Paco Fish and Ariel’s Make em laugh! Make em cry!

Btw, Paco Fish & Ariel are starting a series of workshops at the end of this month.  If you’re interested in public performance, check them out.  Paco modeled for us last December (you can find the photos in the blog.)

Our next Dr. Sketchy’s is August 17th btw, and after that we should be back to our normal scheduling!  Tomorrow or Monday we should have the photos up from our first session at Windup too.

Here’s the copy for Paco and Ariel’s workshop…

Make em Laugh! Make em Cry!

4-Class Session, starting Aug 23rd

Host:
Paco Fish & Ariel
Type:
Network:
Global
Start Time:
Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 3:00pm
End Time:
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 5:00pm
Location:
Studio Artemis
Street:
2945 Woodstock Ave.
City/Town:
Silver Spring, MD
Email:

Description

Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry

Learn how to entertain, enchant, and tease your audience. This 4-part workshop will provide tips and techniques for creating comedy and enhancing emotional expression. Participants will create a stage-ready piece that they can choose to include in a performance this fall, hosted by Paco Fish and Ariel! Everyone is welcome!

Week 1: Sunday, August 23rd: Dynamic Expression

So you always wanted to be an actor. Learn how to access and express different emotions on stage. We will provide exercises for getting into character, learning to respond to other actors on stage, and tapping into your emotional reservoir.

Week 2: Sunday, August 30th: Comedy

Don’t you know everyone wants to laugh? This workshop explores how to make your audience laugh, relax, and have fun. We will study the work of famous comedians and provide exercises to improve your physical comedy.

Week 3: Sunday, September 6th: Getting Into Character

Participants will come with a character piece in mind and music they’d like to perform to. We will provide constructive feedback and work on some exercises for establishing and strengthening the persona you’ve chosen.

Week 4: Sunday, September 13th: Putting it on Stage

Final critique. We’ll also talk about stage makeup, costuming, and ways to relax and overcome last minute nervousness before going on stage.

Friday, October 9th: Performance: Location TBD — Performers will be paid after expenses, based on profits!

Price for 4 Workshops: $170

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Want to learn some theater techniques but don’t have time to work on a piece for the show?
You can take “Dynamic Expression” and/or “Comedy” separately.
$45/each, $50 at the door.

To register, email: makelaughcry@gmail.com

No cancellations or refunds within 48 hours of the workshop(s) you will attend.

Sketch backlog bonanza!

So, I promised to post a bunch of sketches that didn’t make it into the appropriate session recap for whatever reason, and here they are–a week later than promised, but better late than never, I say. Which is why we still will take any sketches you finally get around to scanning and sending to us, even if it’s from a session from last November. And then we’ll post them four months after that, and everyone can reminisce or something . . .

Anyhoo, first up–a lovely sketch of Sable Sin Cyr from the April 27 session, by Andrew Spangler:

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Andrew was, technically, the first to submit his sketches of Sable for this session (and sadly, only one of two that did… [sigh]), but I only fished his email out of the spam folder a couple weeks ago. Dunno how the hell it got there, but I’m sure glad that I eventually did check the folder for non-spam items. Bad, bad Alexis.

Next, here’s a sketch of  Viola Van Wilde from our first anniversary session on June 8, created by none other than our generous sponsor, Don Sinish from Artist & Craftsman Supply (which is just down and across the street from our new venue, Windup Space, on North Ave.):

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And, here’s a whole slew of sketches from Chip Molter, who sent these in a whole big batch. First up, a drawing of Bambi Galore, from the March 9 session:

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Then, of Lena Grove, from the March 23 session:

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Love this Munny contest entry featuring Little Luna, from the April 13 session:

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For those of you who weren’t at our sessions during which we were giving away mini Munnies from Atomic Books, artists competed for these awesome DIY vinyl toys by incorporating a Munny into their drawings of the model. Each mini Munny comes with a surprise accessory–anything ranging from a cell phone to a protest sign.

Next, sketches of LiiLii Lipstick, from our May 11 session:

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And my absolute favorite of Chip’s drawings, from the “best depiction of Capt. Kirk hitting on LiiLii” contest, which I’m fairly certain he won:

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And that’s it for now! Don’t forget–tonight’s our first session at the Windup Space (12 W. North Ave., at the corner of North and Charles)! The lovely Lucille Lingerhans von Spankenstein will be on hand to provide you with some sassy inspiration, and we’ll be giving away more fantastic prizes! Drawing starts at 7 p.m., but show up early to get a good seat and check out the awesome work in the Vs. show, still up till the end of the month. And remember, we’re now an 18 & over event. See you tonight!

Next session: July 20 with Lucille Lingerhans von Spankenstein, and anyone got a room divider?

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Our first session at the Windup Space is next Monday, July 20th, at 7 o’clock!  Lucille Lingerhans von Spankenstein of Gilded Lily Burlesque will be posing, which is a really good thing, if you haven’t noticed her photo on the front page. 🙂  18 and over to draw, 21 and over to drink, 30 and older to sit with Bill and entertain him with stories of beautiful models fighting off bears with their trapper keepers in 5 feet of snow “back in the day.”

ALSO, does anyone have a room divider, dressing screen, or rolling chalkboard they’d like to donate to Dr. Sketchy’s as a housewarming gift?  Basically we need something to block the sight-line from the Windup Space’s front door to the stage . . . probably needs to be at least six feet tall.   If you’ve got something like that in your basement or attic, and don’t want it anymore, you would be our bestest best friend ever, not to mention get a couple free passes 🙂

If you think you might have something that works, please email us at drsketchysbaltimore@gmail.com 🙂