The Second City Chicago
Bob Curry Fellowship
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Chicago, IL – After a successful program launch in 2014,
The Second City is proud to announce the 2015
Bob Curry Fellowship program.
Headshot and resume submissions will be accepted January 14-17, 2015. The program runs from March 31 – June 2.
The Bob Curry Fellowship program offers actors of color a unique
eight week mentoring and development opportunity that includes training
in improv, sketch comedy writing and acting. The program is funded by
The Second City’s Outreach & Diversity program
and named for Second City alumni, Bob Curry.
Many of the 2014 program graduates have been hired by The Second City.
Contracts include The Second City e.t.c. (Lisa Beasley and RaShawn
Nadine Scott), The Second City Touring Company (members Chucho Perez;
understudies Ali Barthwell, Peter Kim, Dewayne Perkins,
Rashawn Nadine Scott), Theatricals (Torian Miller, Niccole Thurman and
Travis Turner) and Norwegian Cruise Lines (Lauren Malara and Patrick
Rowland). Rashawn Nadine Scott and Travis Turner were also featured in
this fall’s collaboration with Hubbard Street
Dance, The Art of Falling.
The 2015 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 Wednesday,
January 21, 2015 by appointment only at The Second City Training Center.
Headshots can be submitted by emailing
outreach@secondcity.com
for consideration
January 14-17. 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 Tuesday, March 31 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
theatres 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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