{"id":21734,"date":"2023-11-18T20:32:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T20:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.thatstudio.net\/stand-upcomedy\/?post_type=product&#038;p=21734"},"modified":"2023-12-21T06:19:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T06:19:33","slug":"level-2-the-greg-dean-expresso-class","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/dev.thatstudio.net\/stand-upcomedy\/product\/level-2-the-greg-dean-expresso-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 2 &#8211; The Greg Dean \u201cExpresso\u201d Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb25\">This is a compressed 2-week course of Greg Dean\u2019s Level 2 course with a performance on the 3rd week. Build or improve a routine using the Greg Dean Method of stand-up comedy, work out the bugs, get feedback from fellow comedians, and your instructor.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb20\">\n<li>Prerequisites: You must complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.thatstudio.net\/stand-upcomedy\/product\/level-2-writing-and-performing-a-show\/\">Level 2 &#8211; Writing &amp; Performing a Show<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>3-week course &#8211; (2 classes + showcase)<\/li>\n<li>Learn in person with Greg Dean at the Santa Monica Playhouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Course Details<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb40\">Great performances are developed, refined &amp; practiced. Instead of work out a few bugs at open mics, get in with a group of comedians who care about what you care about: creating a great performance.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mb25\">What you\u2019ll learn<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing Jokes, Tags, and Punching Up Your Routine<\/li>\n<li>Editing, Cutting, Rewriting Jokes<\/li>\n<li>Adding Funny Stories to your Routines<\/li>\n<li>Adding Jokes to Your Funny Stories<\/li>\n<li>Defining &amp; Mastering a joke premise<\/li>\n<li>Pulling the Audience into Your Comedy \u201cMovie\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Being Yourself on Stage<\/li>\n<li>Reading &amp; Interacting with the Audience in Front of You<\/li>\n<li>Tags &amp; Tag timing<\/li>\n<li>What to Do When You Go Blank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Two ways to learn<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong class=\"cGDRed\">In-person<\/strong> &#8211; Greg Dean teaches at the Santa Monica Playhouse on Wednesday nights from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm PST.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"cGDRed\">Zoom<\/strong> &#8211; Gayla Johnson teaches over Zoom on Monday afternoon from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm PST. Zoom links and documentation will be sent to you prior to your first class. Please look for this email from us 1 to 3 days before your class starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Performance on week 3<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong class=\"cGDRed\">In-person<\/strong> &#8211; On Sunday at the Hollywood Improv on 8162 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, students arrive at 3:00 pm, showcase is 4:00 pm &#8211; 6:00 pm. The Hollywood Improv will sell tickets to the show and each student is expected to bring 3 or more paying guests.<\/li>\n<li><strong class=\"cGDRed\">Zoom<\/strong> &#8211; Online performance with Gayla Johnson, tickets required and each student is expected to bring guests to the show. Students are expected to arrive an hour before the showcase. Showcase time to be announced. Tickets for the showcase can be purchased here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"mb25\">Your instructors<\/h4>\n<div class=\"simBioBlk gregDean clearfix\">\n<div class=\"simBioIMG\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"simBioTxt\">\n<h6 class=\"simBioSub\">The Professor of Stand Up Comedy<\/h6>\n<h5 class=\"cGDRed\">Greg Dean<\/h5>\n<p class=\"simBioPara\">Greg Dean, the Professor of Stand-Up Comedy, is the author of the international bestseller, Step-by-Step to Stand Up Comedy. It\u2019s now sold in six different languages. Creator of the original Joke Structure technique. 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