*IMPROV DROP-IN GYM* *Marc Moritz* - Improv Master Teacher & Second City / ImprovOlympic Alumnus Offering Weekly Drop-In Classes for those with a Fear of Commitment! *SIX WEEKS* *TONS OF SKILLS!* *WHO: Instructor : Marc Moritz* *WHERE: Idea Center – Playhouse Square - **1375 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44115* *DATES: 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26 WHEN: Saturdays / 11am-1pm* *16 Years - Adults* *COST : $10.00/Class* - (Take one. Take 'em all!) *SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 20:* *IMPROV TOOLBOX* Addresses Basic Improv Principles. Rules, Terminology, Listening, Truth, and other Basics. Perfect for Beginners or those needing a refresher. *SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27* *GAMES! GAMES! GAMES!* Learn and Play Improv Games/Structures. Every Improviser needs an arsenal of these. *SATURDAY, MARCH 5* *BUILDING CHARACTER* All solid Improv work is grounded in strong Character work. Learn to deepen and heighten those choices. *SATURDAY, MARCH 12* *WHERE AM I? - ENVIRONMENTS & OBJECT WORK* The foundation of honest Improv Scene Work. We will address the importance of creating specific "wheres". *SATURDAY, MARCH 19* *WALKING & TALKING - SCENE WORK STRATEGIES* We dive into the elements of 2-Person Scenes and avoiding the "Talking Heads" Syndrome. *SATURDAY, MARCH 26* *PUTTING IT TOGETHER - SCENE BY SCENE - LONG-FORM * Fully-Integrated, Connected, Scenes. A great culmination in the work. *FOR FURTHER INFO/QUESTIONS....* *CONTACT : MARC MORITZ * *marcmoritz@gmail.com* <marcmoritz@gmail.com> * .................................* *BIO :* * MARC MORITZ *originated the role of Talk Show Host in the Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim / Hal Prince Musical,* Merrily We Roll Along.* Directing Credits include: Art , A Raisin in the Sun, Christmas Schooner, (TrueNorth Theatre) , Hellcab, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune ( Blank Canvas Theatre), The Walworth Farce, Gutenberg! The Musical! , Tigers Be Still(Dobama Theatre) , Three Guys Naked From the Waist Down, 39 Steps, Don't Dress For Dinner ( Weathervane Playhouse) , A Broadway Christmas Carol ( Clague Playhouse), 39 Steps (Weathervane Theatre , New Hampshire) ,Frankenstein 1930 (Geauga Lyric Guild) , Pajama Game (Magnificat HS ). Acting Credits include : Tateh (Ragtime), Claudius (Hamlet), Mysterious Man (Into The Woods), Al Lewis (Sunshine Boys), Mushnik (Little Shop of Horrors), Mister Mister (The Cradle Will Rock), Grumio (Taming of the Shrew), Ezekiel Cheever (The Crucible), Malvolio(Twelfth Night), Joe Boyd(Damn Yankees), Otto Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), Emperor Joseph (Amadeus), and Touchstone (As You Like It). Theatres : Goodman , Long Wharf, New Harmony, Dobama, Karamu, Porthouse, Idaho Shakespeare, Riverside Shakespeare, Cleveland Playhouse, Great Lakes Theatre Festival. Marc was the Founder / Director of Cleveland's successful Improv Troupe - *GIANT PORTIONS*. He has taught Improv at ImprovOlympic and Second City in Chicago. He is currently a Master Teaching Artist with The Cleveland Playhouse Education Outreach Program, working with Middle and HS Drama Programs. Marc has taught acting at AMDA and CAP 21 in NYC and is currently an Adjunct at JCU.Marc was in the Returning Professional Program at Kent State University where he received his MFA.He is the Cleveland affiliate for MainStreet Musicals ( http://www.mainstreetmusicals.org) , a NY -based organization committed to nurturing new works regionally.