Sketch 101 (Mondays 1/26-3/2 @6:30pm)

In the RISE Comedy sketch writing program, you will get the opportunity to learn how to write different styles of sketches, how to re-write and get notes back from your instructor to craft a well polished sketch. We will work on character sketches, premise based sketches, parody and more! This multi-session class will focus on a variety of sketches. You will learn how to write with others and you will also learn to write solo sketches. You will write in class and also turn in sketches for notes and you will learn how to re-write. You will read sketches and pitch them to the instructor and the class and we will all work together to make each to the sketches amazing and polished. It’s almost like being in a real sketch writing room.

What you’ll get out of this class:

Prerequisite: None

Instructors: Katie Congrove and Connor Schuck 

Katie Congrove is a Denver-based writer, actor, and producer with experience spanning stage, screen, and digital comedy. She has performed in numerous theatrical productions and has written for major YouTube channels including Nerdstalgic (1.49M subscribers) and Weird History Food (680K subscribers).

Katie’s comedy work includes writing and performing with the sketch teams Big Ol Mess and Midnight Snack, voice acting in the Don’t Write Me Off podcast, and producing the Denver Sketch Festival. She has also performed sketch comedy across North America, with appearances in Montreal, Toronto, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, Austin, and Portland. In addition to her comedy work, Katie has acted and done voiceover work in commercials and appeared in various short films and proof-of-concept projects currently on the market.

Trained extensively at The Second City Los Angeles and RISE Comedy in sketch writing, screenwriting, improv, and stand-up, Katie is passionate about helping students find their comedic voice, bringing both industry insight and a love of collaboration to the classroom.

Connor Schuck is an improviser, writer, and performer in Denver, CO. He started performing in 2013 while attending The University of Delaware, producing numerous improv and sketch shows along the way. Connor has performed in shows and festivals in NYC, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Portland, Montana, Utah, and this city called Denver (if you’ve ever heard of it). As an improviser, you can find him performing regularly as a member of Basement Doctors or whatever indie team he’s working on at the moment. As a sketch writer/performer, he produces/writes/directs/performs for Big Ol’ Mess.