We're happy to welcome Zabeth Russell and Kevin McShane to town. They are two members of the famed iOwest Harold team Trophy Wife. They'll be in town doing shows and teaching a couple of non Harold specific workshops. Their show at Phoenix Improv Festival is among the best shows I have ever seen. Hope to see you guys there!
You're Doing Enough: Simplifying Scenework with Zabeth Russell (Sunday, August 2nd, 12pm- 2pm)
Are your scenes getting bogged down with too much plot? Losing track of what you're doing and where you think should be going? Does it feel like work? It shouldn't. In this workshop, Zabeth Russell teaches you how to use the simple elements you've established in the first moments of a scene to create a fully satisfying, fleshed-out scene. You already have exactly what you need to get out of your head, get into the scene, and stop working so hard.
Zabeth Russell is a recent LA transplant by way of Boston, where she performed improv and sketch with the Mainstage cast of ImprovBoston. She was a founding member and later director of Boston’s first all-female improv troupe, Boston Creem. Film and TV credits include the PBS film Breaking the Mold, the FOX-TV pilot Page Six (which she also co-wrote) and the Clint Eastwood-directed Mystic River. You may have also seen her yell at Howie Mandel to quiet down in a commercial.
Building Characters with Kevin McShane (Sunday, August 2nd, 2pm - 4pm)
Tired of playing yourself in scenes? Or just playing yourself with a funny accent? In this workshop, Kevin McShane will provide you with the keys to creating engaging and fully-realized characters completely on the spot through a simple combination of physical and verbal choices. See how easy and enjoyable it can be to expand your range of characters in this fun-filled workshop.
Kevin McShane performs weekly with the long-running iOWest-based Harold Team Trophy Wife. He also has over a decade's experience directing, teaching, and performing improv at theaters, colleges, and festivals nationwide. His sole ambition in life is to slowly walk away from something as it blows up behind him.
Workshops are $25. Email Brent Foshee (foshman@gmail.com) to reserve your spot. (Or paypal paypal@coldtownetheater.com)
McShane and Russell from Trophy Wife Workshops
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McShane and I went to college together, if you can believe it!
Whenever I teach the Harold, the first thing I say is to watch Trophy Wife online, because I feel they set a terrific standard of what the Harold wants to be...
Whenever I teach the Harold, the first thing I say is to watch Trophy Wife online, because I feel they set a terrific standard of what the Harold wants to be...
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The goddamn best Austin improv classes!
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... wants to be to Level 3 improv students, Cody. Now put down the blade and back away .... nice and easy.TexasImprovMassacre wrote:I would be delighted to discuss this with you at some pointarthursimone wrote: Whenever I teach the Harold, the first thing I say is to watch Trophy Wife online, because I feel they set a terrific standard of what the Harold wants to be...
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I saw Trophy Wife in Phoenix and they blew my mind.
Workshops are filling up so take your improv to the next level with these masters and act now!!
Workshops are filling up so take your improv to the next level with these masters and act now!!
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they'll be playing in the 10pm slot with Frank Mills & ColdTowne on next Saturday at 10, then with Murphy at the 8:30 free show on Sunday nightspantell wrote:So when are the shows in Austin?
"I don't use the accident. I deny the accident." - Jackson Pollock
The goddamn best Austin improv classes!
The goddamn best Austin improv classes!
hey! zabeth here. we're very excited to come to your town.
Don't stab nobody over that Harold, mkay.dirty baby wrote:... wants to be to Level 3 improv students, Cody. Now put down the blade and back away .... nice and easy.TexasImprovMassacre wrote:I would be delighted to discuss this with you at some pointarthursimone wrote: Whenever I teach the Harold, the first thing I say is to watch Trophy Wife online, because I feel they set a terrific standard of what the Harold wants to be...