Crafting Characters w/ Nick Mestad (Jan-Feb) (Sundays)
Crafting Characters w/ Nick Mestad (Jan-Feb) (Sundays)
Crafting Characters
This workshop is limited to 10 students.
Crafting Characters is the workshop for any comedian looking to hone their comedic character skills. Want to create a set for an SNL or JFL audition? Working on a solo show? Wanna post your character videos on TikTok and the rest? This workshop will teach you the skills needed to make your characters pop for both live performance and filmed content.
This class will culminate in a performance at Eris Deep Space.
Prerequisite: Completion of BCC Level 1 Sketch or Level 1 Improv. We will also accept students who have taken at least one full-length Sketch/Improv course at a major comedy theater (UCB, PIT, Magnet, Squirrel, Second City, iO, Annoyance, etc.) or have similar prior training or performance experience can begin at this level. Please write your prior experience in the form when registering.
5-Week Class: Sundays, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM, January 11th - February 8th
Note: Class may end between 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM depending on the number of enrollments.
Class Show: Sunday, February 8th. 7:00 PM. Eris Deep Space.
Bio:
Nick Mestad is a New York City based writer and performer. An alumnus of iO and The Annoyance Theaters in Chicago, he can be seen all around NYC performing his highly physical style of comedy. He was a Just For Laughs New Face in 2022 and has recently appeared on The Tonight Show as well as NBC’s Chicago Fire and Seeso’s Shrink. He can next be seen on Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal and the upcoming independent feature Molli & Max In The Future opposite Zosia Mamet. His work has been featured in Vulture and Clickhole, and he has amassed millions of views online with his characters.
Testimonials:
Nick was very encouraging and created a positive, supportive environment for sharing our work. He did a great job making sure each person had time to share each class. He very clearly wanted us all to bond and helped cultivate an environment where we talked to each other like friends instead of just classmates.
Nick was an awesome teacher who provided honest feedback while being supportive and welcoming of his students’ varied comedic voices. I had a great time and met some awesome comedians!
Nick was the man and this course overall was a great way to build the foundations of sketch comedy and meet people with similar interests.
If this class is sold out, sign-up for the wait list here.
Students enrolled in multi-week classes get into all shows at the BCC for free. Students are strongly encouraged to make use of their student IDs to see as many shows as possible. By registering, you agree to make your best effort to see at least two shows during your class.