A breast cancer survivor, Ms. Reiter believes that laughter is the best medicine. Ms. Reiter works with ordinary people (as well as those facing serious illness) to re-frame the events in their lives and find the funny - even amid the most serious. The workshops provide a relaxed and judgment-free environment for regular folk to explore their funny bones! Participants learn how to find their unique voice, find the funny in everyday life, and shape their experiences into laugh-riots!
Her unique approach lays out eight elements of comedy that make it easily accessible to everyone. Students will learn the shape and structure of things that make us laugh so they can hone their stories into sure-fire laughs. Most importantly, "you will begin to see your life from a new perspective - finding the funny all around us - appreciating the absurd - and lightening up the load in your heart!"
Previous participants have included retired school teachers, engineers, insurance agents, homemakers, mothers, fathers, and lots of regular folk. Some have decided to go on to become comics but all have gone on to funnier and happier lives! Fred Holzapfel, a 47 year old engineer of Long Valley, NJ, says, "my wife enrolled me, thinking it would be a break from my stressful and tedious career, and worries caused by my recent heath complications. Whether or not I ever perform in public, the overall experience has had a profound impact on how I now view life. The world is not a rational place; and if you look at it closely we're surrounded by incongruity, confusion, and silliness which together provide a strong foundation for comedy."
Ms. Reiter is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and has written and performed comedy in the New York City area for several years. In June the workshop alumni presented a sold-out Comedy Night fundraiser for Chester Theatre Group. She is an adjunct theatre professor at area colleges and frequently directs for the Centenary Stage Company and Chester Theatre Group.
Special 8 classes for just $195 - with make-up classes for any vacation time missed! Saturday mornings 9:30 am to 12 noon, Sept. 18 to Nov. 6. To register call: 908-892-5458. For more information check out her web site at www.KateLynReiter.com.
