CONCEPT IS KING - SKETCH WRITING WORKSHOP with Sean Cooley
3:00-5:30 |$60
This workshop will focus on honing your comedic voice and developing scripted material for yourself and/or your ensemble, for both the stage and screen. We'll review the principles of sketch writing and game, learning the filters that will help you polish and refine your characters, dialogue and story structure. We will discuss the process of generating sketch premises and mining the most from your drafts. Students are encouraged to bring in sketch samples and ideas for feedback.
Sean Cooley is a writer, actor and comedian based in Chicago. His work has been featured on The Onion, Clickhole, Funny or Die, Huffington Post, and Thrillist. His solo work includes standup at Zanies, solo sketch at The Playground’s Give Me 5 and storytelling at The Moth Grandslam. He is the Head Writer for the iO Comedy Network and performs with the Harold team Denver.