5-MINUTE SOLO Workshop with Kevin Krieger
5-MINUTE SOLO Workshop with Kevin Krieger
5-MINUTE SOLO Workshop with Kevin Krieger
Friday Dec 13, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday Dec 14, 10am-5pm
CLASS SHOW: Saturday Dec 14, 9:30pm
In this weekend workshop led by Kevin Krieger, students will build a 5-minute solo comedy bit through writing, live-directed improvisation and peer to peer pitching. The workshop will conclude with a performance open to the public at Sweet Action on Saturday December 14th at 9:30PM. This class is best suited for students with previous clown and improvisation training.
Workshop Schedule:
WRITING (*At home before the start of in-person workshop): Students will receive writing prompts via email to generate ideas for the first class.
12/13 5:30-8:30 Using some of the ideas from writing prompts, students will improvise and be live-directed to further discover material.
HOMEWORK Build out costume, source sound cues, and write a loose outline of your material based on discoveries.
12/14 10am-1pm Present material to class, receive feedback and make costume adjustments
LUNCH 1pm-2pm Eat and do some rewrites based on feedback
12/14 2pm-5pm Tech rehearsal, blocking and bit tightening
12/14 9pm Call for show
12/14 9:30pm Class Show
About the instructor:
Kevin Gregory Krieger is a comedian and director based in Los Angeles, CA. Combining clown, standup, sketch and improvisation, his live performances have taken him to stages across the region, including Pasadena’s Civic Center Auditorium where he was featured on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Under the tutelage and direction of John Gilkey (Cirque Du Soleil), Kevin performed in the critically-acclaimed improvisational clown ensemble The Murge, which LA Weekly dubbed, "Spontaneous theater of the absurd…LA’s craziest improv show.” Kevin would go on to train in the Idiot Workshop pedagogy and teach for the workshop for over a decade, cultivating his voice as a director and fostering the burgeoning clown community in Los Angeles. In 2023, Kevin directed Claire Woolner’s solo show "A Retrospection” which was called “captivating throughout” by The New York Times and went on to win Best of Hollywood Fringe. Kevin is currently touring his own solo show, Honest Work, a one-hour improvisation with a simple goal - delivering the greatest show you’ve ever seen. Kevin co-owns Public Displays of Altadena where he operates his very own workshop, Plain Clothes Clown.
Location
Sweet Action Theatre
180 Shaw St, Unit 106
Toronto, Ontario
M6J 2W5