Scenework : Improv scenes with a focus on energy and also performance space stage picture in order to create character and get into scenes deeper and quicker. Techniques that will help you understand how to be aware of your own personal energy. Explore ways to dominate your space and play with more confidence in your own choices. We will also teach some fundamental longform virtues such as initiating scenes calling scenes back in this active scenic workshop . Jimmy Carlson is an actor, writer, and director with over 30 years of improv comedy experience. A longtime performer and resident director at The Second City Chicago, he toured internationally, directed multiple revues, and earned a Jeff Award nomination for Best Director. Jimmy appeared on The Affair (Showtime), How to Get Away with Murder (ABC), The Mentalist (CBS), and more. He now lives in Oklahoma City, where he performs regularly with The Swamp at OKC Improv and Cody Mayo Studio in Tulsa. Craig Uhlir is a veteran of The Second City National Touring Company and spent three years performing in The Second City: Las Vegas at the Flamingo, one of the Strip’s top 10 shows. He’s a longtime ensemble member of Deep Schwa, Chicago’s longest-running Harold team, now performing at the iO theater. Craig has taught improv internationally, he’s huge in Norway, and appeared on Chicago Fire (NBC), Utopia (Amazon), and The Surreal Life All-Stars (VH1). Instructor(s):Jim Carlson, Craig Uhlir