Intermediate Improv and Scenework Techniques: In this class, students will work the skills they were previously introduced to with more targeted exercises the help them explore the concepts of character, relationship, and environment on stage more deeply. They will also learn how to recognize and build on patterns to advance their scenes. Students will begin to learn elements of structure for performance and create fully improvised scenes with more than two performers.
Prerequisite: PHIT Improv 101
Day: Sundays
Dates: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, and 12/10
Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Graduation Show Date/Time: Sunday, December 17th, 2017 @ 2:30 p.m. (2nd Stage)
Theater Location: 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Class Location: Rehearsal Room B (basement)
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INSTRUCTOR
Rob O'Neill
WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT ROB
“Rob was amazing… He was a natural and I hope in the future my teachers are just as wonderful as he was. I’m going to miss him!” — “Rob was great. Super supportive and positive. I appreciated his enthusiasm and would definitely take another class from him and recommend his 101 class to anybody that expressed an interest.”
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Robert O’Neill is an instructor, director and performer at Philly Improv Theater. He currently performs with PHIT house team The Future and directs the Harold team Swan Year. He is also a member of the independent ensemble Playback and can be seen monthly in the Dynamite Series show Study Hall.
Having studied at the Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center in New York City, Robert became a PHIT company member in 2013 when he was cast on the team Outside Voices, under the direction of Caitlin Weigel. In addition to his work at PHIT, Robert has appeared in numerous short-run shows around the city, including “The Bright N’ Bold Beauty Box Old-Time Radio Hour,” “SorkinCorp” and House of Solitude’s “A Galaxy Uncherished”.
