase date: Friday, Apr 26
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.
Feb 20
Feb 27
Mar 5
Mar 12
Mar 19
Mar 26
Apr 2
Apr 9
Possible makeup date if HVC needs to cancel a class: Apr 16
Optional showcase date: Friday, Apr 26
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" where she helped debut the Location, Location, Location format. You'll also catch her teaching Improv 4 and Advanced Improv classes, 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" where she helped debut the Location, Location, Location format. You'll also catch her teaching Improv 4 and Advanced Improv classes, 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.
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.
*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.
