Crafting Characters is the intensive workshop designed for comedians who want to develop and refine their comedic character performance skills. Whether you are creating a character set for an SNL or JFL audition, developing material for a solo show, or producing character content for social media platforms like TikTok, this course equips you with the essential techniques to make your characters compelling, memorable, and impactful for both live audiences and filmed media.
Throughout the workshop, you will study character development, comedic timing, physical comedy, voice and accent work, and other skills that bring characters to life. The training emphasizes practical techniques applicable across multiple performance formats, from traditional comedy theater stages to digital content creation. By the end of the course, students will have the opportunity to showcase their work in a culminating performance, allowing them to test their new skills in front of an audience.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of BCC Level 1 Sketch or Level 1 Improv is required. Alternatively, we accept students who have completed at least one full-length Sketch or Improv course at a major comedy theater such as UCB, PIT, Magnet, Squirrel, Second City, iO, Annoyance, or equivalent institutions. Students with similar prior training or performance experience may also enroll at this level.
Please Note: Classes may end up to 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled time, depending on the number of student enrollments for that session.
