Sketch Writing.
Sketch Writing.
Sketch Writing Class
(In Person)
Time:
Mondays
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Jan. 26th to March 2nd
Location:
TBD
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Register by January 16th
and SAVE $25!
(Use Code SAVE$25)
Sketch Writing Class
(Online)
Time:
Saturdays
Noon to 2:30 pm
Jan. 31st to March 7th
Location:
On Zoom
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Register by January 16th
and SAVE $25!
(Use Code SAVE$25)
Sketch Writing
Turn Your Funny Ideas Into Funny Sketches!
In this class, you will learn how to take your funny ideas, goofy characters, and wild “what ifs” and turn them into sketch comedy that is entertaining, thought provoking, and genuinely funny.
Through a series of exercises, demonstrations, and weekly homework assignments developed by Tom Booker during his seven years teaching sketch writing at The Second City Training Center, you will learn the sketch forms used most often by professional writers and performers. You will practice finding and sharpening your point of view, heightening ideas, and writing clear, playable sketches.
By the end of this six-week course, each student will have five completed comedic sketches and a stronger understanding of how to generate ideas, shape them into finished pieces, and move on to the next one with confidence.
No previous writing experience is required. All you need is curiosity, a sense of play, and a willingness to learn.
– For ages 18 & Older
– This class is limited to 10 students
Tom Booker is a former college mascot who began studying improvisation in 1986 at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. He later trained with legendary improv teacher Del Close at ImprovOlympic (iO), where he performed with the renowned house troupe Blue Velveeta.
Tom is a founding member of Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre. While there, he performed in the Off-Broadway production of The Real Live Brady Bunch at the Village Gate Theatre in New York and later at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1991, Tom co-founded Theatre-A-Go-Go! with Laura Hall, the musical director from Whose Line Is It Anyway? He went on to teach improv and sketch writing at The Second City Training Center in Los Angeles. During this time, he also co-wrote and co-directed the feature film Kill the Man with producing partner Jon Kean. The film starred Luke Wilson and premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Tom has appeared in numerous television shows, several films, and nearly one hundred commercials.
From 2001 to 2007, Tom taught improv classes, sketch writing classes, and commercial audition workshops at The Second City Training Center.
In 2007, Tom moved from Los Angeles to Austin and founded The Institution Theater, an improv theater and training center in South Austin. The theater remained open until March 2020, when it was forced to close due to the global pandemic.
Sketch Writing Class
(In Person)
Time:
Mondays
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Jan. 26th to March 2nd
Location:
TBD
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Register by January 16th
and SAVE $25!
(Use Code SAVE$25)
Sketch Writing Class
(Online)
Time:
Saturdays
Noon to 2:30 pm
Jan. 31st to March 7th
Location:
Oon Zoom
Teacher:
Tom Booker
Cost:
$225
Register by January 16th
and SAVE $25!
(Use Code SAVE$25)
Sketch Writing
Turn Your Funny Ideas Into Funny Sketches!
In this class, you will learn how to take your funny ideas, goofy characters, and wild “what ifs” and turn them into sketch comedy that is entertaining, thought provoking, and genuinely funny.
Through a series of exercises, demonstrations, and weekly homework assignments developed by Tom Booker during his seven years teaching sketch writing at The Second City Training Center, you will learn the sketch forms used most often by professional writers and performers. You will practice finding and sharpening your point of view, heightening ideas, and writing clear, playable sketches.
By the end of this six-week course, each student will have five completed comedic sketches and a stronger understanding of how to generate ideas, shape them into finished pieces, and move on to the next one with confidence.
No previous writing experience is required. All you need is curiosity, a sense of play, and a willingness to learn.
– For ages 18 & Older
– This class is limited to 10 students
Tom Booker is a former college mascot who began studying improvisation in 1986 at The Second City Training Center in Chicago. He later trained with legendary improv teacher Del Close at ImprovOlympic (iO), where he performed with the renowned house troupe Blue Velveeta.
Tom is a founding member of Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre. While there, he performed in the Off-Broadway production of The Real Live Brady Bunch at the Village Gate Theatre in New York and later at the Westwood Playhouse in Los Angeles.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1991, Tom co-founded Theatre-A-Go-Go! with Laura Hall, the musical director from Whose Line Is It Anyway? He went on to teach improv and sketch writing at The Second City Training Center in Los Angeles. During this time, he also co-wrote and co-directed the feature film Kill the Man with producing partner Jon Kean. The film starred Luke Wilson and premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Tom has appeared in numerous television shows, several films, and nearly one hundred commercials.
From 2001 to 2007, Tom taught improv classes, sketch writing classes, and commercial audition workshops at The Second City Training Center.
In 2007, Tom moved from Los Angeles to Austin and founded The Institution Theater, an improv theater and training center in South Austin. The theater remained open until March 2020, when it was forced to close due to the global pandemic.