Sherbino Writers Room: Sketch Comedy Writing

Doors at 5:45 PM || “Writing”/Pitching/Editing at 6:00 PM || FREE Creative Experience

Please bring: Your sense of humor, something to write on, and something to write with!

Participants get a complimentary beverage or a drink coupon for a future Sherbino program, because comedy should be loose, not thirsty!

Looking to stretch your creative muscles? Just want some free funny on a Wednesday night? You’re in luck! The Sherbino is launching a brand-new program: Sherbino Writers Room: Sketch Comedy!

Led by long-time Sherbino Night Live writer and local comedic comrade Lexi Trachy, this drop-in writing group welcomes anyone interested in writing (or just laughing through) sketch comedy. Whether you’re a seasoned joke-slinger or just sketch-curious, no experience is necessary; everyone is welcome!

Meetings will take place on the following dates:

• Wed, Mar 18 — 6:00–7:30 pm


• Wed, Apr 8 — 6:00–7:30 pm


• Wed, Apr 22 — time tbd (may move a little later)


• May 13 — 7:00–8:30 pm


• May 27 — 7:00–8:30 pm

What to expect from a Writers Room session:

• Table reads of group work


• Group idea sharing and editing


• Brainstorming games and inspiration exercises


• Collaborative idea-sharing


• Laughs (hopefully)

Let’s get writing. Let’s get weird. Let’s get funny again.

 Helpful Homework before you come:

• Watch these handy videos to get “warm” before coming to the meetings:
  
  
  
  • WATCH THIS:  https://youtu.be/uLzw99DOPN8
  
  
  • WATCH THIS:  https://youtu.be/FrGKqugNuU8
  
  
  • WATCH THIS:  https://youtu.be/W0BvOyQwnIc
  
  
  
  


• Pick a direction and go deeper:
  
  
  
  • Develop a sketch, character, or scene based on:
    
    
    
    1. The Tourism Council / Marketing Theme, or
    
    
    2. The Family Vacation Narrative
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Open Questions for the Group
  
  
  
  • What is the arc of the family vacation? Where do they start and where do they end?
  
  
  • How do the tourism board and family storylines intersect?
  
  
  • What’s the climax of the show? Does it end with the OurAVision contest?
  
  
  • What surprises or twists could we include in the finale?