A comedy writing session on all things sketch comedy. From writing sketches, to using improvisation to create sketches and characters on the spot. Learn how to write different styles of sketches, from character based sketches, parodies, to premise based sketches. Being your sketches to life with a variation of filmed & live sketches. The class will end with a sketch comedy showcase.

This is a fun class to get your feet wet in the world of comedy and content creation.

Improv for Teens

Join us for fun and play! In this 8 week course we will learn the rules of scene work, building characters, supporting our classmates and trusting our ideas. We will work on letting go of our instinct to be self conscious, and build confidence in a safe environment where everyone is supported. Learning and performing improv will build skills and confidence that are useful both on and off stage. All skill and experience levels are welcome! Join us for eight weeks of fun and creating and a showcase!

Will be a week class is off during the semester TBD.

What do the writers of most of your favorite comedies and late night shows have in common? The majority of them are trained improvisers. If you want to build your confidence, learn to create characters and environment, and quicken your wit, then long form improv is for you. In this 8 week course we will learn several structures for long form improv. We will break down what makes a scene work, as well as what keeps a scene from being successful. You will be challenged to create unique characters, to trust your instincts and to support your classmates. Improv training, can benefit you creatively as well as professionally. If your work requires networking or public speaking, then improv will sharpen those skills and build your confidence. All skill and experience levels are welcome. Our 8 week session will culminate in a showcase for friends and family and possibly in one of our Moonlight Improv Show nights! This class will meet 8 weeks with no class on the one of the weeks TBD

What do the writers of most of your favorite comedies and late night shows have in common? The majority of them are trained improvisers. If you want to build your confidence, learn to create characters and environment, and quicken your wit, then long form improv is for you. In this ten week course we will learn several structures for long form improv. We will break down what makes a scene work, as well as what keeps a scene from being successful. You will be challenged to create unique characters, to trust your instincts and to support your classmates. Improv training, can benefit you creatively as well as professionally. If your work requires networking or public speaking, then improv will sharpen those skills and build your confidence. All skill and experience levels are welcome. Our 8 week session will culminate in a showcase for friends and family!

This class will meet 8 weeks with no class on a week TBD. Prerequisite: Level 1 Improv class or previous Improv experience.

*This is not a singing class!*

Are you looking for ways to stay present and spontaneous with your scene partner? Want to loosen up as an actor? Trying to get out of your head? Want to try something new? Enter, the mVm Miller Voice Method®!

For actors 16 and up, this class will introduce you to mVm Miller Voice Method®, a breath and voice-centered acting technique that facilitates a more present, charismatic, responsive, flexible, and resilient physical instrument. Students will integrate and practice their skills with a range of acting materials (film sides, theatrical scenes, etc.). Appropriate for intermediate actors and seasoned professionals looking to expand the tools in their repertoire.

mVm was founded by Scott Miller (Faculty at NYU Tisch Graduate Acting) and is taught in MFA programs around the country, including at NYU Tisch, SMU, Brooklyn College, and UNC.

Your Teachers

Ali Evarts is an actor, writer, and Certified mVm Teacher. In addition to her arts work, she has served as the the General Manager of mVm for the last 4 years.

Mason Cordell singer, actor, speech-language pathologist, and Certified mVm Teacher.

Ali Evarts is an actor, writer, producer, and teacher living in Raleigh, NC. Recent credit highlights include Yellow Face (Theatre Raleigh); Venus in Fur (Moonlight Stage Company); Steel Magnolias (NCT); Mary’s Wedding, Glass Menagerie, and Unnecessary Farce (RhinoLeap Productions); Thespian (Amazon & Amazon Prime). She is a Certified mVm Miller Voice Method® Teacher and the General Manager of mVm. She also writes and produces narrative non-fiction stories of environmental conservation from around the world for the World Wildlife Fund. Education: UNC-Chapel Hill. Learn more at www.alievarts.com.

Mason Cordell is currently works as a singer, actor, teacher and speech-language pathologist. A versatile performer, Mason has performed in operas, musicals, classic and new plays, studied long-form improvisation and sketch writing in Chicago, and has sung professionally for various churches. Based in North Carolina, he has also performed in New York, Chicago, and internationally. Desiring to turn a lifelong fascination with the voice into expertise, Mason returned to school and became a speech-language pathologist in which role he has worked with people of varying abilities from young children to older adults on all aspects of communication. Most recently, Mason became certified as a teacher of Miller Voice Method, and in his role as a voice teacher hopes to bring all his professional experiences together to help students to explore and realize their vocal potentials. 

*This is not a singing class!*

Are you looking for ways to stay present and spontaneous with your scene partner? Want to loosen up as an actor? Trying to get out of your head? Want to try something new? Enter, the mVm Miller Voice Method®!

For actors 16 and up, this class will introduce you to mVm Miller Voice Method®, a breath and voice-centered acting technique that facilitates a more present, charismatic, responsive, flexible, and resilient physical instrument. Students will integrate and practice their skills with a range of acting materials (film sides, theatrical scenes, etc.). Appropriate for intermediate actors and seasoned professionals looking to expand the tools in their repertoire.

mVm was founded by Scott Miller (Faculty at NYU Tisch Graduate Acting) and is taught in MFA programs around the country, including at NYU Tisch, SMU, Brooklyn College, and UNC.

Your Teachers

Ali Evarts is an actor, writer, and Certified mVm Teacher. In addition to her arts work, she has served as the the General Manager of mVm for the last 4 years.

Mason Cordell singer, actor, speech-language pathologist, and Certified mVm Teacher.

Ali Evarts is an actor, writer, producer, and teacher living in Raleigh, NC. Recent credit highlights include Yellow Face (Theatre Raleigh); Venus in Fur (Moonlight Stage Company); Steel Magnolias (NCT); Mary’s Wedding, Glass Menagerie, and Unnecessary Farce (RhinoLeap Productions); Thespian (Amazon & Amazon Prime). She is a Certified mVm Miller Voice Method® Teacher and the General Manager of mVm. She also writes and produces narrative non-fiction stories of environmental conservation from around the world for the World Wildlife Fund. Education: UNC-Chapel Hill. Learn more at www.alievarts.com.

Mason Cordell is currently works as a singer, actor, teacher and speech-language pathologist. A versatile performer, Mason has performed in operas, musicals, classic and new plays, studied long-form improvisation and sketch writing in Chicago, and has sung professionally for various churches. Based in North Carolina, he has also performed in New York, Chicago, and internationally. Desiring to turn a lifelong fascination with the voice into expertise, Mason returned to school and became a speech-language pathologist in which role he has worked with people of varying abilities from young children to older adults on all aspects of communication. Most recently, Mason became certified as a teacher of Miller Voice Method, and in his role as a voice teacher hopes to bring all his professional experiences together to help students to explore and realize their vocal potentials.