PostedDate: 2/22/2006 5:41:02 PM
Young Performers Improv/Comedy Workshop Casting Director, Regina Moore, has always included Improv Actor and Instructor, Barry McAlister, in her Workshops from day one. "Improv is the foundation that true Actors build their careers on. Ninety percent of auditions, in some form or fashion, include the art of Improv". Improv Workshop Fun for All! Whether Staging a Show OR Just Looking to be Quick On Your Feet NASHVILLE TENNESSEE- Two young performers, posing as a teacher and a student, stand looking around suspiciously. They finally work their way toward one another. “You have the papers?” the student asks. Without hesitation, the teacher hands over the secret… lunch menus. It is a typical scene that unfolds based on the suggestion from another student in a class called Young Performers Improv/Comedy Workshop. Just like the next workshop offered by Moore Casting on February 25th. “So many more people know about and enjoy improv comedy these days,” says instructor Barry McAlister. “Many people have seen it on television, and there are more groups popping up all the time across the country.” McAlister says some students come to the class to jump in and start up a performing improv group of their own, and others just want the skills to improv their acting performances. But still others just want to learn some tips on how to think and act more quickly on their feet. Improvisation, for those who don’t know, is the action of taking what is given you (by situation or suggestion) and working with it to create a scene or presentation without a script or prepared dialogue. It is both an action (improvising when asked to speak- or when your caterer doesn’t show up) and an art form presented on a stage. Which ever way you use it, having the skills is a very useful thing! “Not only do people like news anchors, public speakers, lawyers, or teachers or teachers benefit,” says McAlister, “but young people who want more confidence in speaking will benefit,” says McAlister. “Students learn how to better approach a situation and confidently fall back on simple tools they learn in the class.” He says some people also just simply come for the fun! Moore Casting owner and director Regina Moore has been in the area’s production and casting field for more than 25 years. After working with clients to cast television, film, voice over and stage for so long, she began to see opportunities to help area performers by offering a variety of classes and workshops throughout the year, including her “Master Auditioning Workshop”, where students gain needed skills to better audition for roles. Improv became one of those elements offered- first as part of the other workshops, but now, because of their popularity, they are a stand alone experience. The next chance to sharpen your improv skills is Saturday, February 25th, 2006. The “Improv Comedy” is for ages 7 – 17, it runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and costs only $125. At crucial points the class is broken into older and younger groups. Barry McAlister’s classes with Moore have been popular. He is a long time local actor and performer. Some know him for TV and video roles such as “the dead guy” in country artist Joe Diffie’s video for Prop Me Up Beside the Juke Box (When I Die), as the ice skating $100 bill in First Tennessee’s Predator’s commercial, or for his appearance in the Kentucky Lottery spot. Others would know him from his long running children’s stage show Juniper Junction that made Cool Springs Galleria and other area malls their home for nearly a decade, or his roles in local murder mysteries with Laughing Corps and The White Trash Café. But he’s also directed and/or been a part of improv groups in the area for nearly years. So whether you’re looking to be the next improv genius like those on TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?, you want to think quick on your feet for auditions or other aspects of life, or you just want to have some great fun, give Regina’s office a call and book your spot in the January improv workshop at 831-0039. You can also visit her website at www.moorecasting.com. Moore Casting is located at 417 Welshwood Drive (directions available on the web site). # # # Fellow Improv Performer will, also, add to the FUN. Young Performers Improv/Comedy Workshop LOCATION: Moore Casting (Driving Directions on Web Site) HELD: Saturday, February 25th, 2006. TIME: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm COST: $125.00 For more information go to www.moorecasting.com or call 615/ 831-0039. Space is still available.
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