4 Week Bat Instensive! -- Improv in the Dark!

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » July 18th, 2011, 11:43 am

4 Week Bat Intensive — Improv In the Dark!
Saturdays at 1pm Starting July 30th! (7/30, 8/6, 8/20, 8/27)
REGISTER HERE

One of the perennial highlights of the Hideout 40-hour Improv marathon and a ColdTowne Theater student favorite, The Bat is a Harold performed entirely in the dark. This workshop will focus on the skills neccessary for performing blind: making organic transitions and connections, superlative listening, strong character work, performing in the moment and 100% unconditional “yes, anding.” Students will learn how to first embrace, then harness and control chaos. Plus, we’ll get to do funny voices and make sound effects.

Michael Jastroch writes and performs with ColdTowne, winning several awards for his improv including “Best Comedy Group 2008” in the Austin Chronicle Reader’s poll and the B. Iden Payne award for “Outstanding Improv Ensemble.” His sketch project, Lovey and Lovey, won Best of Fest at the 2005 Lone Star Sketch Festival and the 2008 Frontera Fringe Festival as well as a Critic’s Pick in the 2008 Austin Chronicle Reader’s Poll. Michael is the Executive Director of the ColdTowne Theater and teaches and directs sketch and improv at the ColdTowne Conservatory. Michael was nominated for best teacher at the Austin Improv Collective Awards and the group he directs, Midnight Society, was nominated for a B. Iden Payne Theater Award. Michael has directed a number of comedy improv shows, including the Victrola, Rapture the Flag and Cereal For Adults. Michael has taught his improv workshops all over the country, including at the Oberlin College Improv Festival, the Gila Monster Improv Fest in Tuscon, Arizona and at the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival in Chapel Hill. Listen to Bats he directed here.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » July 18th, 2011, 9:18 pm

In! So in!

Who else? Logan? Kayla?

Kayla Lane · Post by **Kayla Lane** » July 19th, 2011, 9:01 am

Terry wrote:In! So in!

Who else? Logan? Kayla?

I want to! I do! I'll get back to you when I figure out for sure if I can or not, and hopefully there will still be open slots then.

JLOgan · Post by **JLOgan** » July 19th, 2011, 11:30 am

He already reserved my spot.

hujhax · Post by **hujhax** » July 20th, 2011, 9:24 am

♪ na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, bat-claaaaaasss ♫

--
peter rogers @ work | http://hujhax.livejournal.com

It is an assault on all the senses, including common.
-- Roger Ebert, reviewing Death Race

Jastroch · Post by **Jastroch** » July 26th, 2011, 5:54 pm

BUMP!

jillybee72 · Post by **jillybee72** » July 27th, 2011, 2:05 am

Each student receives a complimentary Mexican Freetail Bat.