{"id":16283,"date":"2016-05-06T04:34:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T04:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/independentweekender.com\/?p=16283"},"modified":"2016-05-06T04:34:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T04:34:33","slug":"gates-open-with-mostly-comedy-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/2016\/05\/06\/gates-open-with-mostly-comedy-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Gates open with (mostly) comedy workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BY REGGE EPISALE<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Kevin Gates moved to the area, he was happy to find out there was a local community theatre company in the area.<\/p>\n<p>As an 11-year-member of Toastmasters International \u2014 a worldwide nonprofit that helps members improve public speaking, communication, and thinking skills &#8211; and a four-year member of a church theatre group, Gates had come to enjoy being on stage and wanted to continue to act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a shy person,\u201d he says, \u201cbut I can play a person who isn\u2019t shy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gates has been an EMTC board member for about three years and has appeared in several productions. He realized that, \u201cwhen I\u2019m not in a play, I feel like I\u2019m a little isolated from the (theatre company) action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He wanted to develop a way for individuals interested in theatre to stay connected even if they weren\u2019t involved in a production.<br \/>\nThat became the basis of his idea for the (Mostly) Comedy Workshop.<\/p>\n<p>Gates coordinated with EMTC board to hold a workshop for both novice and experienced actors.<\/p>\n<p>He lists three reasons he feels it\u2019s important:<br \/>\n1.) Experience in a small group gives a person courage to get on a stage or speak in public.<br \/>\n2.) EMTC improves as their pool of actors increases, and most importantly,<br \/>\n3.) The workshops build trust in a group so they can give honest feedback and support each other.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin brings skits, often his original work, to the workshop. All of the skits are a \u201ccold read,\u201d unrehearsed.<\/p>\n<p>People volunteer to read and act out the skits, which are mainly comedy.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the skit, the actors who performed and those who were the audience talk about what was good and what could be better. Did you feel the emotion? Did you understand what they were talking about?<\/p>\n<p>The focus is on exhibiting emotion and entertaining.<\/p>\n<p>The group can then choose to do the skit again with the same or different people or move on to another script. It is all about interacting and connecting as a group. All feedback is positive and encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be more fun if we had more people.\u201d The more people that come, the more laughter, support, and ideas there will be, Gates said. The experience helps build confidence, creates a community bond, and is just plain fun.<\/p>\n<p>Gates says he\u2019ll keep the workshops going as long as there are people who attend.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to get on stage in front of a lot of people to experience the thrill of acting and you don\u2019t need dedicate a lot of time or money.<\/p>\n<p>But you can hone your skills in a fun, supportive environment at the \u2018Mostly\u2019 Comedy Workshop presented by the Endless Mountains Theatre Company, and held on the second Friday of each month at the Windwood Hill Dance Academy, 119 Jackson Ave., New Milford.<\/p>\n<p>A $5 workshop donation is requested; and the fee is waived for EMTC members, and memberships are available.<\/p>\n<p>The next \u2018(Mostly) Comedy Workshop\u2019 will be held Friday, May 13, 7-8 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY REGGE EPISALE Correspondent When Kevin Gates moved to the area, he was happy to find out there was a local community theatre company in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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