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Hi folks,
No Drama Theatre group are hosting a full day Directing workshop tomorrow in Synge St CBS from 11am - 5pm. We are allowing non-members into this for a fee of 25 euros (unbelievable, I know!). PM me (Doozie) if you are interested
There are two places left but I need to know today before 2pm if anyone is available to partake?
The outline is:
Workshop: Exploring Status and Power in directing a scene for theatre
Time: 11:00am - 5:00 pm
11:00 - 12:00
This will consist of a warm up session of about 20 minutes. The warm up will aim at focusing on the theme of the day namely Power and Status in a fun, energetic and cerebal way.
On completion of the warm up there will be a number of exercises involved with looking at power/status, blocking and the power scale as we look towards directing and developing a scene.
12:00 - 1:00
All participants wil be given a chance to explore the different ways a scene may be approached and directed using blocking and the power scale. This will involve a great deal of participation from the people taking part and the audience watching. All ideas and suggestions will be explored. "Story-boarding" a scene may also be introduced (this would stretch the time to possibly 1:30)
1:00 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 5:00 In the afternoon budding directors will have the chance to direct a scene, between 5 - 10mins long, with the focus on power and status within that particular scene using the ideas and information from the morning session. Actors will have a chance to figure out their character's power/status and how it developes throughout a scene. These scenes will then be performed in front of the rest of the group where we will be looking for feedback on the blocking and "layout" of the scene.
Any members wishing to attend can contact Sheila at secretarynodrama@gmail.com or come to Sheila or Dave at the workshop this Tuesday. Money is taken in advance to secure your place. Max 20 people. We can allocate room for 8 directors and 13 - 15 actors.0 -
Hi All,
No Drama Theatre are welcoming non-members to take part in their specialized workshops. We run them as a full day workshop in Synge St Primary School from 11am - 5pm on the dates below.
This season we are running:
Saturday March 20th - Comedy Improv with Aidan Killian (Cost = 30euros for non-no Drama members)
Saturday April 10th - Combat Workshop with Olivia Poulane
Saturday April 24th - Set Design/Lighting - tutor tbc
Saturday May 15th - Method Acting - tutor tbc
Saturday May 22nd - Jamie Carswell
Costs for all of these but will be between 25 and 35 euros for non No Drama Members. All tutors are highly experienced in their field and yes, we are stupid to be charging so little! (Members are charged 15 euros per class). Booking is taken in advance. PM me for more details 0 -
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Casting giant DAN HUBBARD will be giving a 2 day seminar in Galway this JUNE 19 / 20th as he seeks new talent for up coming features and will give as much info to the aspiring actor in how to land those feature film roles!!
PLEASE NOTE everyone has to sign out an application form for the course as it is limited places.
BOARDS.IE members do get a discount at the price of 175E as the workshop is 215E.
For an application form please email us at Info@OneShotEntertainment.ie or see www.oneshotentertainment.ie
About our course:
Daniel has casted many films which includes The Bourne Supremacy, Harry Brown, King Kong, Lara Croft, to much more!!
Our workshops are for professional actors only and are a great way to increase your exposure in the industry. Gives actors a chance to meet and learn from casting director DANIEL HUBBARD . Our workshops are informal and open- we aim to create an atmosphere of professionalism and opportunity. Daniel will be talking about future castings with even getting few actors to show their piece there and then, showreels, CV’s, hitting the mark, impressing the casting director, marketing yourself properly, audition techniques, what not to do in front of casting directors to even taking showreels from up and coming actors plus lots and lots more.
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Want to learn how to Improvise?
Improvisation – Level 1
Improvisation is a fun yet powerful to release your creative potential in a fun and supportive environment! In this 6 week course, we explore the basics and fundamentals of improvisation both as a performing and life skill. The course and workshops are designed to be fun and liberating as we unlock our creativity and conquer any inhibitions or fears we harbor.
At the end of the course, participants will grasp the fundamentals of improvisation and will be able to apply those new skills to your personal, work and performing life.
The course runs for 6 weeks every Thursday from March 22nd at 7pm.
Course costs €70 however a special rate of €60 is available for everyone who registers by March 12th. Places are limited to maximise focus on each student.
Special rate for boardsies if registed by 15th March of €55! Just quote your username when registering!
Venue:
Sandyford Wellness Centre
21 Sandyford Office Park (opposite Sandyford Luas)
Dublin 18
To register please email info[at]lowerthetone.com or via PM.
http://www.lowerthetone.com/DublinImprov
http://www.facebook.com/events/241438369280034/
Prepare to unleash your creative, spontaneous self!
Testimonials:
“To say that I enjoyed the Neil’s improv course is an understatement. During of the course the group really bonded and week on week we could see the improvement in each other communication and improvisation skills and that was very much due to Neil’s tuition. I learned loads and thoroughly enjoyed it. Neil really knows his improv!” – Cathal (former student)
“Neil has a natural talent of bringing people together in a creative and dynamic way.” – Deirdre (former student)
“It gave us the opportunity to think outside our usual habits, and in particular I learned to take my head out of my smart phone and laptop and give people the attention they deserve. This small point alone helps me communicate, and ultimately do my job, better. I thought Neil’s instruction was particularly good and he mediated the group in a masterful way, guiding us through exercises and putting everyone at ease while out of their comfort zones. We would highly recommend this workshop!” – Aoife (former student)
About The Tutor
Neil has had a passion for improvisation from an early age and has been tutoring improv for many years. Having performed with No Drama Theatre, Laughalot Improv and The Make Up Artists, Neil has performed in venues of all shapes in sizes, from Tedfest to The Sugar Club. Neil teaches improvisation as both a performing art and a life skill. In recent years Neil has being facilitating Improvisation in Business workshops for many companies including Popcap Games International Ltd and Telefonica Ireland (O2) Ltd.0 -
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Have you ever found yourself stuck for words?
Ever been expected to make a decision on the spot?
Want to do this in a fun and supportive environment?
Then this course is for you!
Learn how to Improvise!
Improvisation – Level 1
Improvisation is a fun yet powerful to release your creative potential in a fun and supportive environment! In this 6 week course, we explore the basics and fundamentals of improvisation both as a performing and life skill. The course and workshops are designed to be fun and liberating as we unlock our creativity and conquer any inhibitions or fears we harbor.
At the end of the course, participants will grasp the fundamentals of improvisation and will be able to apply those new skills to your personal, work and performing life.
Rather than basing on game based improvisation, participants will be focussing on open scene work to maximise the potential in developing your improvisation further.
The next course runs for 6 weeks from Monday July 30th at 7pm.
Course costs €70 however a special rate of €60 is available for everyone who registers by July 23th. Places are limited to maximise focus on each student.
Special rate for boardsies if registed by 23rd July of €55! Just quote your username when registering!
Venue:
Sandyford Wellness Centre
21 Sandyford Office Park (opposite Sandyford Luas)
Dublin 18
To register please email info[at]lowerthetone.com
Prepare to unleash your creative, spontaneous self!
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About Neil Curran
Neil has had a passion for improvisation from an early age and has been tutoring improv for many years. Having performed with No Drama Theatre, Laughalot Improv and The Make Up Artists (to name but a few!), Neil has performed in venues of all shapes in sizes, from Tedfest to The Sugar Club. Neil teaches improvisation as both a performing art and a life skill. In recent years Neil has being facilitating Improvisation in Business workshops for many companies and recent clients include Popcap Games International Ltd, Telefonica Ireland (O2) Ltd, Wilson Hartnell Public Relations (Part of the Ogilvy & Mather Group) and Gala Networks Europe Ltd.0 -
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I'm pleased to announce a special guest Improv teacher arriving to our shores on May 24th: Vinny Francois, director of Montreal Improv.
There are 2 workshops on offer over the course of the day with a special full day price of €45 or €25 per workshop.
As an added bonus for Boardsies, Vinny will also be performing a Duoprov show with Neil Curran that night and Boardsies who attend the workshop will get free admission to the show!
TOTAL IMPROV - 11am to 2pm
You’ve heard about saying yes and, miming, storytelling, connecting with your partner, making strong choices and all that great stuff. Super! Now let’s try and do all of them at once! This workshop presents a series of exercises that allow you to use all of the skills you’ve learned at the same time to build a fuller, richer scene.
STORYCRAFT - 3pm to 6pm
How do stories work? Learn how to weave a tale out of thin air whether it’s two minutes long or a whole hour. Start strong scenes, build the tension as the story evolves and finish it up on a high. Audiences LOVE being taken on a journey. This workshop teaches the structures, ideas and basics of narrative improv as it applies to individual scenes or improvised plays.
How to book:
Places are limited in workshops so to confirm your place, please email: info[at]lowerthetone.com or send faceman a PM.
Venue: The Harbour Playhouse, 30 Avenue Road, Portobello, Dublin 8.
About Vinny
Vinny Francois has over 15 years of experience as a professional improviser. A founding director of the Montreal Improv Theatre, he has performed in more shows and venues across Canada than he cares to count. He also is on the board of directors of Mprov: The Montreal Improv Festival.
He appeared last year in the duo “Patti & Vinny” with Patti Stiles, co-produced four improv shows for the Montreal Fringe Festival and directed the tragic improv show “It’s Not You, It’s Me”. He has appeared in improv festivals in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Austin, Ottawa, Toronto & Victoria. Vinny has held workshops in London, Paris & Antwerp.
Trained by improv luminaries Keith Johnstone, Joe Bill, Bob Dassie, Scott Adsit & John Lutz among many others
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Have you ever found yourself stuck for words?
Ever been expected to make a decision on the spot?
Want to do this in a fun and supportive environment?
Learn to Improvise!
Improvisation – Level 1 - Saturday/Sunday May 6th/7th
Improvisation is a fun yet powerful way to release your creative potential in a fun and supportive environment! On the course, we explore the basics and fundamentals of improvisation both as a performing and life skill. The course and workshops are designed to be fun and liberating as we unlock our creativity and conquer any inhibitions or fears we harbour.
At the end of the course, participants will grasp the fundamentals of improvisation and will be able to apply those new skills to your personal, work and performing life.
The next Improv Level 1 course takes place over an intensive weekend on 6th and 7th May from 10:30am to 5:30pm both days. To register please click the link below.
BOARDSIE DISCOUNT! Normally the course costs €140 however there is a discount for boards.ie users which will get you the course for €120. On the booking page below, enter BOARDSIE2017 to reveal the discounted rate.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2896004
Find out inf please see here: http://www.lowerthetone.com/dublinimprov/
About Neil Curran
The ‘Neil’ of the “Neil+1” Improvised theatre & comedy show and founder of Improv Fest Ireland
Where and who has Neil performed with?
Neil has had a passion for improvisation from an early age and has been tutoring improv for many years. Having performed with No Drama Theatre, Laughalot Improv, The Make Up Artists, Duty Free, Coastbusters, Poets of Penance and most recently Kirsty, Neil has also guested and performed in shows and theatres around the world including Second City, Adlib Theatre, Spectacles Improv Engine, ComedySportz, American Improv Theatre, Zmack, The PIT New York, Florida Studio Theatre, Unscripted Theatre and many more.
Neil has performed at numerous festivals including Slapdash (London), Impro Fest UK (London), BIGIF (Barcelona), Big City Improv Festival (Toronto), San Jose Improv Festival, Improfest (Krakow), Body & Soul (Ireland), Mythfest (Dublin) and 10 Days in Dublin.
Where has Neil taught?
Aside from Ireland, Neil has taught and performed improv in theatres and festivals San Francisco, San Jose, New York, Orange County California, Florida, Shanghai, Brussels, London, Krakow and Brighton.
Neil has taught improv to a number of well known Irish personalities including Síle Seoige, Daniella Moyles, Jenny Buckley, Rick O’Shea, Paddy McKenna, Shane Gillen, Jenny Dixon to name but a few.
Improv as an art or a skill?
Neil teaches improvisation as both a performing art and a life skill. In recent years Neil has being facilitating Improvisation in Business workshops for many companies and recent clients include Smurfit Business School, AIB, UCD, IMI, Google, Facebook and Wilson Hartnell Public Relations (Part of the Ogilvy & Mather Group).
In addition to Neil’s established track record of teaching and performing improv, Neil is also an Executive & Personal Coach and is currently in the middle of a Masters in Training & Education.
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I'm pleased to share details of 2 upcoming workshops in Dublin with L.A. based actor/improviser, Maura Mannle on Saturday/Sunday 14th/15th December.
Workshop 1: The Heart of the Character with Maura Mannle & Neil Curran
Saturday 14th December - 10:30am to 5pm
The LAB, Foley Street Dublin 1
Cost: €70 (or special rate of €100 if taking both workshops)
Link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4438569
I know I have a heart because it's breaking ~ The Tin Man, Wizard of OZ.
Where do the really best laughs come from? Terrific connections made intellectually, or terrific revelations made emotionally - Del Close
The moment we walk out on stage, we are stepping into the shoes of a character and desire to see the world through the emotional lens that they do. As improvisers, we are challenged with creating authentic, grounded characters that are almost immediately recognisable when they are revisited again. However, many characters we see on stage often lack the depth to be sustainable over a longer period.
In this workshop Maura Mannle and Neil Curran will take you on a deep dive into discovering the core of character. We will learn how to create deeper connections to the character and in turn a deeper character. We will explore the heat and the weight of character, forming stronger emotional connections to both the character and scene partners.
Fully fleshed characters allow us to gain connections to partners in a scene more easily. With a deep character - more discoveries can happen in the world around them rather than inventing a situation or issue on stage. Let the depth of the character lead you through the scene.
Once you fully understood this character, we can play with putting them in different situations; from callbacks to having other actors play that character.
Learning Outcomes
* Understanding the core of character, the source of our personas on stage
*Utilise deep rooted characters to drive a scene forward
* Find connections in the relationships with your scene partners
* Knowing who you are and knowing what you want
* Engage more authentic and deeper emotional connections
* Gain confidence with taking greater risk in character development
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Workshop 2: Re-Improvising into Sketch with Maura Mannle
Sunday 15th December - 10:30am to 2pm
The LAB, Foley Street Dublin 1
Cost: €70 (or special rate of €100 if taking both workshops)
Link: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4438566
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Ever have those magic moments on stage or in class? Whether your character was down right brilliant, or the connection to your scene partner was electric?! That’s the magic of improv. Ever think about re-created that magic?!
In this workshop we will learn how to take those magic moments you improvised to recreate them for sketch writing and performing. One of these approaches is called Re-Improvisation.
What is Re-Improvisation you ask?
Just what you think it is - redoing a scene you had just improvised but doing it with a more mindful lense that second time around. Keeping in mind; What is the premise of the scene? who are the characters? what is the joke of the scene? is there a game? most importantly, is this scene worth retelling? I believe every single improv scene has at least one element in it that is worth exploring more, whether that is a character, a premise, a game, the unique location, a sound, the possibilities are endless, use your imagination. Most characters you see on Saturday Night Live were developed by way of Re-Improvisation.
In this three and a half hour workshop, Maura will walk everyone through specialized warm up exercises with re-improvisation in mind. The core of the class will be improvised two person scenes, Maura and class will then discuss scenes, giving notes on what elements are worth bringing back, heightening, de-heightening for the re-improvised portion. After the re-improvised portions, students are encouraged to write certain scenes, elements of scenes down for future sketches. The final part of the class will be an open Q & A on sketch writing, performing sketches and the world of sketch!
The tool of re-improvisation is vital - gets you in the writer's mind, of how to see characters, how they can live in other worlds, other situations.
If you take the heart of the character workshop - Maura encourages you to bring at least one of the characters you created to class!
Learning Outcomes
* Bring characters from improv scenes and past characters to life in Sketch
* Develop a writer's mind with great awareness and observation of other types of media such as TV and film
* Relieving the pressure of creating a character from scratch when writing.
About Maura Mannle
Maura is a Los Angeles based SAG/AFTRA actor, improvisor, host, writer and producer. Classically trained from the American Conservatory Theater for acting and is a graduate of the world famous Second City Improv Theater for improv and sketch comedy, long form and sketch/TV writing. Maura was trained under Second City Alumni like Frank Caeti (Mad TV), Ithamar Enriquez (Key n Peele), Jamie Moyer (Nickelodeon). She is also an active Improv Utopia Camper! An active and passionate performer, Maura has had the pleasure to perform for over three years on the main stage at Second City, Hollywood, with house sketch ensembles, RUCKUS and house improv ensembles, DESPERADOES. She had the honor of performing with groups as Ithamar Has Nothing To Say, Speed Ant, Hot Tin Roof, at various theaters; iO West Main stage, Comedy Central Stages, The Pit-NYC, UCB, Westside Comedy Theater, and many more.
Maura has been working in the industry for over ten years, starring in national commercials; Adidas, Petco, Chevy, Geico, and more. Hosting for The Basketball Channel, featured writer and actor on comedy shorts for the BBC, Funny or Die, and Buzzfeed, guest starring in popular TV shows; Trauma (NBC), Magic FunHouse (Amazon). Featured in movies like The Knife Fight (Rob Lowe.) Starring in the upcoming Sundance award winning TV show, The Unknown (AMC/SundanceTV), the award winning short film Bum Promises (Winner Golden Remi- Houston World Film Festival). Maura is most proud of writing her own content. She has written, produced and starred in the award winning horror short film, The Sanctuary (Amazon). She is currently writing, producing, and starring in the upcoming comedy series PSAers with writing partner Chelsey Ireland (Silicon Valley).
Maura has been teaching youth and adult creative writing, improv, and acting for over five years. Her in-depth experience and knowledge of directing, writing, performing, and producing sketches, content, and shorts, proves to be an invaluable resource her students. She is passionate about teaching others to find their unique voices and run with them!
Maura Mannle reels and credits www.imdb.me/mauramannle
For more videos of Maura https://www.youtube.com/user/mmannle
About Neil Curran
Neil has been teaching and performing improv both in Ireland and internationally for many years and his signature show, Neil+1, has been performed in festivals and theatres around the world. Neil is the founder and a director of Improv Fest Ireland and Assistant Director of Improv Utopia Ireland. He is also one of the team behind Dublin's Tightrope Improv nights. He also founded the "Love! Improv Irish Community" group and is a co-founder of No Drama Theatre.
Neil has guested in numerous shows including Orange Tuxedo, improvised musical When X Meets Y, Upstairs Downton, Comedysportz San Jose and Second City Toronto's improv set for "Click, Bait & Switch".
Neil also provides corporate training solutions through improv to many well-known organisations and educational institutes around the world.
For more about Neil: http://https://www.lowerthetone.com0
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