Dan O'Connor Intensive: Be The Hero or At Least Their Friend

This class will focus on finding the protagonist in a scene and making their story happen. We will investigate how to be a good hero, a good antagonist, a good friend and a good B story. We will also look at dealing with multiple heros and multiple story-lines.

Dan O'Connor is Co-founder of the critically acclaimed Impro Theatre as well as a co-founder of four other American Theatresports companies including Bay Area Theatresports. He performed in the Improbable Theatre’s production of “Lifegame” Off-Broadway and in the TNN television series of the same name. He co-created the NBC/PAX television improv comedy show “World Cup Comedy.” He was chosen from improvisers all over the country last summer to represent our gloriously spontaneous nation as one third of the American Team at the Improv World Cup Tournament in Germany.

Television acting credits include the upcoming pilot “Star and Stella,” “Seinfeld,” “Campus Ladies,” “Malcolm In the Middle,” “The Tonight Show,” and series regular roles on “The Newz,” and “Quick Witz” (for which he was also a producer).

Television directing credits include the critically acclaimed ABC hybrid sit-com “Sons and Daughters” and “Campus Ladies” for the Oxygen Network. He was a writer and the improv director for “The Wayne Brady Show.”

He was an adjunct professor for USC ‘s BFA program. He has taught at UT, DUKE, Pepperdine, UCLA extension and an improv companies around the world. He is a graduate of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London and an executive board member of the International Theatresports Institute.