Improvisation Master Class November 6th, 2016 1:00 PM-3:00 PM For Teens and Adults Weathervane Playhouse 1301 Weathervane Lane * Akron, Oh 44313 Master teacher and former Second City faculty member, Jeffrey Lyn Hall, will take you on a rapid fire ride into the art form of Improvisation. This class will focus on The Ensemble Concept of Acting, truth in the moment, breaking down subconscious walls and barriers that can hold an actor back, increasing your mental agility and physical awareness on stage. Fun and challenging mental, physical and emotional games will give the actor a new storehouse of tools to use in any acting situation. Never again be at a loss for something to do when a director says, "Now try something different." Click here to enroll: http://weathervaneplayhouse.com/master-classes Jeffrey Lyn Hall Jeffrey Lyn Hall started his career in Commedia dell'arte at the Teatro Arsenale in Milan, Italy, and has spent the last 32 years in professional study. Jeffrey has degrees in theatre from Geneva College, the University of Akron and as a member of the Professional Actors Program at the University of Louisville in affiliation with Actors Theatre of Louisville. He has worked as an actor, director, tight-rope walker, clown and stand-up comic. In 1979, Jeffrey had the rare opportunity to study Improvisation in Chicago with the legendary Del Close and performed under the direction of Betty Thomas in the Improv Olympic group Orphaned Babies. As a solo stand-up comic or teamed with his brother George Frederick as The DeVille Brothers, has opened for such notables as Robert Goulet, Florence Henderson, Tim Allen, Bill Hicks, America, Bobby Vinton and Jackie Martling from The Howard Stern Show. As a writer, Jeffrey's work has been seen on Comedy Central's Short Attention Span Theater and Second City. Having directed over 50 plays in his career, Jeffrey is currently the Artistic Director of Beatnik Lingo Entertainment, an improv comedy company that has staged the immensely popular improv/sketch comedy shows Beatnik and Vine and the short-form improv show Beat Off-Beat! Sarah Bailey Director of Education and Resident Director Weathervane Playhouse 330-836-2626 Ext. 35 sbailey@weathervaneplayhouse.com<mailto:sbailey@weathervaneplayhouse.com>