Workshop Description: Does doing improv stress you out? Make you nervous? Are you scared to try it? Or do you find yourself getting stuck in scenes and WISHING that someone would black out the lights and end your suffering? This workshop is focused on trying to take some of the worry out of improv, to make it more fun both for you and the audience.
Workshop Length: 2.5 hours
Prerequisite: All experience levels welcome.
What Should I Bring? Please bring a notebook and pen/pencil for taking notes (NO Laptops). Bring a full water bottle.
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About the Instructor: Connor Ratliff is a New York City-based actor/comedian and creator of the award-winning, critically acclaimed podcast Dead Eyes.
He has appeared in numerous films and TV shows, including The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Widow's Bay, Ghosts, Bob's Burgers, The Great North, Jellystone!, Super Duper Bunny League, Étoile, Search Party, Orange Is The New Black, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Daily Show, Don't Think Twice, Pinball: The Man Who Saved The Game,Run Amok and the Mean Girls movie musical. You may have also heard him on This American Life, Comedy Bang! Bang! or in the audiobook edition of Tom Hanks’ New York Times Best Selling debut novel, The Making Of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece.
A fixture of the NYC improv comedy scene, he has been performing for the past 15+ years at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in shows like ASSSSCAT and The Stepfathers, or hosting the long-running cult comedy series, The George Lucas Talk Show.
“Connor Ratliff is a brilliant and funny comedic performer and actor.” -- THE NEW YORKER
“An Improv Star.” -- VANITY FAIR
“An Improv Ace.” -- MEN’S JOURNAL
“Funny.” -- THE FINANCIAL TIMES
“He's very, very funny… An undiscovered mega-talent of Acting.” -- MIKE BIRBIGLIA
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