by Kay LaVergne Jaz | Jan 15, 2018 | Phinney Sandbox, Workshops
• New Year • New Vistas • Improvisation Workouts • Monday Jan 22nd “Who isn’t drawn in when a story or a character is full of specifics. Be the blueberry in the oatmeal.” Kay LaVergne Jaz • JAN 22nd 2018 • Where scene work reigns. Specifics &...
by Kay LaVergne Jaz | Nov 8, 2017 | Phinney Sandbox, Workshops
Monday November 13th We Explore More Character With Improvised Scene Work “You should know your story so completely that there is no question any actor can ask you about a character (including aspects of off-screen life and back-story) for which you cannot instantly...
by Kay LaVergne Jaz | Oct 17, 2017 | Phinney Sandbox, Workshops
• Work at the top of your Intelligence • Monday OCT 23rd Don’t think you’re funny? You can be if you learn not to try. We’ll explore how to approach a script (and improvised scenes) for comedy. “It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it...
by Kay LaVergne Jaz | Oct 10, 2017 | Phinney Sandbox, Workshops
• Be Spontaneous • Improvised Exercises & Scene Work • Monday OCT 16th “Invent Nothing, Deny Nothing”. ~ David Mamet ~ In this workshop you will use the same 6 lines of dialogue in each scene, repeated 2 more times with different circumstances. You will choose...
by Kay LaVergne Jaz | Oct 3, 2017 | Phinney Sandbox, Workshops
• OCT 9th…Be Authentic • Improvised Exercises & Scene Work “It’s difficult, if not impossible, to get away with anything false before the camera. That instrument penetrates the husk of the actor; it reveals what’s truly happening – if anything, if...
