This is the AUDITION for the course described below. You must sign up, attend and be cast for Staircase Night Live to take the Sketch Comedy Lab for Actors course.

Sketch Comedy Lab for Actors is an intense series workshop devoted to honing the craft of sketch comedy acting culminating in a performance. The course will teach actors how to optimize their craft for those skills specific to sketch comedy acting.

This series workshop begins with writer collaboration, actor selection and cold reads of fresh and established comedy sketches. The director will lead the actors in optimizing stage craft, memorization, and rehearsal for sketch comedy. This will also include how to get most out of a dress rehearsals, tech rehearsals and how to promote a show.

Director, lead writer and producer of the the lab and culminating production is Jerry Schaefer. Jerry Schaefer is a professional sketch comedy writer and actor. He has written, and performed in, The Red Green Show, the teen comedy series That's So Weird, and various shows on CBC TV and Radio. In addition to working on stage for The Second City, Jerry has over twenty years experience teaching improv comedy and sketch comedy writing in their workshop program.

Comedy Sketch Lab for Actors
Thursdays 7p, Oct 15th, 22nd, 29th, Nov 5th, 12th, 19th (shows 20th, 21st)
$150 plus costs
Elaine May Theatre 25 Dundurn St North, Hamilton

Financial support is available for this program.

Actor Schedule
Oct 8th Audition
Oct 15th Table reads. Reality editing.
Oct 22nd On book blocking and timing.
Oct 29th Rehearsal.
Nov 5th Rehearsal
Nov 12th Dress rehearsal (off book).
Nov 19th Tech rehearsal (absolutely off book).
Nov 20th Show One 8p (comps will depend on space)
Nov 21st Show Two 8p (comps will depend on space)

Sketch Comedy Actors Lab Audition

Sketch Comedy Actors Lab Audition

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