7 Questions Every Writer Should Ask Themself Before They Sit Down To Write
Submitted by greg on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 16:57
The Comedian's Way workshop for Writers, Performers & Other Humans is the place to develop your authentic voice and deepest material for one-person shows, personal essays, books, scripts, blogs, or just to have a better attitude about life.
Each class starts with a Q & A and an inspirational rap from Beth about some aspect of the creative process. Here for your entertainment and edification is video of a recent talk about the 7 Questions Every Writer Should Ask Themself Before Sitting Down To Write.
Read more about the workshop on Beth's site and the Un-Cabaret website.
Class meets most Sundays from 1-4pm at M-Bar, 1253 N. Vine St. LA 90038. For more info, call 323-717-4731 or e-mail us.
Any single class $60
Any 4 classes $200
Audit (observe) any class for just $10
Audit 4 classes for $25
100% Happy 88% of the Time - The Trailer
Submitted by greg on Sat, 11/21/2009 - 20:49
This trailer will give you a taste of the delights that await in Beth's show, which others have called "Funny & Mind-Expanding!" (LA Weekly) and "Not to be missed (examiner.com) and "Chakradelic upward-facing comedy!" (yogamates.com). Click here to see a full-size video.
The next performance of "100% Happy 88% of the Time" will be:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 8pm
at The Renberg Theatre, 1125 N. McCadden Place, Hollywood 90038 (Free Parking)
Tickets are $20 and net proceeds benefit the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Baby Dragon Fund for Meth and Mental Health Counseling. Our motto for the night "BETH NOT METH". Call 323-860-7300 or click here for tickets.
If You're interested in booking the show - or want to suggest a venue, please e-mail us. For more info about the show click here.
How the Comedian's Way Workshop Works
Submitted by greg on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 21:43
The Comedian's Way workshop for Writers, Performers & Other Humans is the place to develop your authentic voice and deepest material for one-person shows, personal essays, books, scripts, blogs, or just to have a better attitude about life.
There are written descriptions of the workshop here on Beth's site and also on the Un-Cabaret website, but here's a pretty coherent description of what exactly happens and what you can expect from the workshop to help you decide if it's for you.
Class meets this Sundays Nov. 22, Dec. 6 & 13 from 1-4pm at M-Bar, 1253 N. Vine St. LA 90038 (2010 class dates TBA). It also meets Saturday, Dec. 12, 4-6pm in Palm Springs. For more info, call 323-993-3305 or e-mail us.
Any single class $60
Any 4 classes $200
Any 10 classes just $400
Audit (observe) any class for just $10
Audit 4 classes for $25
Creative Tupperware (How to Freshen Up Your Material for Stand Up Comedy or Any Other Creative Practice)
Submitted by greg on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 15:35
What happens when a piece of material gets stale? How do you keep the audience - and yourself - interested?
Beth offers some great advice about how to keep your material fresh, find material that will stay fresh the longest, and tips on integrating this freshening practice into your creative process and your life.
Let Beth help you take the 'ow' out of Now at The Comedian's Way workshop for Writers, Performers & Other Humans this Sunday, Nov.1. Also meets Sundays, Nov. 8, 15, 22, Dec. 6 & 13 from 1-4pm at M-Bar, 1253 N. Vine St. LA 90038.
Register for single classes. Discounts on multiple classes. Audit any class for just $10. For more info, call 323-993-3305 or e-mail us.
Framed! (Finding the Right Context for Your Work - and the Right Work for Your Context)
Submitted by greg on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 12:07
Beth always opens The Comedian's Way workshop sessions with some inspiring thoughts about the creative process. Here she talks about finding the right context for your work - and how you have to translate a particular piece of material when you adapt it to a different medium or context.
She couldn't do the kind of personal intimate storytelling that she wanted to do in the mainstream comedy clubs and that's why we started Un-Cabaret to begin with.
Up in the Sky
Submitted by Beth Lapides on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 21:53
Police dash-cam video of meteor falling in Edmonton, Canada on Nov 20, 2008.
Things fall from the sky all the time. Meteors, frozen water, there are theories that DNA fell to earth.
Of course soon a toolbox will fall into someone's backyard and that will be quite profitable for them. Though less intellectually provocative for the rest of us.
THE PRETTY MUCH WEEKLY TANGENT: Monkey Mind Over Matter
Submitted by Beth Lapides on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 13:36
Even though it is Labor Day weekend Monkey Mind never rests. Those 60,000 thoughts a day are not going to think themselves.
Within five minutes of opening my eyes I was scheming on a project I will never do. Oh well. You've gotta love the monkey, or the monkey will make even more mischief.
So I sang my monkey this song. And then, oh sweet quiet mind. Ever so briefly.
