[NoHo Arts District, CA] – Elise Dewsberry, Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc., continues her video series How to Get NO Feedback from Elise with Vlog #29, “Funny But True,” focusing on comic truth in character development.
Vlog #29 is part four in a short Character Development series and challenges writers to examine whether their comic moments are not just funny, but grounded in truth. Dewsberry reminds creators that humor lands best when it grows organically from character rather than being forced for laughs.
Don’t miss the other CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT videos:
Part One – DICTION
Part Two – EXPOSITION
Part Three – FIFTH BUSINESS
To see more from this series, subscribe to the vlog at http://nmi.org/nmi-resources/elises-video-blog/
About Elise Dewsberry and How to Get NO Feedback from Elise
Elise joined the Academy for New Musical Theatre (the former name of New Musicals Inc.) as Associate Artistic Director in 2003; joined Founding Artistic Director John Sparks as Co-Artistic Director in 2010; and became Artistic Director of New Musicals Inc. in 2013. Elise also serves as a Los Angeles Ovation Award Voter, and is the author and evaluator of the Book Lab and the Outlining Lab, offered online through www.writingmusicaltheatre.com , and is the author of a series of video blogs called How to Get NO Feedback from Elise available at https://nmi.org/elises-video-blog/
About New Musicals Inc.
New Musicals, Inc is non-profit developmental and educational community for anyone who wants to learn how to develop musical theatre! On this channel, we show off the work of our members and co-creators and provide video instruction on every aspect of the craft of musical theatre writing and development. https://nmi.org/