
Winter Workshop Series: Commedia–The Energy of Comedy, taught by Donny Osman
COMMEDIA: THE ENERGY OF COMEDY
Taught by Donny Osman
This is a 2-class workshop–Please note dates/times.
Fri. March 8 @ 6-9pm & Sun. March 10 @ 3-6pm
Base fee: $85 (discounts may apply**)
What do the Marx Brothers, Shakespeare, and The Big Bang Theory have in common? They are all decedents of Commedia Del Arte, which represents the birth of modern comic popular entertainment. The influence of the Commedia Dell Arte style reverberates strongly in today’s world and popular comedy. This workshop will explore the characters, movement and comic energy of the Commedia. Meet and play the stock characters, including creating Lazzi, comic timing, energy, and engaging your “Comic Motor.”
Donny Osman has toured his own solo shows and taught theater worldwide for more twenty years. He has a long history in theater, training and performing across Europe and founding and directing The Two Penny Circus which toured New England and beyond for ten years. He played a leadership role in founding Circus Smirkus whose mission is to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus, and to inspire youth to engage in life-changing adventures in the circus arts. Donny was also the Director of the Vermont Governor’s Institute on the Arts for more than two decades.
WINTER WORKSHOP SERIES
The more you take, the more you save!
First workshop: Base Fee
Second workshop: 10% off base fee
Third workshop: 15% off base fee
Fourth workshop: 20% off base fee
Fifth workshop: 25% off base fee
Discounts do not apply to all workshops uniformly–please note the differences indicated in each description. All workshops must be paid in full, 7 days in advance of first class to receive discounts.
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