Call for Performers/Improvisers for Thesis Project in Boulder
My name is Melissa McNamara and I am looking for dedicated performers/improvisers as part of a thesis project for my Masters in Contemporary Performance at Naropa University. I am interested in exploring the artform of longform improvisation through various exercises and forms - integrating my previous experience as a professional improviser (longform and shortform) with my current training in contemporary performance and movement theatre.
I am looking for dedicated, curious, open individuals with or without previous experience in improvisation (as we will be exploring new forms anyway). Ideally, we will meet once a week (in Boulder) and eventually, perform once a month (Boulder/Denver).
You can email me at melissa.mcnamara@yahoo.com with your interest and questions. WE WILL BE HAVING OUR FIRST MEETING NEXT WED, SEPTEMBER 30 AT 6PM AT NALANDA 6287 ARAPAHOE AVE.
Melissa McNamara has been training and performing in the craft of improvisation for over ten years. She has studied extensively with the Second City Conservatory (Toronto), Upright Citizens Brigade (NYC), Annoyance (Chicago) and Impatient Theatre Company (Toronto). She was a charter member of the Canadian Comedy Company, a cast member of Bad Dog Theatre Sports, has performed on the Second City stage in Toronto and spent a year performing various roles in the cast of Second City’s longest running show, “Tony ‘N Tina’s Wedding.” In Toronto, she performed regularly with ‘Lil American Bastards, District 38 Ladies Improv Auxillary, and The Blue Margarets. In Denver, she is part of the House Team, The Fillers at the Bovine Metropolis Theatre and has also appeared in the Friday Night Tropical Train Ride. She has created over 15 original works for the theatre, including her one woman show, “Leaving Normal,” which toured the Fringe circuit, selling out in
Minneapolis and winning an Audience Choice Award in the NYC Frigid Festival. In 2007, she directed the one woman show, “Spotless,” which won awards in Minneapolis and San Francisco, and is debuting in Los Angeles this fall. She also has an extensive movement vocabulary, having trained in Mime, Commedia Dell’arte, Pschophysical Acting (Grotowski), Body Mind Centering, Viewpoints, and is a Stott Pilates Instructor Trainer.