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CPCT Improv Fundamentals I
Crown Point Community Theatre presents
Improv Fundamentals I
8 class sessions.
Mondays 7-9 PM.
January 19th-March 2nd
Performance: TBD (after March 2nd)
Instructor: Nelson Velazquez
Tuition: $100 - payable by cash, credit card, or check to CPCT on or before January 19th
No previous Improvisation or Acting experience required
In this class, students are taught some of the essential skills of short-form Improv through group exercises and basic improvised scenes and games. New skills are taught each week in a fun, safe environment.
These skills include:
Learning agreement and support in ensemble work
Getting over stage-fright
Being in the moment
Making big choices
At the end of the class, the students participate in a showcase performance for family and friends in our black box-style theatre. Laughter, excitement, and discovery awaits YOU in this class!
To register, call 219-805-4255, or email info@cpct.biz
Class size is limited to 12 students
About the instructor:
Nelson Velazquez has been involved in improvisational theatre for the last 11 years. He is currently the Artistic Director of Salsation Theatre Company, a 15 year old Latino theatre company specializing in sketch and improv comedy. He also serves as head musical director for Los Improviachis, an improvised musical mariachi band. He has trained and performed at Second City, The Annoyance Theatre, and ComedySportz and has performed with various groups across the country such as Infinite Sundays - Second City's musical improv house team; Wavelength, Inc. - a company who teaches educators to use improv in their classrooms; and is currently playing in ComedySportz' brand new improvised hip-hop show RAPture. He's also an assistant director for the Chicago Improv Festival.
Nelson has completed The Second City Training Center's Improv Conservatory and Musical Improv programs, workshopped with improv legends such as Brian Posen (Cupid Has A Heart On), Laura Hall (Whose Line Is It Anyway), and Al Samuels (Baby Wants Candy). He's also been featured in commercials and independent films.
He hosts The Musical Chairs Podcast, an improvised, humorous commentary on popular music.
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LocationCrown Point Community Theatre
1125 Merriville Road
Crown Point, IN 46307
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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