SPECIAL, ONE-DAY IMPROV WORKSHOPS FOR TEENS with award-winning comedic performers and Curtain Call alums Chris O’Neill and Paul Valenti of “The Chris and Paul Show!”
Wednesday, February 22, 2023:
Teens (Grades 8 to 12): 5:15pm to 7:15pm This class is no longer available.)
Sunday, February 26, 2023:
Teens (Grades 8 to 12): 12:30pm to 2:30pm
* Workshops are nonsequential. The information covered on one date will be the same information covered on the other. You can sign up for just one or are welcome to sign up for both (at a discount).
Taught by international sketch comedy award winners Chris O’Neill and Paul Valenti of “The Chris and Paul Show,” this is a physical comedy workshop for performers of any skill level – from beginner to expert. Prepare to explore the world of improv and sketch while being pushed to take greater risks in your acting. Classes focus on physicality, building an environment, trusting your fellow scene partner, self-editing, embracing silence, character creation, taking big chances and overcoming a fear of failure. Chris and Paul will equip you with the tools to think outside of the box in the world of improv, clowning, sketch and beyond.
Paul Valenti is a seasoned performer, writer and improviser in New York City. He has had the opportunity to perform throughout the US and in the UK. Paul also has directed numerous short plays and sketches and is an Improv coach as well. Winner of Best Actor at the NYTV Festival for the pilot of The Chris and Paul Show and Best Newcomer at The Montreal Sketch Festival. Nominated for Best Newcomer at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and proud alumnus of Second City NYC.
Christopher John O’Neill is a comedian and Broadway actor, best known for playing the role of Elder Arnold Cunningham in the musical The Book of Mormon. While performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his two-man traveling comedy act, The Chris and Paul Show, O'Neill was spotted by a casting director and invited to audition for the role of Elder Cunningham. He won the 2015 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor for the role, during the show’s run at The Kennedy Center.
**Make-Up Dates (in case of weather-related closings): 3/27
Designed for actors with less than a year and a half to no tap experience looking to get a “leg up,” our Broadway Tap classes explore a trademark style featured in popular musicals like Anything Goes,42nd Street, Shuffle Along, Book of Mormon, Newsies, Something Rotten and TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance.
Registration: $136 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $20 per class.
**Make-Up Dates (in case of weather-related closings): 3/27
Designed for actors with less than a year and a half to no tap experience looking to get a “leg up,” our Broadway Tap classes explore a trademark style featured in popular musicals like Anything Goes,42nd Street, Shuffle Along, Book of Mormon, Newsies, Something Rotten and TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance.
Registration: $136 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $20 per class.
**Make-Up Dates (in case of weather-related closings): 3/27
Designed for actors with less than a year and a half to no tap experience looking to get a “leg up,” our Broadway Tap classes explore a trademark style featured in popular musicals like Anything Goes,42nd Street, Shuffle Along, Book of Mormon, Newsies, Something Rotten and TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance.
Registration: $136 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $20 per class.
**Make-Up Dates (in case of weather-related closings): 3/27
Designed for actors with less than a year and a half to no tap experience looking to get a “leg up,” our Broadway Tap classes explore a trademark style featured in popular musicals like Anything Goes,42nd Street, Shuffle Along, Book of Mormon, Newsies, Something Rotten and TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance.
Registration: $136 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $20 per class.
Special One-Day Improv Workshop for Teens with "The Chris and Paul Show!"
