Advanced Scenework
Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 PM
March 16 through April 20, 2020
Instructor: Dan Sipp
Movie Makers Studios
5502 Turkey Farm Rd
Durham, NC
In this class we’ll work on how to go beyond “Yes, and….” to make your scenes more fun for you and the audience. I’ll show you some new ways to use the audience suggestion to inspire your scenes. We’ll explore how different types of initiations and callbacks can shape a scene and how the content and order of scenes can shape a piece. Most importantly I’ll look at what you’re specifically doing in scenes to help make you aware of all the tools you already have at your disposal but may not be using.
If you feel stuck in your head or on the sidelines in shows – this class can help.
If your scenework choices have become flat and boring to you – this class can help.
If you want personal feedback to help you stretch as a player – this class can help.
Here’s what past participants have said about these classes:
Deborah Klinger, fatMouth: I’ve taken improv with several different teachers, but I learned some things in this class that I’d either never heard or never taught before. I really appreciate not only what you taught us, but your teaching style – warm and supportive; you critique and give candid feedback without being critical.
Regina Bartolone, formerly of All Play and Transactors: I am not over-stating things when I say that everything was helpful and precisely what I needed.
Alan Goldstein, fatMouth: Dan’s Advanced Scenework class was terrific. It is a perfect class for any improviser that wants to learn new techniques or remember old ones.
I can honestly say these classes are some of the most fun and rewarding experiences I’ve had as a teacher. I hope that you’ll join us for this one. I feel sure that you’ll get a lot out of it. ----Dan Sipp
Call 919-943-6373 or email [email protected] to register or for more information.
This is an advanced scenework class. A background in improvised scenework is required. This class will be capped at 10 students for more personal assessment.
Open Mind accepts cash, checks and PayPal as payment for this class.
Dan Sipp began improvising in 1988 with Transactors Improv Company and has taught improvisation for over 20 years. In 1998 he moved to Chicago where he studied, performed and directed for eight years. He is a graduate of The Annoyance and The iO (formerly ImprovOlympic) training centers and has studied with such improv luminaries as Paul Sills, Del Close, Charna Halpern, Mick Napier, Joe Bill and The Second City. He ran the Worx Training Center in Raleigh for four years and now teaches for Open Mind Improvisation. (www.openmindimprov.com).
Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 PM
March 16 through April 20, 2020
Instructor: Dan Sipp
Movie Makers Studios
5502 Turkey Farm Rd
Durham, NC
In this class we’ll work on how to go beyond “Yes, and….” to make your scenes more fun for you and the audience. I’ll show you some new ways to use the audience suggestion to inspire your scenes. We’ll explore how different types of initiations and callbacks can shape a scene and how the content and order of scenes can shape a piece. Most importantly I’ll look at what you’re specifically doing in scenes to help make you aware of all the tools you already have at your disposal but may not be using.
If you feel stuck in your head or on the sidelines in shows – this class can help.
If your scenework choices have become flat and boring to you – this class can help.
If you want personal feedback to help you stretch as a player – this class can help.
Here’s what past participants have said about these classes:
Deborah Klinger, fatMouth: I’ve taken improv with several different teachers, but I learned some things in this class that I’d either never heard or never taught before. I really appreciate not only what you taught us, but your teaching style – warm and supportive; you critique and give candid feedback without being critical.
Regina Bartolone, formerly of All Play and Transactors: I am not over-stating things when I say that everything was helpful and precisely what I needed.
Alan Goldstein, fatMouth: Dan’s Advanced Scenework class was terrific. It is a perfect class for any improviser that wants to learn new techniques or remember old ones.
I can honestly say these classes are some of the most fun and rewarding experiences I’ve had as a teacher. I hope that you’ll join us for this one. I feel sure that you’ll get a lot out of it. ----Dan Sipp
Call 919-943-6373 or email [email protected] to register or for more information.
This is an advanced scenework class. A background in improvised scenework is required. This class will be capped at 10 students for more personal assessment.
Open Mind accepts cash, checks and PayPal as payment for this class.
Dan Sipp began improvising in 1988 with Transactors Improv Company and has taught improvisation for over 20 years. In 1998 he moved to Chicago where he studied, performed and directed for eight years. He is a graduate of The Annoyance and The iO (formerly ImprovOlympic) training centers and has studied with such improv luminaries as Paul Sills, Del Close, Charna Halpern, Mick Napier, Joe Bill and The Second City. He ran the Worx Training Center in Raleigh for four years and now teaches for Open Mind Improvisation. (www.openmindimprov.com).
