Winter Break Intensives (ages 8-18)

Ages 8-18

Spend part of your winter break at The Second City where you can work out your creative energies in our intensives. Learn new skills, meet new friends and enjoy hanging out in the Training Center during the holiday season. Students are grouped by age.

There are two options of Intensives--a three day session with classes held Tuesday through Thursday, and a week-long session with classes held Monday through Friday. Classes run from 10:00am-3:30pm each day.

Tuition & 2011/12 Dates
Improvisation & Clowning - $200, Dec 20-22
Improvisation & Singprov - $200, Dec 20-22
Improvisation & Standup - $200, Dec 27-29
Two week combo (ages 11-18) - $350 (save $50)

Improvisation & Clowning - $350, Jan 2-6
Improvisation & Sketch - $350, Jan 2-6

Improvisation & Clowning (ages 8-10) December three-day - January one-week

Improvisation
Study the fundamentals of improvisation through exercises that help to develop strong ensemble and character work. Develop stage presence as well as patience, self confidence, good communication skills, and a respect for other performers and their creativity.

Clowning
Through the experience of imagination, creativity, innocence, and play, we invite the talented youth to discover his or her sense of gravity and levity, range of breath, physical awareness and emotional connection. Experience the pleasure of the clown nose and the freedom and joy in the unknown.

 

Improvisation & Singprov (ages 11-18) December three-day

Improv
Study the fundamentals of improvisation through exercises that help to develop strong ensemble and character work. Develop stage presence as well as patience, self confidence, good communication skills, and a respect for other performers and their creativity.

Singprov
Explore world of musical improvisation. Students cover the basics of singprov--from learning the art of "selling-it" to discovering the world of impromptu rhyming. Singers and non-singers alike will enjoy diving into short-form games, and even improvised musicals. No training in voice or music is required.

 

Improvisation & Standup (ages 11-18) December three-day

Improv
Study the fundamentals of improvisation through exercises that help to develop strong ensemble and character work. Develop stage presence as well as patience, self confidence, good communication skills, and a respect for other performers and their creativity.

Stand-Up
Come develop your personal style as a stand-up comedian as we focus on developing original material, stage presence, delivery and honing in on your sense of humor.

Improvisation & Sketch (ages 11-18) January one-week

Improv
Study the fundamentals of improvisation through exercises that help to develop strong ensemble and character work. Develop stage presence as well as patience, self confidence, good communication skills, and a respect for other performers and their creativity.

Sketch
The building block of any Second City show are the sketch comedy scenes. Explore classic Second City scenes, use improvisation to develop scenes and write original sketches.