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Improv 101 — Improv Basics

Sundays 3-6pm starting Mar 30, 2008
Cost: $300

Students will learn the fundamentals of long-form improvisation. Core concepts covered include using character agreement to make your scenes succeed, developing character, character status, object and environment work, “playing at the top of your intelligence,” and heightening (finding ways to make your scenes get funnier from start to finish).

This course also introduces the specific vocabulary of the UCB Training Center.

This course meets for 8 sessions that are each 3 hours long. At the end of the course, students will take part in a class performance at the UCB Theatre. Graduation is also contingent upon students seeing at least two improvised shows at the UCB Theater before the end of the course.

Class Size: 16 Students

Improv 101 - Improv Basics

A great introduction to long form improvisation: learn to create great scenes through agreement, support, playing to the top of your intelligence, object and environment work and strong, clear character choices.

Prerequisite: none

Maximum class size is 16

Class meets at Art/Works in Hollywood

Mike Leffingwell

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Michael Leffingwell began studying with the UCB in 2003. At UCBTNY, he performed in the Made-Up Musical, with the sketch show Gun Love, and co-wrote and performed in the sketch show Of Mice and Tara & Michael. He also spent several years as a teacher and performer in the Touring and Main Company of Chicago City Limits.

Michael co-created and was head writer of the fake news website FNN 24/7. He has appeared on FOX's Talk Show with Spike Feresten and has written and performed several characters for The Marc Maron Show on Air America. He is currently a freelance writer for The Onion's Web Video Project and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson's monologue. At UCBTLA he can be seen on the house team Hey, Uncle Gary!

Student Feedback

"Mike has great attitude and is very helpful."

"Mike was incredibly supportive, friendly and encouraging. A great class."

"Mike was great. He came in and really straightened things out. I hope Mike teaches more classes in the future."