Improvising in the Style of Shakespeare with Diana Brown

Join Diana for a 5-week series exploring improvisation in the style of Shakespeare.

Together, we’ll explore the six levels of Elizabethan society, Shakespeare’s scene types, the rhythm of his language, Shakespeare’s perspectives on love, and the delights of bringing his world to life through improvisation.

Students will leave this class with a foundation in Shakespearean improvisation, a deeper knowledge of the time period, and a stronger connection to their inner Elizabethan.

In our work together, anyone can play any character they are called to play.

About the Instructor

Diana Brown is an acclaimed improvisational theatre artist, actor, producer, director, and voiceover talent. She performs with the Shakespearean ensemble Gamesome Frolic and is one half of the duo Bingewatch and the Tennessee Williams-inspired duo Fleeting Reminiscence. She also performs with the trios POPTOP and Slumber Party, as well as the Twilight Zone-inspired ensemble But of Mind. In addition, she is a member of the Killing My Lobster acting pool and a guest artist with BATS Improv.

Globally recognized, Diana has performed at festivals including Impro Amsterdam, Liverpool Improv Festival, Vancouver Improv Festival, SF Sketchfest, Improv Fest Ireland, and the New York Improv Festival, among many others.

In addition to teaching Shakespearean improvisation at All Out Comedy Theatre, Diana leads the Advanced Improv Performance Lab at Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s School of Theatre, is an instructor and corporate facilitator with Leela Improv Theatre, and is a guest instructor with BATS Improv.

She will also be appearing at ImprovCon, including performing with Jonathan Pitts in Time Piece. Diana is currently in rehearsals for a new transatlantic production conceived and directed by Mark Smith (UK), alongside Lindsey McGowan (Canada).

Details

Requirements: Ages 18+

Date: Tuesdays, 7:00pm-9:30pm, August 11-September 8

Registration: $228

Location: All Out Comedy Theater, 2550 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
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