Screening:
Each potential student undergoes a screening interview to make sure he or she
meets the criteria for participation in Stand Up For Mental Health. Participants
must
• Have a mental health illness or mental health issues
• Have stable housing
• A support system of both peers and professionals
• Be stable on any medication they are taking
• Have a reasonable command of written and spoken English
• Have the motivation and desire to create healthy change
• And above all else, have a desire to do stand up comedy.
Initial Three Month Course And Showcases
Classes:
Classes take place once a week on Tuesday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. Students learn how to write, perform, structure and edit a comedy act of between 3-6 minutes.
Coaching:
Each student receives one-to-one coaching with the instructor as needed.
Materials:
Each student receives the Stand-Up Comedy Clinic workbook and CDs. This workbook is adapted from the Stand-Up Comedy Clinic course David Granirer has taught at Langara College for the past nine years.
Warm Up Shows:
After approximately three months of classes, the students do their first shows. We choose venues where we know the audience will be super supportive.
SMH is Proud to Announce Our New Toronto SMH Program Under the Direction of SMH Founder David Granirer. The 2010 SMH Program starts on June 10, in Collaboration with Workman Arts. The first class will run from June 10 to August 24. The SMH Toronto 2010 Debut Show Details to be announced.
We are thrilled to be collaborating with Workman Arts, Lisa Brown, Alison Dengate and the Team. We share the spirit and mission of the Workman Arts Project "to support aspiring, emerging and established artists with mental illness and addiction issues who are committed to developing and refining their art form and promoting a greater understanding of mental illness and addiction through film, theatre, visual art, music and the literary arts."
For further information please contact Pat Bayes at or Alison Dengate at .
workman arts
651 Dufferin St
Toronto, ON M6K 2B2
Phone: 416 583.4339
Fax: 416 583.4354
Email:
Website: www.workmanarts.com
