2024 | Position Play w/ Brian James O'Connell
Saturday, February 17th
3:00pm-5:00pm
$45.00 per workshop
POSITION PLAY
Brian James O'Connell teaches you the skills you need to find your "position" in the scene and then play it to the hilt. Position Play was invented by Miles Stroth (Del Close's "Warchief", Founder, Owner & Operator of The Pack Theater in Los Angeles) as a way to understand and execute the "scene dynamics" of the Four Basic Scene Types: Straight/Absurd, Character Driven, Alternate Reality and Realistic. If you are able to understand the few tools and techniques needed to play these individual scenes, every other choice you make on stage will be from a place of renewed confidence and successful fun! Topics include: "Thing. Concept. Idea," "The Five Scenes Everyone Tells You *NOT* To Do But Darn It They Come Up On Stage Anyway," "Playing Archetypes," "Mapping Characters," and many, many more.
2 Hour Workshop
All experience levels are welcome.
Students needing financial assistance can reach out to contact@savifest.com.
Brian James O’Connell is a working actor, writer, director, filmmaker and teacher in Los Angeles. After selling his feature film debut as a writer/director, KILLER VIEW (the only film shot on disposable video), he followed it up by directing the 35mm Southern indie comedy ANGRY WHITE MAN starring Matt Berry, Scoot McNairy, Steve Agee and Mary Birdsong.
BOC (as his friends call him) is part of the improv powerhouse & comedy collective Dr. God, who delivered their first feature film project BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS in 2015, starring Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray, and Emma Fitzpatrick, which O’Connell directed as well as co-writing the script with Dr. God. The film was the Opening Night Premiere at Slamdance in 2015 and is available now on Amazon Prime after its 15 city theatrical run along with a two year run on Showtime.
Seasons 1 & 2 of Dr. God's new animated series HELL DEN is currently available on SYFY Channel where they serve as the Creator, Executive Producers, Producers, Directors and Writers. (He voices GIANTIC, a frost giant represented only as a large bare foot.)
With multiple projects in development, BOC is currently pitching his pilot THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK (based on the book of the same name) under Executive Producer Emmet McDermott (60 Second Docs).
Brian travels the world teaching his expertise in The Deconstruction as part of his ALL IMPROV courses and as a founding board member of Camp Improv Utopia. A main stage performer, beloved bar manager, coach & teacher until the very end at iOWest (RIP), O’Connell is also proud to be a Co-Founder of The Pack Theater, LA Weekly’s BEST OF LA Pick for “Best Theater Company” two years in a row.
Please give him more stuff to do. It brings him joy.
Our Avocado Green Education Sponsors are:
Neighborhood Comedy Theatre, The Bridge Improv Theater, Monster Improv, Unscrewed Comedy Theater, Tucson Improv Movement, Outcast Doughnuts, American Family Insurance Ty Schraufnagel Agency, Hometown Concessions, Arizona Actors Academy, Worth Takeaway Gym Bear Fitness and special thanks to individual donor Geraldine Carolan.
