Advanced Short Form: Character Work
Advanced Short Form: Character Work
In this workshop we'll focus on creating and exploring characters. You will see how a character can be created through personal experience, prompts from others, or even from making mistakes. When it comes to inventing a strong character, there is no one way to approach it. So feel free to explore and learn! The class will have different exercises and games to help you discover new ways to approach making a character for a scene.
Prerequisite: Beginning Improv or permission of the instructor and principal.
About the Instructor: Conor O'Rourke has been performing comedy for more than 14 years. He was first introduced to improv in college, and he joined ComedySportz in 2009. Conor helped create the group Porkchop Volcano in 2013, which has performed at the DC Improv, Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, Brightbox Theater, the Charm City Comedy Festival and more. He has extensive experience leading corporate team-building workshops and has taught introductory improv classes both the DC Improv and the Comedy Spot (in Northern Virginia). Conor still regularly performs all around the DMV.
Mondays, November 17 - December 15, 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
In this five-week workshop we'll focus on creating and exploring characters. You will see how a character can be created through personal experience, prompts from others, or even from making mistakes. When it comes to inventing a strong character, there is no one way to approach it. So feel free to explore and learn! The class will have different exercises and games to help you discover new ways to approach making a character for a scene.
Prerequisite: Beginning Improv or permission of the instructor and principal.
About the Instructor: Conor O'Rourke has been performing comedy for more than 14 years. He was first introduced to improv in college, and he joined ComedySportz in 2009. Conor helped create the group Porkchop Volcano in 2013, which has performed at the DC Improv, Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, Brightbox Theater, the Charm City Comedy Festival and more. He has extensive experience leading corporate team-building workshops and has taught introductory improv classes both the DC Improv and the Comedy Spot (in Northern Virginia). Conor still regularly performs all around the DMV.
All sales are final. Refunds and exchanges are offered only when a show is canceled or rescheduled.
Admission Policies
- Patrons must be 18 or older to attend events or classes at the DC Improv. Any exceptions are clearly noted in the event descriptions.
In this workshop we'll focus on creating and exploring characters. You will see how a character can be created through personal experience, prompts from others, or even from making mistakes. When it comes to inventing a strong character, there is no one way to approach it. So feel free to explore and learn! The class will have different exercises and games to help you discover new ways to approach making a character for a scene.
Prerequisite: Beginning Improv or permission of the instructor and principal.
About the Instructor: Conor O'Rourke has been performing comedy for more than 14 years. He was first introduced to improv in college, and he joined ComedySportz in 2009. Conor helped create the group Porkchop Volcano in 2013, which has performed at the DC Improv, Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, Brightbox Theater, the Charm City Comedy Festival and more. He has extensive experience leading corporate team-building workshops and has taught introductory improv classes both the DC Improv and the Comedy Spot (in Northern Virginia). Conor still regularly performs all around the DMV.