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Play with confidence:
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You can feel more confident and comfortable onstage!
Whether you are a regular performer looking to improve your stage presence or a brand new student trying to get more comfortable before you ever step in front of an audience, this is a chance to practice skills that will serve you at all stages of your improv journey.
In this workshop you’ll be encouraged to become more aware of your stage presence and learn to project confidence as an actor. Once you can recognize the ways fear can manifest for improvisers- rocking back and forth, speaking quietly, gluing yourself to the back wall- you can develop tools to help counteract these effects. You’ll work on being conscious of your visual relationship to your playing partners, and to imagine how the scene looks from an audience’s perspective. And you’ll work on projecting your voice to the very back row, so every audience member can enjoy the performance!
Prerequisite: Completed or currently enrolled in Improv 1
About Your Teacher:
Julie Waggoner has taught Character Development classes, Short Form Improv classes, and summertime Get Your Reps workshops with Happier Valley since 2018. She was a standup comic for 10 years, a member of The Villa Jidiots improv troupe for another 10, and a guest player with The Ha-Ha’s for 5 years. She has acted with Pauline Productions, the 24-Hour Theater Project, and Northampton Playwrights Lab. She is currently a member of the HVC mainstage team Not In Charge.
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 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.
End of Fine Print!
Whether you are a regular performer looking to improve your stage presence or a brand new student trying to get more comfortable before you ever step in front of an audience, this is a chance to practice skills that will serve you at all stages of your improv journey.
In this workshop you’ll be encouraged to become more aware of your stage presence and learn to project confidence as an actor. Once you can recognize the ways fear can manifest for improvisers- rocking back and forth, speaking quietly, gluing yourself to the back wall- you can develop tools to help counteract these effects. You’ll work on being conscious of your visual relationship to your playing partners, and to imagine how the scene looks from an audience’s perspective. And you’ll work on projecting your voice to the very back row, so every audience member can enjoy the performance!
Prerequisite: Completed or currently enrolled in Improv 1
About Your Teacher:
Julie Waggoner has taught Character Development classes, Short Form Improv classes, and summertime Get Your Reps workshops with Happier Valley since 2018. She was a standup comic for 10 years, a member of The Villa Jidiots improv troupe for another 10, and a guest player with The Ha-Ha’s for 5 years. She has acted with Pauline Productions, the 24-Hour Theater Project, and Northampton Playwrights Lab. She is currently a member of the HVC mainstage team Not In Charge.
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 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.
End of Fine Print!
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.
