When improvisers say “I was in my head,” they mean they were stuck in their left brain — thinking instead of feeling. Great improv lives in the right brain: emotion, discovery, presence. This weekend will focus on physical, emotional play and moment-to-moment connection. Students will practice organic initiations, gifting, character work, object work, long-form technique, and more, emphasizing relationships, discovery, and depth over invention and planning.
About Rich Talarico:
Rich is a Peabody® Award-winning writer/producer with four Emmy® and four WGA Award nominations, best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich was responsible for K&P fave Substitute Teacher, (“…Ay-ay-Ron?”) which in 2024 was added to The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum Of American History.
Other credits include: MADtv, The Tonight Show w. Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically-acclaimed, Review. An alum of Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic, Rich also provided punch-up work on Mean Girls and Get Out. As an improviser, Rich teaches, coaches and performs with long-form group Dasariski, Rich played in the early casts of Chicago’s The Armando Diaz Show and co-created the shows, Close Quarters, Strap Heads and Trio. As an actor, Rich appeared on screen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity, and in A&W Root Beer’s classic TV ad, “Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. Rich is currently teaching and performing stand-up comedy around the US. — more at www.richtalarico.com
2 day Course
Time: 10am-5pm
Class size is limited to 18 students
Pre-requisite: Level 2 grad equivalent
Discount codes are not available for this Workshop
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