CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS

A one-person improv show disguised as an acting class, from the creator of the Dead Eyes podcast. Professional actor (Widow’s Bay, Bob’s Burgers, “King Henry” in a recent State Farm ad) and award-winning podcaster (Dead Eyes) CONNOR RATLIFF is a classically trained performer who graduated “with honours” from the prestigious Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts over a quarter of a century ago, making his professional debut on the stage of the Royal Court Theatre in London’s West End. During that same year, he also performed at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II. In the decades that followed, he has accumulated numerous credits as a star of stage, screen and stream, appearing in multiple Netflix Original Films as well as content on CBS, NBC, FOX, TBS, Nickelodeon, TruTV, Home Box Office, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and the now-defunct comedy platforms, Go90 and Seeso. But none of that matters now. What matters now is CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, an unending series of workshop performances where he will, before your very eyes, demonstrate what acting truly IS. Each performance will be slightly interactive and completely improvised, with occasional opportunities for “students” to participate (from the safety of their position in the audience.) [Sometimes, there will be a guest, and occasionally they will not be announced in advance. Previous “announced” guests include Jack Quaid, Zach Cherry, Patrick Wilson, James III, Jeff Hiller and Griffin Newman; “surprise” guests have included Meg Ryan and Rachel Zegler.] Defiantly self-indulgent and beyond pointless, THE ACTING CLASS is your opportunity to witness the kind of greatness – only slightly appreciated by The Industry – that has kept Connor Ratliff steadily employed for nearly half of the past 10+ years. Praise for Connor Ratliff: “Connor Ratliff is a brilliant and funny comedic performer and actor.” THE NEW YORKER “An Improv Star.” VANITY FAIR “An Improv Ace.” MEN’S JOURNAL “Funny.” THE FINANCIAL TIMES “Hilarious.” TIME Magazine “He’s really, really funny an undiscovered mega-talent of Acting.” MIKE BIRBIGLIA Praise for CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: “Connor Ratliff is following up his thorough examination of the entertainment industry’s capacity to bruise the ego There’s no one more committed than Ratliff when it comes to selling the reality of a character like this.” VULTURE “I don’t know what this is but Connor Ratliff (who’s a really funny guy) has something called The Acting Class live at UCB Theatre.” SETH MEYERS, The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers Podcast “Nice!” ANDY SAMBERG, reacting to the fact that Jack Quaid did the show with his mom, Meg Ryan “There’s a clip online of that, Seth, you saw? I wanna see that.” AKIVA SCHAFFER “[laughing]” JORMA TACCONE “Honestly, the best show I’ve seen in years. It is both EXACTLY what you’d expect and nothing like you’d expect.” ALEX BOUSIER, @cinefilmstills “Incredible show.” Andrew J. Eisenman “A masterclass in absurd realism.” FAME Magazine —- In-person tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the show plus fees. Livestream tickets are $10 plus fees. Buyers will receive an email with the livestream link one-hour before the show. Livestream link will be available for 7 days after the show. All sales are final. The show starts at the time listed. If you are not at the theater more than 5 minutes before the start of the show, we may release your tickets to the waitlist. Lineup is subject to change. Under 17 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please use discretion, as all our shows can potentially use adult/sexual material, language, and images. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre: 242 East 14th Street, New York, NY 10003