David - Improvisational theater tutor - Paradise Valley
David - Improvisational theater tutor - Paradise Valley

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David

  • Rate $71
  • Response 10h
  • Students

    Number of students David has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

    22

    Number of students David has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

David - Improvisational theater tutor - Paradise Valley
  • 5 (4 reviews)

$71/h

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  • Improvisational theater
  • Stand-up comedy

20 years of stand-up and improvisation experience, Second City Trained, IO and Annoyance Graduate, author of "The Art of Fast Comedy," "The Gauntlet," "A Way to Write an Hour of Standup Every Year," a

  • Improvisational theater
  • Stand-up comedy

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David is a respected tutor in our community. They are highly recommended for their commitment and the quality of their lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.

About David

Dave is the founder of The Outliars, a Second City trained comedian, ASU graduate and holds an MBA from Keller. He is the Author of, "23 titles including "The Ravish Hotel," "The Bail Bondsman" and "Jaime Bathos." His earlier works include, "AZ Essay Vol. 1-4, a collection of essays" and, "Phoenix Phiction Vol. 1-3 a collection of short stories." Dave annually produces the Arizona Standup Festival, Arizona Improv Festival, and Arizona Sketch Festival. He is a graduate of the Second City Chicago, IO Chicago and The Annoyance. Dave teaches standup, improv and sketch comedy, essay, short story and screenwriting. His favorite things is seeing his students headline the Tempe Improv.

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  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

Writing through Improvisation
Creating Characters
Creating truthful content

Week 1 Intro
Week 2 The Gauntlet - how to create 12 characters in one minute
Week 3 The Brain Bender - stretch your brain to think of things you never would think of
Week 4 Writing - Develop 5 minutes of new material

After 4 weeks your should have a new 5 minute set with structure. Develop your "A to B" joke. Front load your set with the funniest material first. Develop patterns, call back and a closing bit. (Most importantly have fun the whole time.)

Former students Amanda Hurly worked for David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, Kirsten Alberts appeared on Fox's Laughs...and many more.

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Rates

Rate

  • $71

Pack rates

  • 5 h: $355
  • 10 h: $710

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  • $71/h

Details

The five week package includes one free session (Six sessions total)

Week 1 - Free consultation (Homework assignment)
Week 2 - Generating material
Week 3 - Delivery and Mechanics
Week 4 - Your first 3-5 minutes
Week 5 - Preparing for your show
Week 6 - Finalizing your 3-5 Minutes Set

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