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.  

Contact grangehallcc@gmail.com or 802-244-4168 or grangehallcc@gmail.com

 

 

Hourly Schedule

Day 1

Date

Mar 08 2019 - Mar 10 2019

Time

6:00 PM

Cost

$85

Location

Grange Hall Cultural Center, 317 Howard Avenue, Waterbury Center, VT 05677

Organizer

Grange Hall Cultural Center
Phone
802-244-4168
Email
grangehallcc@gmail.com

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