Workshop -Who ARE you talkin' to?

Taught by professional improvisation teacher Mike Spara

and hosted by Rebecca Haugh... bios below...


Who are you talking to?

   This workshop focuses on improvising strong choices for "knowing who you're talking to." This can boost your competitive ability at what casting dirs, agents and coaches always say is important when approaching a script: Know who you're talking to.

This workshop shows you how to use improvisation to explore and play smart in your VO world:

• Laser focus on 3 key skills to create a relationship in a scene or script:

Status, Specificity, and Intensity/Emotion

• Focus on each skill, practicing in multiple sets

• Put them all together in scenes

• Practice real VO world applications using script scenarios

• Throughout: multiple reps and focused feedback for all participants


About Rebecca

I founded 'Love That Improv VO' in July 2013 because I personally wanted this kind of service and no one was offering it online.

I have been a professional actress since 2001. I have solid acting experience and training - both of which include improv.


For me, VO Improv is many things - sparking that creativity and getting those neurons and synapses to fire in my brain differently, embracing the risk, getting thrilled by the wild abandon and scaling to new heights... sometimes that includes overcoming barriers... and putting it all back into the beautiful work we can create with our voice!

Join us!


NEXT DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

TIME: 1pm pac / 2pm mtn / 3pm cent/ 4 pm east

DURATION: 2 hours


Limited to 12 participants


Registration is $50 USD via paypal


Requirements

  • Home VO studio connected to Skype
  • VO experience (PT or FT)
  • Completed “Training Wheels” Class or equivalent
  • free Skype account
  • Ready for fun and creative exploration!

Not required but preferred:

Ethernet (not wireless) Skype connection to studio

Why take this workshop?


Casting and Agents and Coaches say, “know who you’re talking to” while acting from the script…

This workshop uses improvisation to explore and practice this very thing…

We’ll start by putting everything in context, walking you through 3 key skills to helps you be more competitive at making strong choices for ‘who you are talking to’.

We’ll work on each skill, then put it all together in scenes and then using VO script scenarios, showing you how and letting you practice while providing supportive feedback…


Join this workshop!

$50 USD via paypal. 

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Click here for cancellation policy.

"Establishing Relationships" is an elective workshop available to anyone who can meet the minimum requirements. After completing the workshop, you might consider continuing with weekly improv workouts, which will support you to use improvisation in your VO work. The workouts are like “gym workout” improv sessions for VO, and are also audio-only via Skype in a group no larger than 12. Click here to learn more about weekly workouts.


Note – This workshop is not about breaking down a script.  This workshop is for VO talent who work part-time or full-time in voiceover and want to get more competitive by using improv with their VO skills. This workshop is NOT for folks trying to figure out how to start a career in voiceover, and it is NOT for people brand new to voiceover work.

About Mike

Mike Spara is an actor, comedian and writer. He is a founding member of TNM (The New Movement) NOLA, where he is also a faculty member for the improvisation, sketch, and AP Comedy conservatories. He has received training from UCB, Second City, iO, Annoyance, and Under the Gun Theater, among others. He performs comedy around the country, including SF Sketch Fest, Moontower Comedy & Oddity Fest, Chicago SketchFest for five years running, and Hell Yes Fest. He performs sketch and improvisation with a variety of groups in New Orleans, including Stupid Time Machine, where he also produces and performs his wordless sketch comedy show Conversations with Body Language.