Position Play with Brian James O'Connell
Instructor: Brian James O'Connell
Saturday, March 22 · view days & times
Price: $25 | $24 ages 25 and under & senior* | $23.50 ArtsQuest Member
Venue: Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network
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Saturday, March 22 | 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
*For students have completed level 101 improv or higher or have equivalent experience.
Brian James O'Connell teaches you the skills you need to find your "position" in the scene and then play it to the hilt. Position Play was invented by Miles Stroth (Del Close's "Warchief", Founder, Owner & Operator of The Pack Theater in Los Angeles) as a way to understand and execute the "scene dynamics" of the Four Basic Scene Types: Logical/Absurd, Character Driven, Alternate Reality and Realistic. If you are able to understand the few tools & techniques needed to play these individual scenes, every other choice you make on stage will be from a place of renewed confidence and successful fun!
Topics include: "Thing. Concept. Idea.", "The Five Scenes Everyone Tells You *NOT* To Do But Darn It They Come Up On Stage Anyway", "Playing Archetypes", "Mapping Characters" and many, many more. This workshop is dedicated to giving the student “practical applications of improv” and providing replicable good habits/behavior on stage. The goal is to be able to take this workshop during the day and be able to execute the practice immediately on stage that night!
Brian James O’Connell is a filmmaker and teacher based in Los Angeles. His directing credits include: KILLER VIEW, ANGRY WHITE MAN starring Matt Berry, and BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS starring Pedro Pascal (*and was the Opening Night Premiere at Slamdance). BOC (as his friends call him) also co-wrote BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS with his comedy collective Dr. God and wrote KILLER VIEW. His other writing credits include: the SYFY animated series Hell Den (Maria Bamford, Matthew Lillard), MOCKpockalypse (Sam Richardson, Brendan Hunt) and Pitchslap (Joel McHale). With multiple projects in development, BOC is most excited about pitching a dark sci-fi comedy TV series based on THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK. Brian is proud to be a Co-Founder of The Pack Theater, LA Weekly’s BEST OF LA Pick for “Best Theater Company” two years in a row, a Founding Board Member for Camp Improv Utopia & a current board member for Highwire Improv in Baltimore, MD.
Schedule
- Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 2:00 PM 03/22/2025 02:00 PM 03/22/2025 05:00 PM 15 Position Play with Brian James O'Connell https://www.steelstacks.org/event/16968/position-play-with-brian-james-oconnell/ Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network false MM/DD/YYYY
Venue Information
Bethlehem Visitor Center at SteelStacks presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network711 E. First St.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
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