This workshop is all about allowing yourself to be more vulnerable as a performer. Exercises will focus on accessing your character's wants, weaknesses, and emotional core. By tapping into honest, open-hearted, scene-work, participants will walk away with a more vital and satisfying style of play. It's like therapy, but cheaper... and more funny.
Prerequisite: Improv 201
Day: Saturday
Date: June 24th, 2017
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
INSTRUCTOR
Elana Fishbein
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Elana Fishbein is a performer and instructor at the Magnet Theater in New York City. She can be seen performing with Ariana Grande, the Armando Diaz Experience, Magnet Theater TourCo, and her solo improv show, Pepita. Elana has written and performed for The Truth Podcast and appeared on BBC America’s Almost Royal, as well as in the original musical comedies “Girl Camp” and “Nightfall on Miranga Island.” She is a member of Story Pirates, a non-profit arts-in-education organization that takes stories written by kids and adapts them into hilarious sketches and songs. Elana is featured in the documentary film, LMAO, about the therapeutic potential of laughter and comedy.
Elana has taught improv for corporations, non-profits, and educational institutions all over the United States, Canada, Norway, South Africa, and more. She has been improvising for over 15 years and holds a Master’s degree in Educational Theater from NYU.
