Behind the rabbit…
Exploring comedic scenes from Neil Simon to Monty Python
Weekend intensive workshop lead by Adam Boncz
Behind the rabbit…
Exploring comedic scenes from Neil Simon to Monty Python
Weekend intensive workshop lead by Adam Boncz
INFO
TOPIC: text-based comedy scenes
REQUIREMENT: No previous training required, for beginners and advanced
LANGUAGE: English, Hungarian
DATE: 22-23. March 2025. Saturday - Sunday 10:00-17:30
Comedy laboratory
Why are Neil Simon’s comedy situations timeless? Why do we laugh at Christopher Durang’s quirky characters? And what attracts us to Monty The reason is that this genre requires a complex style of play, where not only the humorous situations and characters have to be handled with care and skill, but also their inner truth and authenticity have to be preserved. The aim is for the actor to deliver a truly exciting and authentic comic performance.
Fortunately, there are many useful tools and techniques available to help you move confidently in the world of comedy.
What can you expect this weekend?
In this workshop, we’ll explore the world of comedy in more depth and develop the skills needed to perform comic roles on stage. This time the focus will be on written texts rather than improvisation.
We will learn about the characteristics of different comedy styles such as absurd, black comedy, satire, parody, farce. We will learn how to interpret and analyse comic scenes, how to approach comic texts effectively, how to poentiate and understand the rhythm of dialogue.
The workshop will discuss:
– Exploring the inner truth and purpose of the various comic characters that drive the comedy of the scenes.
– The layering power of subtext to enrich and nuance comic performance.
– Learning the basics of comic timing and performance, and exploring the relationship between physicality and humour.
– Exploiting the potential of situation comedy, character comedy and verbal humour.
– The effective use of props to create and assist in humorous situations.
All this will be learned through texts by outstanding comedy writers of the 20th century, which will be implemented in the form of paired scenes during the workshop.
Join us for this practical workshop and take your comic acting skills to a new level!
Who is it for?
The workshop requires no previous experience. You can be a professional performer, amateur actor, drama teacher or anyone interested in theatre and comedy who wants to be inspired, play, deepen and grow.
Language: English, Hungarian
Course leader: Adam Boncz
He began his career at the Szeged National Theatre, and after graduating from the legendary Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York, he spent 10 years in New York theatres. He has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, as well as at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. During his years in New York, he gained insight into the Lecoq technique and also studied pantomime with one of the legendary pantomime artists in the US, Richmond Shepard. In addition, he had the opportunity to receive clown teacher training from New York’s most famous clown/comedy master, Yale University’s Christopher Bayes. He has performed in Moscow with two clowns from Slava’s Snowshow, directed comedy and created physical comedy etudes for the Built on Stilts festival, and for Hybrid Theater Works and Artificial Moon Company. In addition to his theatrical roles, he has been seen in several international feature films and series including Shadow and Bone, FBI: International, Fear Index and Infinity Pool.
Workshop topics
- The inner truth and purpose of comic characters
- The subtext
- Comic timing and performance
- The relationship between physicality and humour
- The potential of situation comedy, character comedy and verbal humour
- The effective use of props
Date and time:
22-23. MARCH 2025.
saturday 10:00-17:30
sunday 10:00-17:30
Location:
Metro Works Színházi Szabadiskola – rehearsal room
1062 Budapest, Aradi utca 62.(10 minutes walk from Oktogon , 2 minutes from Kodály körönd)
Price: 47 500 Ft
Early bird price until
5. March:
42 500 Ft
Discounted price for the complete Comedy workshop-series:
152000 Ft
(38000 Ft/workshop)
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE