(Thursday, January 30, 2014 Chicago, IL ) ----- The Second City is proud to announce the Bob Curry Fellowship
offering actors of color a unique eight week mentoring and development
opportunity that includes training in improv, sketch comedy writing and
acting. The Bob Curry Fellowship is funded by The Second City’s Outreach
& Diversity program and named for Second City alumnus, Bob Curry.
"It's
fantastic to see how far we've come as an institution since we started
our Outreach program in 1992,” states Andrew Alexander, CEO &
Executive Producer of The Second City, Inc. “But the work is not done
and I'm thrilled that our team has created such a valuable and intensive
program of study that we can offer tuition free in the name of one of
our treasured alumni who was a true trailblazer."
The
2014 Fellowship class will work with acclaimed Second City directors
and instructors including Matt Hovde (Artistic Director of The Second
City Training Center; Jeff Award-winning Second City Resident Stage
Director), Anthony Leblanc (Director for The Second City Touring
Company), Dionna Griffin-Irons (Director of Outreach & Diversity,
Second City Alumni), Andy Eninger (The Second City Training Center -
Head of Writing Program) and Rachael Mason (The Second City Training
Center - Head of Advanced Improvisation).
Auditions
for qualified actors of color will be held on Tuesday, February 25,
2014 by appointment only at The Second City Training Center. Headshots
can be submitted by e-mailing outreach@secondcity.com for consideration
January 30 - February 5th. Auditions are by appointment only. Audition
candidates should have completed a conservatory level improv program,
have a degree in theater, or extensive stage experience.
The
Fellowship program begins Monday, March 24 with master classes starting
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-7:00pm at The Second City Training
Center. The program will culminate in a showcase performance at The
Second City e.t.c. stage.
Bob Curry
Bob
Curry was the first African American improviser to perform as a member
of The Second City Mainstage in 1966. After his tenure at The Second
City, he continued to develop as an artist. He was a Joseph Jefferson
Award-winning actor and inspiring director who coached many actors of
color in the Chicago theatre community including fellow Second City
alumni Aaron Freeman on several projects and directing Paul Robeson at Kennedy-King College shortly before his death in 1994.
The Second City Outreach & Diversity Program
Created
in 1992, the Outreach and Diversity program is Second City’s ongoing
commitment to introduce the improv art form to new diverse voices,
underserved communities and develop new talent by attracting exceptional
performers and writers, teaching workshops to colleges and
organizations and building new community partnerships.
The Second City
The
Second City is the leading brand in improv-based sketch comedy. With
theaters and training centers in Chicago, Toronto and Hollywood, 11 full
time touring ensembles, thriving corporate communications and
theatricals divisions as well as television and film operations, The
Second City has been called "A Comedy Empire" by The New York Times.
The Second City Training Center has a current student body of 3,500 per
week and is the largest school of improvisation and sketch comedy in
the world.
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