Summer Power Hour Class Descriptions

Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm at First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills, 70-35 112th St. Queens, NY

  • July 8 - Stefanie Lindeman: Be in the Moment: In this workshop we'll use mindfulness techniques to help us embrace our willingness to let go of our reflexive desire to control the scene.

  • July 15 - Rory Scholl: It’s in the Details: Being stuck in an elevator is funny...being stuck in an elevator in the Eiffel Tower with drunk mimes is funnier. Let's learn to be as specific and detailed as possible to create original one of a kind scenes and characters.

  • July 22 - Rory Scholl: Connections: Characters that know each other and have a history are so much better to watch than strangers. Let's learn how to create connections on the spot to make your scenes richer and more grounded.

  • July 29 - Mandy Schmieder Cummings: Improv FUNdamentals!: Come scratch the surface of long form improv with some super fun improv exercises!

  • August 19 - Stefanie Lindeman: Get Silly!: Play your cares away with an hour of ridiculously fun improv games.

  • August 26 - Tracey Gordon: Slapstick and Innuendo: Come learn some strong comedy techniques by using your body and punny words to generate laughs.

    Wednesdays 7:00-8:00pm at CITG Community House, 15 Borage Place, Forest Hills, Queens, NY

  • July 9 - David Bell: Stealing the Infinity Stones: Uniting Your Improv Set Around an Object Let's work on our listening skills and create an imaginary object ("A MacGuffin") to tie scenes together. Who wants the object? Who has the object? Who is willing to make a sacrifice to get the object?

  • July 16 - Stefan Schick: FUN-Prov Hour!: Come on out to learn some favorite exercises that will make your improv choices specific and fun.

  • July 23 - Damien Moore: Clown Hour!: This workshop will introduce you to the world of Red Nose clowning techniques.

  • July 30 - Nicole Pascaretta: We’re all Characters!: In this workshop you will learn tools for improvising characters through games and scenes.

  • August 6 - David Bell: Microwavable Characters:Developing a Memorable Character at The Speed of Zap! Let's work on character games so that you can boil your character choices down to one sentence so your scene will be full of energy right from the first line.

  • August 13 - Tracey Gordon: Short Form Brain Teasers: Come on out to exercise your brain with some super fun short form games!