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Improv Master Class: Character/POV

Master Class with Rich Talarico

  • January 18
  • 10 am - 1 pm
  • Sahm Foundation Arts Education Center at New Village Arts

Improv Master Class with Rich Talarico

"Rich's class left me feeling confident and having many tools at my disposal to instantly create stronger scenes. The surprising thing is how simple these ideas are.”
— Steve Halasz, Student, Los Angeles

$75 for Participants

Character/POV – Master Class w. Rich Talarico

Character = choice. Learn how to line up your own choices with gifts from your teammates as you create each other’s characters instantly on stage. Feel the power of POV – the choice that guides all choices. See how easy it is to discover your character’s world view, the filter through which only you look, and how to keep “playing the game” of your character throughout a scene and a show.
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About RICH TALARICO

Join Rich Talarico (Key & Peele, MADtv, SNL), a 30 year improv vet and alumnus of The Second City and Improv Olympic as he leads this character workshop that will leave you with many tools to create characters instantly. <br>
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RICH TALARICO IS A PEABODY® AWARD WINNER WHO BOASTS FOUR EMMY® NOMINATIONS, AND FOUR WRITERS GUILD AWARD NOMS.
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Rich is an actor, comedian, improviser and established writer/producer best known for his work on Comedy Central’s Key & Peele. Rich wrote K&P favorites Substitute Teacher, Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice and many more. Rich wrote and produced on MADtv, The Tonight Show w. Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically acclaimed, Review.<br>
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Rich took his first improv class from Stephen Colbert at Chicago’s Second City. Rich went on to tour with SC’s National Touring Company and later co-created five original sketch comedy revues with SC’s Etc., and Main Stage Companies. While in Chicago, Rich was a performer and teacher at Improv Olympic (Now iO) under the direction of Charna Halpern and the late, Del Close. Rich played on the Improv Olympic house teams “Mr. Blonde” and “Faulty Wiring” – while co-creating long-form improv shows like “Strap Heads,” “Trio,” “Close Quarters,” and “Dasariski.”<br>
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As an actor, Rich has appeared in featured roles on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity, and A&W Root Beer’s classic TV ad, “Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. — More at richtalarico.com