Intro to Sketch Comedy: This is the place to start if you have never written sketch comedy before, or have dabbled in the past. Over eight weeks, students will watch and discuss a variety of sketches, break down scripts to see what makes them work, then write and revise some of your own material. You will begin to develop an individual voice and comic sensibility. The class will conclude with established comedians performing a staged reading of students’ favorite sketches.
Prerequisites: None!
Day: Friday
Dates: 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, & 3/2
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sketch Sudent Jam: Saturday, March 10th, 2017 @ 4:30 p.m. (2nd Stage)
Theater Location: 2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Class Location: Rehearsal Room D
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INSTRUCTOR
Molly Scullion
WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT MOLLY
"Molly is incredible! She has a great ability to critique and make suggestions without making anyone feel inadequate or lacking ability." -- "I loved Molly's enthusiasm for comedy. Her energy kept me going and she was always great at sandwiching compliments with criticism so I never felt discouraged from playing and being vulnerable." -- "The only negative thing about Molly's class was that it had to eventually come to an end!"
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Molly has been doing comedy since 2011 and has completed the curricula at Philly Improv Theater and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. She performs on multiple teams, including the Philly Improv Theater teams, The Future, Hooch, and Study Hall. She is the head writer for the Philly Improv Theater sketch house team, The Decoy. She has written and performed in two one-woman shows, and was a part of the 2016 Improvaganza International Ensemble. She has studied with many instructors from around the country including Scott Adsit, Elana Fishbein, Christina Gausas, Mike Marbach, Susan Messing, and Kristen Schier. In addition to performing regularly in Philadelphia, she has performed in Edmonton (AB), Seattle, Portland (OR), Vancouver, Toronto, Detroit, New Orleans, Washington D.C., Baltimore, and New York.
When she’s not making things up on stage, she’s a frequenter of The Gap, and in her spare time, she watches far too many episodes of The Good Wife.
