MANDY BUTLER - improv workshop - Sat 2-5pm

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hey Everybody ~

this Saturday MANDY BUTLER will be joining us for a workshop and 2 shows!

Saturday 2-5pm she'll be leading her awesome improv workshop PHONY ISN'T FUNNY (desc below)

it's $25, register now at http://mandybutler.eventbrite.com

then she'll be joining us for 2 shows Saturday night at 8 & 10pm!

come experience this amazing improv spitfire!

J*

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404.277.3071

PHONY ISN'T FUNNY

Worried you have to give up the funny to get the substance? Want to develop compelling relationships onstage, but are afraid things will get “too dramatic” or boring? Do you think that performing captivating and connected longform is out of your reach? Guess what, friends! This workshop is for you! In this three-hour master class centered on putting your attention on your “other,” you will discover that 1) There is never nothing. 2) With all of your attention on your partner, you don’t have the headspace to be self-conscious. 3) You need only be engaged to be engaging…and my personal favorite: 4) PHONY ISN’T FUNNY! You're about to discover improv’s best kept secret: Being funny is the easiest part!

 

MANDY BUTLER has been an active improviser in Nashville, Richmond, Atlanta, and Greenville. She leads the improv program at Newberry College, where she is an Assistant Professor of Speech & Theatre and the Director of Performance. She holds a BA in Theatre Performance from Georgia College & State University and an MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University. Mandy has trained and performed with instructors from the Annoyance Theatre, BATS Improv, Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade, iO, and Steppenwolf West. She has taught master classes at many improv festivals and studios, as well as at the Southeastern Theatre Conference. For the past four years, Mandy has served as both a regional and finals judge for the Chicago Improv Festival's College Tournament. Mandy specializes in applying the Meisner Technique to Longform Improvisation and earned her Meisner teacher certification through the True Acting Institute at Willamette University.