1615 N. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027

Level 3: Premise Core

Location: Anthony Meindl Studios
905 Cole Ave
Los Angeles CA 90038
See class description for room number.

Sat Sep 7 12pm-3pm (LA)
Sat Sep 14 12pm-3pm
Sat Sep 21 12pm-3pm
Sat Sep 28 12pm-3pm
Sat Oct 5 12pm-3pm
Sat Oct 12 12pm-3pm
   Show: Fri Oct 18 6pm-7pm

$260 USD
Class size: 14

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Class Description: Learn to initiate off of an opening. This crucial skill lets you start scenes right in the middle of a comedic situation. You will use a monologue or a "living room" discussion to inspire scenes. We'll get into how to have an idea that's not too big or too small. How to use the idea of "voice of reason" and "fool" to frame the comedy of an idea. You'll learn to work with others to get your scenes started FAST.

Class A
Teacher: Sarah Claspell

About Sarah Claspell: Sarah is an actor/comedian/writer/teacher living in Los Angeles. She has been featured on tv shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and written for Drunk History, Gizmodo, Ask.com and many live shows at the UCB Theatre. She teaches at WGIS and the Upright Citizens Brigade, and performs regularly with improv teams Cardinal Redbird, The Bozos and Voltron, variety show Asian AF, and various shows doing improv, sketch, and characters. She has performed at the San Francisco Sketchfest, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Das Improv Festival, and SoHo Rep Theater in New York. Additionally, she has trained with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. Sarah co-hosts the podcast Everything is Rent, a podcast with popular comedians or musical theater types talking about the Broadway musical Rent, of course.

How This Works

  • You'll get an address in your enrollment email. Online classes are on Zoom.
  • REFUND POLICY: Full refund if you drop 24 hours before start of class.