Chicago Longform Masterclass (The Deconstruction & Improvised Movie) | Brian James O'Connell
Chicago Longform Masterclass (The Deconstruction & Improvised Movie) | Brian James O'Connell
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The Deconstruction | Brian James O'Connell
🏢 Studio 20, Theatre Deli Studios, 107 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 4AF
🕥 Wed 19th November 2025, 6-9pm
💰 £40
Created by The Family, The Deconstruction is the single most important long form ever created as it contains every single possible permutation of scene approach and thematic development.
An understanding of The Deconstruction is essential for the artistic, intellectual and technical development of an improviser. Quite simply, an improviser’s understanding of the “work” will never be the same after being exposed to “Decon”; whether you perform short form, improvised Shakespeare or are merely a writer looking to improve your understanding of character and structure, learning these skills will radically improve your understanding of improvisation and raise your level of play.
The Improvised Movie | Brian James O'Connell
🏢 Studio 20, Theatre Deli Studios, 107 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 4AF
🕥 Thurs 20th November 2025, 6-9pm
💰 £40
Created by the legendary iOChicago improv team THE FAMILY, The Improvised Movie long form structure is a fun, fast-paced stylized piece that will strengthen your understanding of story, plot, narrative structures & genre tropes through the creative use of applying cinematic language to the theatrical stage!
Brian James O’Connell has a BFA in Film Editing from the world famous UNCSA School Of Filmmaking (Jeff Nichols, David Gordon Green, Craig Zobel) and is a 3x feature film writer/director whose distributed films star some of the biggest names in entertainment such as Pedro Pascal and Matt Berry.
Let BOC use his combined 50 years of filmmaking and improv experience to help you learn an artistically rewarding long form piece that is also a box office smash for your audiences!
Brian James O'Connell

Brian James O’Connell is a filmmaker and teacher based in Los Angeles. His directing credits include: KILLER VIEW, ANGRY WHITE MAN starring Matt Berry, and BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS starring Pedro Pascal (*and was the Opening Night Premiere at Slamdance). BOC (as his friends call him) also co-wrote BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS with his comedy collective Dr. God and wrote KILLER VIEW. His other writing credits include: the SYFY animated series Hell Den (Maria Bamford, Matthew Lillard), MOCKpockalypse (Sam Richardson, Brendan Hunt) and Pitchslap (Joel McHale). With multiple projects in development, BOC is most excited about pitching a dark sci-fi comedy TV series based on THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK. Brian is proud to be a Co-Founder of The Pack Theater, LA Weekly’s BEST OF LA Pick for “Best Theater Company” two years in a row, a Founding Board Member for Camp Improv Utopia & a current board member for Highwire Improv in Baltimore, MD.
Refund policy
As we're bringing these fine improvisers over from other countries, we regret we cannot refund tickets once bought. We will gladly help you find another improviser to sell them to, but we can't take responsibility for actually reselling them. So please factor this policy in before you buy.
Location
Theatre Deli Studios, EC3A 4AF