Tasmanian Theatre Company can offer specialist theatre workshop programs around Tasmania. Some of these are offered at a very reasonable cost thanks to special funding that we receive. In May 2010 we were able to offer workshops in comedy writing and performance for schools in the North of Tasmania thanks to the assistance of Aurora Energy and the Tasmanian Community Fund. Please enquire if you are interested in future workshop programs in your region and we will endeavour to meet your needs.

Comedy writing and performance workshops for grades 8 -12
Touring Northern Tasmania: May 2010

Our Class Clowns Workshops cover the following:

-  How sketch, stand up & musical comedy works
-  Constructing a joke
-  Writing comedy about yourself
-  Stage craft and microphone technique
-  Stage presence
-  Persona/character
-  Performance energy

COST: $50 per workshop.

MAX CLASS SIZE: 30 students

TUTORS: Gavin Baskerville and Mick Lowenstein

Gavin Baskerville is originally from WA and moved to Hobart in 2005 after working professionally as a comedian in Melbourne for five years. He has been performing stand-up comedy since 1999, after launching onto the scene as a national finalist in the Raw Comedy competition. Gavin has written, produced and performed five successful Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows and was a recipient of the Brian McCarthy Memorial Moosehead Award for his 2005 show As Seen on TV. Gavin runs stand-up comedy workshops for Adult Education as well as the Class Clowns competition and has been invited to run and speak at workshops for the Comedy Lounge in Perth, Western Australia.

Mick Lowenstein is an experienced comedian, writer, director, promoter, musician and actor and has been a prominent member of the Hobart performance scene for over a decade. Mick has performed in Shakespeare in The Gardens, The One Act Play Festival and at The Hobart Comedy Festival.  He has written and performed solo comedy shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Hobart Fringe Festival. Mick is also a qualified teacher and has had many years experience teaching drama and comedy skills to kids of all ages. Two of his students were runners up at the Class Clowns national final in 2007.

MORE INFORMATION: Contact Iain Lang via info@tastheatre.com or by calling (03) 6234 8561