British American Comedy
This class will take an in depth look at some of the specific techniques around the analysis and playing of comedy in American and British plays. Scenes will be selected from a wide range of playwrights including but not limited to Neil Simon, Christopher Durang, David Ives, Sarah Ruhl, Wendy Wasserstein, Caryl Chruchill, Tom Stoppard, David Mamet, Harold Pinter, Oscar Wilde, and Noel Coward. The Actor’s 5 Questions, physical behavior, comic timing, lozzi, and irony will be studied in the context of these great writers.