Ron West Improv Masterclass – 29th March

In this masterclass, we will build a foundation to developing strong, sustainable scenes. Using the Second City Process, Ron will work with participants on developing their scene-work and also recognising and repeating strong scenes.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn from one of the veterans of the Second City.

Participants at this workshop should have at least 1-2 years improv experience.

About Ron West

Ron has been working for The Second City on and off since 1984. He has won Joseph Jefferson Awards for his direction of CURIOUS GEORGE GOES TO WAR for the Second City ETC and his adaptation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS AT SHEPPERTON for Chicago Shakespeare. With Phil Swann, he is the co-author of the musicals THE PEOPLE VS FRIAR LAURENCE, deLEARious, and NEIL SIMON’S MUSICAL FOOLS (yes, that Neil Simon).  In recent years, he has delighted audiences with his staging of The Second City’s perennial holiday favorite Twist Your Dickens in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland.

No stranger to the big and small screen, Ron was both a consultant and cast member on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as having parts in 3rd Rock From The Sun, Malcolm In The Middle, Burn Up Excess and Seinfeld to name but a few. He has also appeared in a number of movies including Backdraft and Sour Grapes.

You can find out more about his improv and sketch work here: https://theronwest.com/

The masterclass will run on Saturday 29th March from 10:30am to 4:30pm.