Putting Together Your Own One Person Show

Location: Online

Sat May 8, 2021 10am-12pm (PDT)

Free
Class size: 100

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Class Description: FREE LECTURE / DISCUSSION: (with Erick Acuna and Martin Steger) Have you thought about writing and performing your own scripted solo comedy show? Don't know where to start? In this lecture we'll share some tools we developed creating our solo show, and sharing other people's shows. We'll look into the conception of your theme, characters, sketches, performance and post-production. Lecturers: Erick Acuña (writer and performer of 'Acuña Acuna') Martin Steger (director of 'Acuña Acuna')
Teacher: Erick Acuna

About Erick Acuna: Erick Acuña is a Peruvian comedian and writer based in Washington DC. He studied at Ketó Improv Theater in Peru, and after moving to the US he completed Washington Improv Theater’s (WIT) and New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade’s programs, as well as the Comedy Writing program at The Second City. For the last decade he has been teaching and performing improv and sketch comedy at WIT and Dojo Comedy. He has also taught improv workshops and performed in comedy festivals in over twenty cities around the US, Latin-America and Europe. His solo show 'Acuña Acuna' had a sold out run at the Capital Fringe and it was voted 'Best Solo Performance' and 'Best of Fringe'. His show was also a finalist at the Yes, And... Laughter Lab in partnership with Comedy Central. You can find out more at erickacuna.com

How This Works

  • You'll get an address in your enrollment email. Online classes are on Zoom.
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