Improv and Acting - John Conroy

$330.00

About This Class

Sundays 11-2pm, 8 weeks. Starts January 11th.

This class will be held at the NEW Pack Theater space!
1615 N. Vermont, 90027

Prerequisite: Must have had some Improv experience, class or performance.
(Intermediate - Advanced)

Combining the freedom and spontaneity of improv with classic acting and theatre exercises, this class will help make your work more believable and add levels to your funny. We will work on adding honest emotional reactions, authenticity and empathy to your scenes that will allow you to confidently make bolder choices and connect with the audience in deeper and more memorable ways. You will learn how to take command of the stage and earn every audience reaction, from laughs to gasps. This class culminates in a performance with students from the other Improv classes. Come join the fun!

About This Class

Sundays 11-2pm, 8 weeks. Starts January 11th.

This class will be held at the NEW Pack Theater space!
1615 N. Vermont, 90027

Prerequisite: Must have had some Improv experience, class or performance.
(Intermediate - Advanced)

Combining the freedom and spontaneity of improv with classic acting and theatre exercises, this class will help make your work more believable and add levels to your funny. We will work on adding honest emotional reactions, authenticity and empathy to your scenes that will allow you to confidently make bolder choices and connect with the audience in deeper and more memorable ways. You will learn how to take command of the stage and earn every audience reaction, from laughs to gasps. This class culminates in a performance with students from the other Improv classes. Come join the fun!

About The Teacher

John Conroy is an actor, producer, director, writer and communications specialist. He’s been performing, teaching and coaching improvisational comedy for over 20 years. His extensive training includes iOWest, UCB, The Groundlings, Second City, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and Viewpoints technique with trans superstar Alexandra Billings.

John can be seen every month with Big Yellow Taxi (one of the longest running improv comedy shows in LA) and the improvised Tennessee Williams troupe Downtown Menagerie. He created the award-winning The Dick and The Dame: Improv Noir alongside his longtime comedy partner Stacy Rumaker, and is known for shows ranging from the avant garde WPCK to the outrageous Scumbag Shakespeare. John’s stage play The Rotten State received critical acclaim, and he starred in and directed numerous seasons of the celebrated PL.A.Y Noir. His work as a writer spans television to narrative video games (including one based on the works of Jane Austen). John’s film credits include the dark comedy Typecast: The Rise & Fall of Boingman, the action thriller Brick, and the sexy mystery Just Business (which he also co-produced). As far as he knows John is the only actor who’s played both Bruce Wayne and Jason Vorhees.

Offstage John is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach, doggie daddy, music nerd, gamer, and lover of travel, “proper football” and mezcal.