Advanced Scenes

This class is limited to 16 students.

This class builds on the skills in Level 2, teaching students to be versatile ensemble players who can build long-form pieces organically while keeping the show and audience's experience in mind. By layering more complicated improv techniques and awareness onto already fearless play, students will learn how to authentically ground characters so they feel believable and use curve balls to keep scenes surprising. We’ll explore the dynamics that make up three-person and group scenes and how to augment and balance multiple points of focus onstage. And we’ll learn to stay out of our heads while balancing it all.

In addition to learning advanced techniques, this class will encourage you to lean into the areas you shy away from and own what makes you unique as a performer through personal notes and individual challenges.

This class culminates in a performance for the public.

Prerequisite: BCC Level 2 “Free Your Mind.”

7-Week Class: Mondays, 7:00 - 10:00 PM, January 6th - February 24th.

• Note: Class may end between 9:30 - 10:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.

Skips Monday, January 20th in observance of MLK Jr Day.

Where: The BCC Pig Pen (144 Boerum Street)

Class Show: Saturday. 8:30pm. March 1st. 2025. BCC Pig Pen. (144 Boerum Street)

Teacher: Colin Rourke

Bio:

Colin Rourke is a Brooklyn-based improviser, writer, actor. As a Chicago native, Colin has trained under and performed for The iO Theater, The Second City House Company, Logan Square Improv and CIC Theater.

He's been featured in Buzzfeed and The Gag, and was selected as one of the Content Creators to watch at the 2022 NY Comedy Festival, along with his sketch team "Please Stop Crying". You can catch him improvising every Thursday at 7PM at BCC with "The Good Time", or monthly at Club Cumming as part of the duo, "The Critically Acclaimed Husbands". Follow him on social @ballin_rourke

Testimonials:

Collin is able to give you a lot of confidence in yourself while still being super specific with feedback that is helpful to your growth.

Colin's ability to address our individual strengths and areas for improvement, and using great exercises to work on those areas of improvement

Colin was very supportive and articulate in his feedback. He provided insightful and crystal clear notes in an incredibly supportive way!

Colin has a really great eye for getting people to work on their weaknesses. It felt like he paid attention to what all of us individually expressed as the areas we wanted to improve on and helped us plan how to do that. Amazing personal notes also

Colin is incredible at individualized feedback (even with a large group) and making the class feel personal, while still widely applicable and helpful. Amazing vibe reader and facilitator, too!!!!

If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.