Five week course - Starting Friday 13th, 20th, 27th Jan, 3rd, 10th Feb.
6.15pm to 8.15pm Fees: €110 – / Unwaged €80.
For further information or to reserve your place call: Peter 087 1206909. or email thecraicpack_gmail.com
Venue
The Irish Film Academy, Temple Lane South, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
This is a 5 week fun filled, active improvised comedy workshop. Over the weeks you will be introduced to the fundamentals of improvisation, learn techniques that will help you devise scenes, create stories, think quickly on your feet and be creative. Through performance games and show formats, you will become confident with games such as: ‘Scene Reduction’, ‘Questions’, ‘Accent & Genre Rollers’, plus many more comedy improv show games.
Improvisation skills can help you with many aspects of performance from theatre to stand up comedy, its techniques can also be an advantage in work / group or team building situations. Whether you are an experienced performer / actor or this is your first venture into comedy, this two day introduction workshop will serve as a solid foundation for to you become a confident and spontaneous improviser. Comfortable clothing & footwear is required plus a good sense of humour.
The workshop is facilitated by Peter O’Byrne, actor, comedian, improviser & co-founder of The Craic Pack Comedy Improv group. www.thecraicpack.com
Testimonials:
Whether working with absolute beginners or more experienced people, Peter builds the skills and confidence in everyone to bring them to performance level. Peter is a supportive, engaging and motivating instructor; I warmly recommend his classes to anyone interested in improvised comedy.
Claire Percy.
While training under Peter, I found him to be helpful, insightful and charming. He has a pragmatic though ever encouraging approach to teaching improv and draws humour out of the most timid of actors. Joe Kearney “Carnage Improv Group”
Peter is an excellent teacher, very patient and very knowledgeable in this area. His ability to spot individual's strengths and weaknesses enabled his teaching to be of greater efficiency. Participants felt engaged due to Peter's personable nature. His feedback to both the group and individuals is both constructive and incisive. Clearly Peter takes great interest in what he teaches and the participants. Neil Curran. “No drama theatre group”.
