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50 minutos horas de clase por semanaTarea
1-2 horas por semana. We will have some in class exercises, but you'll want to spend time outside of our meetings writing your projects.Experiencia de clase
Nivel de inglés: desconocido
Grado de EE. UU. 4 - 7
This class will examine the ingredients of a hilarious piece of creative writing and will focus on the students' works through discussion and constructive feedback. Genres will include sketch comedy, plays, screenplays, personal essays, short stories, stand-up routines........the learners will drive the curriculum each week based on what they are choosing to write. We will take turns sharing our work so we can all learn and grow from each other as we build an ensemble of writing friends. I've been directing comedy for a few decades (when did I get so old?) and have spent time teaching English to high school students at one point so spelling and grammar will count! :) We will also look at examples of strong writing in the different genres so we can learn from the masters of the form. Each meeting will also include a quick focus on a specific element of comedy writing. These could include topics such as: Strong characters Finding "the game" of a scene Construction of a joke Adding a comedy button Please let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to laughing with you in this class.
Metas de aprendizaje
Students will learn how to write creatively in multiple genres as well as what it takes to make an audience laugh.
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Necesidades de aprendizaje
All my classes are 100 percent inclusive.
Requisitos previos
You don't need to know how to be funny, but you should know how to laugh.
Recursos externos
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Maestría en Música o Teatro o Artes desde UC San Diego
I'm a professional theater director and educator.
I have an MFA in Directing from U.C. San Diego, and I've been lucky to direct a lot of shows over my career. My favorite experiences have been assistant directing the national tours of RENT and working on WAITING FOR GODOT with some amazing actors at Portland Stage Company in Maine. I've directed around fifty plays and musicals with professional actors around around the same number with students in educational settings ranging from universities to Montessori elementary schools.
As an educator, I've worked with little kids, big kids, and all sizes of adults. I traveled around the world teaching ensemble theatre with the International Schools Theatre Association. We've worked with students in Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Spain most recently. I've also been fortunate to teach for many years at the oldest continuously running youth theatre in America, San Diego's Junior Theatre. (I also directed a musical version of MATILDA and an adaptation of THE BORROWERS there!)
I've taught improvisation and acting as a private coach, high school teacher, and college professor. I worked with students to write and perform an original children's play at Colgate University that then toured around New York state. I've worked as a teaching artist with regional theaters like La Jolla Playhouse and the Old Globe Theatre going into public schools and teaching standards based drama classes and helping teachers teach their own drama classes.
I ran a Young Performers' Workshop summer drama camp in San Diego for many years, and I also taught improvisation and acting at La Jolla Playhouse's conservatory program for serious high school actors. I've coached monologues for high school seniors to apply for competitive BFA programs and for working actors to audition for productions.
I've worked on puppetry with elementary school kids. I've taught playwriting to students in the foster care system. I've directed radio plays with families at the Museum of TV and Radio in Beverly Hills. I've even taught English classes! When I reflect back on all the teaching I've been able to do, I'm so grateful....and so excited to now move into the online realm!
And, I've been a public high school English teacher.
I love musical theater, clowning, and classic comedies....anything that breaks the fourth wall and invites the audience into the madness! I look forward to joining with students around the world and building a learning ensemble together via our screens. The best way to learn theater skills is by doing it, not just talking about it. I create a safe space to take risks, explore creativity, respect others and develop empathy, and to have a great time. Audiences know if the creators had a positive experience. I promise we always will!
Reseñas
Clase grupal
18 US$
semanalmente1x por semana
50 min
Completado por 7 alumnos
Videoconferencias en vivo
Edades: 9-13
4-8 alumnos por clase