Mark McCracken

@markmccracken

Mark's Info

MARK McCRACKEN
SAG/AFTRA, AEA, AGVA
323-459-6508
markitymarkmark@yahoo.com

IMPROVISATION: EXPERIENCE/INSTRUCTION:

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS (Los Angeles, CA)
Improv instructor for fall, winter & summer semesters.

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (San Diego, CA)
Improv instructor for graduate program.

CALARTS (Valencia, CA)
Improv instructor for undergraduate program.

UNIVERSAL HOLLYWOOD THEME PARK (Los Angeles, CA)
Improvisational performer at the theme park. Several shows daily.

IMPRO THEATER (Los Angeles, CA) - Dan O’Connor, Director
Member studio theater company. Long-form, genre-specific shows (Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare, Twilight Zone, et al.).

COMEDY SPORTZ LA (Los Angeles, CA) – James Baily, Director
Shows weekly. Workshops. Company does outreach to public institutions and businesses, using improv to improve communication skills and better participant performance in the workplace.

ACME COMEDY THEATER (Los Angeles. CA) – Mark Sweeney, Director
Performances and workshops. Shows integrated improv with sketch comedy material. A Saturday Night Live template. Workshops involve exercises between performers with varying levels of proficiency.

ACT NOW (Los Angeles, CA) – Keena Dean, Director
Teaching improv to augment formal acting techniques. Emphasis on character exploration, spontaneity within a scene and fluid stage presence.

ANNE BEATS/IMPROV OLYMPICS (Los Angeles, CA) – Anne Beats, Director
Sketch writing from improvised scenes with the Emmy Award-winning writer from Saturday Night Live. Performed material @ the IO-West/Improv Olympics Theater, Hollywood.

AVERY SCHRIEBER'S NEXT (Los Angeles, CA) – Avery Schreiber, Director
Founding member of Second City. Performed improv shows throughout California.

SILVERLAKE CHILDREN'S THEATER COMPANY (Los Angeles, CA) – Broderick Miller, Director
Writing and directing full-length productions for kids six to sixteen. Also improv instructor for the SCTG Summer Program.

MENTAL FLOSS (Miami, FL) – Sandy Mielke, Owner
Artistic Director/Writer/Performer for this Miami-based improv/sketch comedy troupe. Directing, writing, performing improv and sketch comedy.

EDUCATION:

IMPRO THEATER (Los Angeles, CA)
GROUNDLINGS (Los Angeles, CA)
COMEDY SPORTZ LA (Los Angeles, CA)
IMPROV OLYMPICS/IO-WEST (Los Angeles, CA)
ACME COMEDY THEATER (Los Angeles, CA)




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