Theatre Company of Saugus presents its first summer 2015 workshop on Theatre Skills. This workshop is a reprise of one of our most popular workshops from last summer, called Where the Points Don’t Matter: The Ins and Outs of Improv Comedy, and it is led by Britt Mitchell. The workshop will be held on Tuesday 7 July 2015, starting at 7:30 PM. The location is the East Saugus Methodist Church at 85 Chestnut Street / Saugus, Massachusetts 01906 (see our Directions page).
When it comes to improvisation, people generally think that you have to be funny in order to do it. In fact, almost anyone can do improv! Improv is in your blood and you don’t even know it yet… yeah, I’m talking to you! Improvisational comedy is all made up at the top of your head, as seen in the famous TV show Whose Line is it Anyway. In this workshop, you will be fully immersed in the basics of improv. You will learn improv warm ups, short-form games, and the basics of successful scene work. Be prepared to learn a whole new side of yourself and realize that improv isn’t about jokes and plaid shirts. Improvisation is a big skill to have in theatre, business, and in life in general. You will leave the workshop laughing and with a whole new perspective on live theatre.
The instructor of the workshop is Britt Mitchell. Britt has over a decade of improv and comedy experience under her belt. She has been performing improv since she was in high school. She is an alumnus of Saugus High School’s troop Needs Improvment and Salem State University’s troop Grandma’s Third Leg. Britt has been a player in ImprovBoston’s (IB) house troop The Family Show for over two years. She has also been in many IB showcase shows such as The Babysitters Club Super Special Show, An Improvised People’s History, and IB Stein’s Goosebumps. Britt has performed in the annual Del Close Marathon in New York City, Improv on the Bricks/The Griffin Theatre in Salem, and at Stage 773 in Chicago. Britt was also seen in the 2012 Women in Comedy Festival performing stand up. Britt teaches after school drama in Everett, and directed with Beyond The 4th Wall Expression Theatre in Cambridge.
For Theatre Company of Saugus, Britt organized TCS’ own improv troupe Back to Square One, and she has been the director and acting coach of our Youth Workshop for the past three years, including the upcoming production of Once On This Island Jr.
The fee to attend the workshop is only $5, payable with cash or check at the door. If you attend more than five workshops, you pay a maximum of $25.
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