Masterclass: Fuck Around and Find Out
Masterclass: Fuck Around and Find Out
Masterclass: Fuck Around and Find Out
Wednesday, May 8th, 7pm-9:30pm
Instructors: Susan Messing & John Lehr
A 2.5 hour masterclass with improv veterans!
Improv sounded like a good idea at the time - Playing is fun! People are awesome! Then you got bogged down with rules and got in your head and now you ‘hope’ you have a good time and you have weird questions no one ever answered. Enter your new friends, Susan and John who will answer those questions and show you tools that will immediately get you back on the joy ride. You deserve it.
Prerequisite: Any improv experience
Susan Messing
Susan Messing has been an improviser since a mimed cd player was considered new. A graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Communication, she studied and performed with the breakout teams Blue Velveeta, Molly, and Blessing at the iO. She is an alumna of Chicago’s Second City Mainstage, and is a founder of Chicago’s infamous Annoyance Theatre, where her critically acclaimed show, Messing With A Friend, has had an 11 plus year residency. She has and continues to headline more national and international festivals than she can recount. She has created and taught her unique curriculum at the iO, The Annoyance, The Second City, Loyola University, DePaul’s Theatre School, The School at Stepppenwolf, and currently is an adjunct professor for The University of Chicago. Her essays have been included in The Second City Almanac of Improvisation and Charna Halpern’s Art By Committee. Susan is based in Chicago and is learning to apply new words like ‘patience.’
John Lehr
John Lehr is the star/creator/writer for “10 Items or Less” (TBS), “JailBait”(Sony/Crackle) and “Quickdraw” (Hulu). He created/produced pilots for Fox (“Team McPhearson”), TBS (“John Lehr’s Movie Club”) and Comedy Central (“Let it Ride”). Script/development deals include “Retreat” (NBC), “The Loop” (HBO), Troubadour (MTV), “Life on Mars” (Sony/BBC), “King of Beers” (EUE/Sokolow), “Tommy Chong’s Pipe Dreams” (TBS).
Lehr is one of the original Geico Cavemen from the wildly successful commercial campaign. He appeared in dozens of spots, including the first commercial as a caveman boom operator, the caveman in therapy with Talia Shire, the tennis spot with Billy Jean King, Superbowl spots with Phil Simms and many more.
John has appeared in numerous television series, including “Friends” and was a series regular on “Jesse,” both for Warner Brothers/NBC. His feature film roles include “The Sweetest Thing,” and three Noah Baumbach films, “Kicking and Screaming,” “Mr. Jealousy,” and “Highball.” John’s hosting credits include “News Weasels” for E!; “I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!” for ABC; CBS’ special “Clash of the Commercials” with co-host Heidi Klum; and “John Lehr’s Movie Club” for TBS. Lehr’s critically acclaimed “Comedic Lectures” solo performances have had sold out runs in LA and New York. He is also a respected improvisational performer, having worked at the Organic Theater and Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago, the Montreal Comedy Festival, Chicago Improvisational Festival and multiple venues in Los Angeles and New York. Lehr regularly performs stand-up comedy and MC/Hosts events around the country.