Owen Egerton’s Sketch to Screen
SKETCH TO SCREEN w/ Owen Egerton
Sunday, May 26th 12-2pm, ColdTowne Theater
Register Here -$30
Your sketches kick ass. Your characters have people laughing to the point of bodily pain. Now what can you do to bring this magic to the silver screen? How do you take a four-minute idea and develop it into a full-blown screenplay? Do you sell your comic masterpiece to Hollywood or film it yourself? Join writer and performer Owen Egerton for a two hour workshop on developing your sketches for the screen. Working with your ideas we will delve into precision plot building, dynamic character development, and the secrets of crafting an excellent screenplay.
Writer and performer Owen Egerton has written for Warner Brothers, Fox, Disney and for such talents as Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson and Steve Martin. He’s collaborated with Bill Hader (SNL, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Akiva Shafer (SNL, Hot Rod, Lonely Island) and director Shawn Levy (Real Steal, Date Night, Night at the Museum). His novel The Book of Harold is being developed into a series by Warner Bros. Television. Owen is one of the talents behind The Alamo Drafthouse’s The Sinus Show and Master Pancake Theater and for several years was the artistic director of the National Comedy Theatre.
Matt Kaye and John Ennis
MATT KAYE AND JOHN ENNIS SKETCH WORKSHOPS
INSTINCTUAL IMPROVISING w/ Matt Kaye
Saturday, May 25th 12 – 3pm, ColdTowne Theater
Register Here – $30
In this sketch-prov workshop, students will work on improvising characters straight from their guts. Students will learn how to develop 3 dimensional comedic characters using their improv chops, for use in their own scripted comedy material.
COMEDY ACTING w/ John Ennis
Saturday, May 25th 12 – 3pm, ColdTowne Theater
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This three hour scene study course from John Ennis (Mr. Show) will focus on developing student’s comedic acting tool belt using scenes from sketch shows and comedy films.
SKETCH INTENSIVE w/ Ennis and Kaye
Sunday, May 26th 12-4pm, ColdTowne Theater
Register Here – $40
Students will bring in their scripted sketch comedy material to be workshopped and developed by Matt Kaye and John Ennis.
John Ennis is an actor, writer and director. He starred on Mr. Show with Bob and David, had recurring roles on Malcom in the Middle and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He has also been in many films including ZODIAC, WALK HARD, CELLULAR, and just finished the feature DOGHOUSE. He is an acting teacher and coach, he taught for almost a Decade at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in Los Angeles. In the past year John created “Love Buckets” a sketch show that explores Love. The show has enjoyed many special guests including Dave Foley, Father John Misty, Brendon Small and most recently Frank Black from the “Pixies”. The first “Love Buckets” podcast, featuring a walk and talk with Frank Black will be launched in May. John is a huge fan of Matt Kaye and feels lucky to be collaborating with him as “Ennis & Kaye”.
Matt Kaye Has performed sketch and improv in Chicago and LA for 20 years. He was a founding member/director of the Los Angeles improv/sketch group “The Fucking Bastards”. His most recent Comedy Central Stage show was his staged pilot, The Space Pope Show with “MAD-TV” alum, Frank Caeti, BBC-The Mighty Boosh’s Rich Fulcher, Sarah Silverman Program‘s Steve Agee, and directed by Curb Your Enthusiasm‘s Jeff Garlin.
Matt performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the CBS Studio Theater and recently finished two showcases at “The Groundlings”. He’s done a bunch of commercials, webisodes, and podcasts. Delighted to be half of “Ennis & Kaye”.