Where
Talent House AcademyBurbank, CA 91506
Contact
Karen Kenney
Talent House Academy
310-404-3731
karen@talenthouseacademy.com
The workshop is for educational purposes only. This is not an audition or guarantee of work. The presence of a Casting Director/Casting Associate or industry professional is not a guarantee or implication of a job offer of any kind. The Academy is not offering employment, a job opportunity or an audition.
CITY OF BURBANK TAX REG B-T1004806 AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY LOS ANGELES,CA BOND# 1000958785 CA/TALENT SERVICES $50,000.00 EXP DATE 12/28/2018
STATE OF CALIFORNIA CPS PERMIT # CPS-000238745 EXP DATE- 2/21/2019
5 WEEK SPECIALTY SERIES
Sketch Character Writing & Development Class with These 2 Amazing Instructors.
PRODUCER/CASTING DIRECTOR/INSTRUCTOR:
JOEY PAUL JENSEN, CSA!
And
Producer/Show Runner/Comedian: Billy Riback
(Wizards of Waverly Place, Suite Life, Appearances on Showtime, HBO)!
- Learn to flex your comedy muscles and prepare for the ultimate comedy audition when sketch characters are required for the family networks. Many times young actors are asked to come in and just make up sketch characters and don't know where to begin. This special 5 week class will get each actor in shape with their own repertoire of tailor made characters. These characters can also help shape any comedy character scene to develop strong instincts overall.
- SYLLABUS:
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Week 1: Explore Comedy Improv with and without character to improve comedy techniques. Plus, distribution of sketch comedy character questionnaire
Week 2: Continued exploration in improv comedy with chosen comedy characters. New writing assignment regarding character comedy bits.
Week 3: Character bits and sketches performed and development of 3 characters for sketch work. Comedy improv with more refined characters.
Week 4: Billy and Joey polish character creations and work on sketch/bit rewrites.
Week 5: Final performance class of sketch characters with Comedy bits and sketches.
About Joey:
As featured on: Dr. Phil, Nightline, Access Hollywood,
& E Entertainment
Joey Paul Jensen is an award winning Casting Director, Movie Producer, Acting Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Peak Performance coach. She has been a driving force working with talent in Hollywood for over 20 years.
Joey has appeared as a speaker on Dr. Phil, E Entertainment, TLC, Access Hollywood, and The Biography Channel as an expert on acting and pursuing show business.
Joey recently completed the North American Search for The Three Little Stooges.
Most notably, Joey co-produced and cast, the award winning SONY release of “Soul Surfer”. The famous story about how Bethany Hamilton overcame the struggle of losing her arm to a great white shark and they are about to do the sequel. Joey received the prestigious Artios Award for Casting Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven” along with 12 other nominations which also includes the movie “Soul Surfer”. JP Casting is a casting company with over 70 feature film credits and more than 16 television series.
Since 1994, Joey has cast live action and animated series for Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, Hallmark, Fox, CBS, ABC, and PBS. Some of her credits include Disney’s Nationwide Search, Imagination Movers, That’s So Raven, Even Stevens, Cory In The House, Project Oso, Hey Arnold, Movie Surfers TV, and Oswald The Octopus.
Feature film casting credits include the most recent Camp Cool Kids, Hoovey, Legally Blondes, Space Warriors, Field Of Lost Shoes, Honey 2, Raise Your Voice, Bring It On, and BRATZ. Joey Paul Jensen has been instrumental in starting the acting careers of Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Alba, Hilary Duff, Naya Rivera, Janel Parrish, Aly Michalka, Jason Earles, Cody Linley, Sean Ryan Fox. Kyle Massey, and Katarina Graham.
Dates: April 12,19, 26, May 3rd, & 10th
Time: 6:00pm-9:00PM
Ages: 8-22 FOR YOUNGER KIDS PLEASE EMAIL KAREN@TALENTHOUSEACADEMY.COM
Tuition: $579
