Intensives, Drop-In Classes, and Workshops
Only have enough time for a single class? Want to work on something specific?
The NIC offers one-day workshops for actors, comedians, and improvisers who want to enhance their skills.
The NIC offers one-day workshops for actors, comedians, and improvisers who want to enhance their skills.
Causing a Scene: A Crash Course in Characters, Scene-work, and Puppetry.
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Saturday July 1st
2pm - 4pm $40
Causing a Scene: A Crash Course in Characters, Scene-work, and Puppetry.
Bongo After Hours Theatre
2007 Belmont Blvd, Nashville TN
Improvisation and Puppetry are two of the oldest forms of storytelling. The roots of which are based on colorful characters, relatable scenes, and physical movement. By studying the core ideals of each art form you can expand your own abilities as a performer.
This workshop aims to provide you – the performer – with an extensive set of tools that will help you develop more robust characters, create more compelling scenes, and perform improv with puppetry in a powerful, confident manner.
After more than a decade of performing around the country these are the same techniques that we focus on in every single show and have found to be effective in front of audiences.country these are the same techniques that we focus on in every single show and have found to be effective in front of audiences.
In the first half of the workshop Peter will lead you through some short intensive scene work, help you discover ways to quickly snap into character, and offer some personal feedback on how you play.
In the second half Sam focuses on the operation of hand puppets as tools for characters in improvisation and methods for creating powerful scenes via Puppetry. He'll also cover methods for bringing the puppet to life using movement, posture, and your voice.
Instructor Bios:
Peter Robards has performed and taught all over North America: from Texas to Toronto, New York City to the City of Angels, Alaska, Hawaii, and most places in between.
Currently based out of Chicago, IL, Peter has trained with the Annoyance (Chicago), ComedySportz (Chicago), iO (Chicago), The Upright Citizens Brigade (New York), and has appeared in over two dozen different comedy festivals across the country
Sam Locke has performed and taught across the United States, from Chicago to Alaska, Tennessee to Seattle.Currently based out of Chicago, IL, Sam has trained with the Second City (Chicago), and the Annoyance Theater (Chicago), and is currently a resident director, performer, and teacher with the Annoyance Theater.
2pm - 4pm $40
Causing a Scene: A Crash Course in Characters, Scene-work, and Puppetry.
Bongo After Hours Theatre
2007 Belmont Blvd, Nashville TN
Improvisation and Puppetry are two of the oldest forms of storytelling. The roots of which are based on colorful characters, relatable scenes, and physical movement. By studying the core ideals of each art form you can expand your own abilities as a performer.
This workshop aims to provide you – the performer – with an extensive set of tools that will help you develop more robust characters, create more compelling scenes, and perform improv with puppetry in a powerful, confident manner.
After more than a decade of performing around the country these are the same techniques that we focus on in every single show and have found to be effective in front of audiences.country these are the same techniques that we focus on in every single show and have found to be effective in front of audiences.
In the first half of the workshop Peter will lead you through some short intensive scene work, help you discover ways to quickly snap into character, and offer some personal feedback on how you play.
In the second half Sam focuses on the operation of hand puppets as tools for characters in improvisation and methods for creating powerful scenes via Puppetry. He'll also cover methods for bringing the puppet to life using movement, posture, and your voice.
Instructor Bios:
Peter Robards has performed and taught all over North America: from Texas to Toronto, New York City to the City of Angels, Alaska, Hawaii, and most places in between.
Currently based out of Chicago, IL, Peter has trained with the Annoyance (Chicago), ComedySportz (Chicago), iO (Chicago), The Upright Citizens Brigade (New York), and has appeared in over two dozen different comedy festivals across the country
Sam Locke has performed and taught across the United States, from Chicago to Alaska, Tennessee to Seattle.Currently based out of Chicago, IL, Sam has trained with the Second City (Chicago), and the Annoyance Theater (Chicago), and is currently a resident director, performer, and teacher with the Annoyance Theater.