Episode 28: Talking Sketch Comedy with Marc Warzecha Artwork

Beyond Technique with Samantha Rund

Beyond Technique focuses on empowering people to bring more of their whole selves( voice, body, and mind) to their lives and work. Using performance principles; professional actor, comedian, and coach Samantha Rund delves into a range of topics including performance, public speaking, and personal development.----------Samantha is a graduate of Northwestern University, the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program MFA, and Second City’s Improv and Directing Conservatory; she is passionate about enriching people’s lives through the performing arts. Some of her recent acting work includes 3 Busy Debras on Adult Swim, Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and various commercials including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.Her company, Beyond Technique Coaching, focuses on using performance principles to empower people to bring more of their whole selves to their lives and work. She works with a wide range of people around the world on performance and personal development.

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Episode 28: Talking Sketch Comedy with Marc Warzecha

March 20, 2021 • Samantha Rund • Episode 28

On this episode Head Writer, Associate Artistic Director, and Founder of The Sketch School Marc Warzecha joins host Samantha Rund to discuss:

Finding Your Comedic Voice
How Improv and Sketch Evolved Over the Years
Making THE PITCH Work For You
Tips on Creating Sketches & Universal Humor
Experiences Teaching Sketch Internationally as a Representative of the United States Embassy

MARC WARZECHA: With two decades at THE SECOND CITY Comedy Theatre, he is an award-winning HEAD WRITER and ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, overseeing the development of dozens of original sketch comedy and improv revues. Additional sketch credits include: THE KENNEDY CENTER (Washington DC), THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE (Los Angeles), COMEDY CENTRAL, FULLSCREEN LIVE, DISNEY DIGITAL. Warzecha is the founder of THE SKETCH SCHOOL, a training center dedicated to sketch comedy, and has taught sketch internationally as a representative of the UNITED STATES EMBASSY.

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Samantha Rund is a professional actor, comedian, and coach. A graduate of Northwestern University, the University of Washington’s Professional Actor Training Program MFA, and Second City’s Improv and Directing Conservatory; she is passionate about enriching people’s lives through the performing arts. Some of her recent acting work includes 3 Busy Debras on Adult Swim, Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and various commercials including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Her company, Beyond Technique Coaching, focuses on using performance principles to empower people to bring more of their whole selves to their lives and work. She works with a wide range of people around the world on performance, communication, and personal development.
www.samantharund.com
www.beyondtechniquecoaching.com

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