SOMNIA - To Dream in Life
Created to house projects that are motivated by collaboration and improvisation.
SHOW
Adsit & Eveleth is an improv duo made up of Scott Adsit (30 Rock, Veep, Big Hero 6) and Jet Eveleth (The Reckoning, Animals HBO, Absinthe). They have been described as “two improv stalwarts with a knack for the absurd. They aim for slower, character-driven work that pays close attention to detail. Expect lovable characters and more than a little weirdness.” Scott and Jet have traveled to festivals all over the US, including the Just for Laughs Festival.
“Dazzling…compelling…outrageous and unexpected. Watching them slowly discover their characters was like biting into a Tootsie Roll Pop and discovering that awesome center. Everyone deserves to see improv this good.” -Timeout Chicago
"They adopt distinct voices, mannerisms, and attitudes to create characters, at once esoteric and identifiable, that appear to spring from deeply personal takes on humanity." - Chicago Reader
"Intelligent humor that ranges from black to bubble-gum pink." -Charleston City Paper
WORKSHOP
Jet offers a the workshop "Hyper-presence in Improv" for students of the art who feel stuck in their head, talking through scenes and not truly reacting. Created for performers who are looking to be more honest and active in their work.It explores clown's relationship to improvisation with a focus on being present, finding emotional depth and a stronger stage presence. Open to all levels because the techniques will be new to everyone. It offers a totally different approach to long-form work that invites you to dream and to let go of the inner judge.
REVIEWS
"One of the best teachers on this planet! They encourages you to be bold and wild, to go beyond your fears, to dive into the unknown, and to embrace and love the experience, and to be present, to really be in the moment. Not only when improvising but in life." -Heike Reissig
"I felt like I'd moved on a year in just that one week. Mind blowing and weird and freaky and raw and fabulous. They''ll leave you gagging for more!" - Kit Murdock
"All theater workshops promise the same thing -- to teach the art of being physically and emotionally present. This one delivers." -Leslie Carson
"Jet shows you how to make the the stage a place where you can most be you." -Stephanie Hunger
"Jet is a comedic powerhouse. I can honestly say that I’ve never taken any course that has better shown me what I’m capable of as a comedian and artist." -Jess Grant
"Jet's class made me want to cry. Best workshop I've taken in 3 years."
--Nate Morse
"In less than two hours Jet blew apart and reconstructed our duo form into something better and more organic than ever imagined. I could not have asked for a more invigorating and inspiring teacher. Get in a room with Jet and she'll remind you why you became an improviser in the first place." -Allison Ungar
"Jet takes you on a roller coaster of ego breaking improv exercises, that will provide you with an arsenal of tools to further scene and develop arc. Be ready to feel like you have brand new legs and leave feeling victorious."
--Sarah McPeck
BIO
Jet Eveleth has been performing with the improvisational group The Reckoning at the iO Theater since 2001. They traveled with the show "Adsit & Eveleth" with Scott Adsit of 30 Rock and the show "I Live Next Door To Horses" (Winner of Del Close Award for Best Scripted Show). Jet has performed at the Andy Kaufman Awards and was listed as New City magazine’s "Top 50 Players" in Chicago for 2010 and 2012. They recently created and played an original character in the show Absinthe at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, called the greatest show in Vegas history by Las Vegas Weekly. The Huffington Post described the show as "Risqué, dangerous and mind-altering... It is poetic, beautiful, inspiring and insulting. The greatest show on earth." They developed the television pilots Ditch Mitchem, You Should Be Famous, Jet Across America (MTV) and most recently an original sketch pilot for NBC. You can hear Jet voice characters on the TV show Animals now in it's third season on HBO. Their film works includes American Legacy, One-Small Hitch and Close Quarters. In 2012 she toured Europe performing and teaching physical theater with The Second City and the US Embassy. She is faculty at The Second City Conservatory Program, iO Theater and was the former artistic director of the Chicago Improv Festival. Jet also created the curriculum and taught at Columbia College's Comedy Studies Program, where they also received a Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts.
Suggested viewing and reading materials:
Trust Us This Is All Made Up
https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Trust-Us-This-Is-All-Made-Up/70114993
The Power of Now
The Inner Game of Tennis
Also both are on Audible
http://www.audible.com/?warnmsgkey=not_eligible_for_trial
Improvise by Mick Napier
