Unsticking What’s Stuck
The theory of improv is so lovely; the reality sometimes feels like the complete opposite. No matter how many classes you take and ‘reps’ you do, sometimes you still have pressing questions that need immediate solutions so you can get back on the joy ride. This 3 hour workshop concentrates on those ‘problems’ that continue to mystify, with solid and practical tips you can immediately implement. Warning: This class goes by in a blink. Get your pressing questions ready!!
Susan Messing
At the legendary Second City, Messing wrote and performed in two mainstage revues and directed their National Touring Company. Messing is a founding member of the infamous Annoyance Theatre where she has created roles in over thirty original productions, including “Co-Ed Prison Sluts”, “The Miss Vagina Pageant”, and “Your Butt”. In addition, she conceived, co-adapted (with Mary Scruggs) and directed the critically acclaimed “What Every Girl Should Know…An Ode to Judy Blume” for the Annoyance stage, where she also continues to teach.
Messing has been an adjunct professor for Loyola University, DePaul University’s Theatre School, and The University of Chicago, and The School of Steppenwolf. Her standup act with her puppet, Jolly, has been featured at the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, and on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend and NBC’s Late Fridays. You can hear her voice on radio and tv ads.