Learn how to perform live onstage:
Build Confidence
Team Building
Public Speaking Skills
Youth Comedy Edutainment Program
K.E.E.P introduces young people to the power of performance, onstage and off.
Our program will introduce youth to the art of Comedy (stand up, Improv & sketch ). It will teach basic fundamental skills and implement training exercises to build public speaking, critical thinking , and team building in six FUN weeks. The benefits will be long lasting including increased, problem solving and leadership skills. Student will also learn how to perform Live onstage and are also exposed to ALL aspects of show production (sound, light, stage management etc. )
Learn the tricks of the stage with for comedy, acting, public speaking and team building. In Youth Comedy Edutainment Program you’ll study the fundamentals of improvisation through exercises that help to develop strong ensemble and character work. Develop stage presence as well as patience, self confidence, good communication skills, and a respect for other performers and their creativity. This exciting program provides students with the opportunity to get personalized feedback from a seasoned actor who has appeared on multiple major network TV series and commercials. Using cold reading techniques, script analysis, and one-on-one scene work, students will learn the rules of comedy and how to unleash their individuality to take their work to the next level!
Alumni
Cortez Macklin is a young stand-up comedian and actor from Chicago. He revealed in a interview with “DJ Small Eyez” that he was adopted as a child due to his biological parents being drug addicts. He’s been doing stand-up comedy for seven years now, hitting the stage for the first time at age 14. Comedy became a passion after Cortez joined a youth program called “Phat Kids Comedy”, which was run by Tyler Perry’s very own Quincy Bonds. From there, Cortez learned how to better develop his writing and improv skills. After graduating from the program, he’s since known that comedy is his life’s passion. He became a recurring cast member since Season 12 of the improv comedy show Wild ‘N Out on MTV and VH1.
Neal Genys is the youngest of 2 children born in Atlanta, GA. From very early age he enjoyed performing, dancing and being in the center of attention. He started by modeling for his mother who is a photographer and art director, and early in 2013 was cast in a short film and ever since loves acting.
He has performed stand up comedy at various theaters in Atlanta and performed and co-hosted a show at the iconic Carolines on Broadway in New York City. He was the winner of the comedy contest in East Coast and was invited by Kenan Thompson to spend the evening during the Saturday Night Life filming and got very inspired by talking to the comedians Jimmy Fallon, Kenan Thompson and Ben Stiller behind the scenes.
Neal runs a Youtube channel that is comedic and scientific at the same time, he is constantly writing and creating new sketch for his channel and stand up shows he performs at. He dreams one day to have a comedy school in Los Angeles and coach other kids comedy and improv skills
Quincy T. Bonds
Actor/Instructor
Was born in Los Angeles California raised in Seattle Washington and moved to Atlanta Georgia in 1989 to attend Morehouse College. Following graduation In 2002 Quincy started his own comedy and production company called Phat comedy. Quincy would promote and host open mic rooms all over the southeast. Phat comedy would also be responsible for lauinching the comedy careers of some of the most influential comedians on screen today. In 2008 Quincy was cast as a character on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne as “Poohie ”. He has also been featured in Geico Insurance and Capital One commercials.