UPCOMING SHOWS!!
Intermediate Improv Grad Show: June 17th At 7:30pm – Tix $20
Improv Show: July 8th At 7:30pm – Tix $20
OUR CLASSES
All Classes include an additional session — a Graduation show before a live audience!!
‘Lil Crazies Bootcamp
5 Sessions – Starting July 10th-July 14th @ 9am-noon
Followed by a Performance Friday, July 14th @ 1pm
Tuition – $525
‘Lil Crazies Bootcamp
5 Sessions – Starting July 10th-July 14th @ 9am-noon
$525.00
Standup Comedy Class
Beginner Course: 6 Sessions – Mondays @ 6 – 8 pm, starting July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21
Followed by Graduation Show (class chooses weekend date) – Class size limited to 4 Students
Tuition – $525
Beginner Standup Class
Tuition for 6 sessions of Beginning Standup Class on Mondays starting July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21
$525.00
IMPROV COMEDY CLASS
Beginner Improv: 6 Sessions – Wednesdays, @ 5:30 – 7:30pm, starting July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23
Advanced Improv: 6 sessions – Thursdays @ 5:30 – 7:30pm, August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21, 28
Graduation Show 7th session on a Weekend Night
Tuition – $475
Beginner Improv
Wednesdays, @ 5:30 – 7:30pm, starting July 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16, 23
$475.00
Advanced Improv
Thursdays @ 5:30 – 7:30pm, August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 21, 28
$475.00
SPACE AND MOVEMENT: One-Day Class
Saturday, July 15 -8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
Tuition – $120
A one-day workshop! SPACEWORK and MOVEMENT. –How to make “things” appear that aren’t really there! Every improv player needs to create “stage picture,” in order to create an environment that doesn’t really exist. Improv actors can make the audience believe they are dealing with objects in all scenes, but how? What is the theory? What are the techniques to making that happen? This one-day workshop focuses on SPACEWORK which sophisticates an improv player’s style and skill set. Lessons also include on-stage MOVEMENT–where to go and when–another aspect that helps to flesh out stage picture. Class size is limited to 6- 8 students.
Space and Movement Class
Saturday, July 15 -8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
$120.00
F*#K THE FUNNY: Don’t Think, Just Be: One-Day Class
Saturday, July 22 – 9 a.m-4 p.m
Tuition – $120
One-day workshop! F*#K THE FUNNY: Don’t Think, Just Be… Don’t try, just fly (by the seat of your conversational pants)… This laid-back workshop teaches the improviser how to be funny without any effort. Students learn they are naturally funny when they don’t exert any effort to be. You don’t have to prepare for this class or expend any effort when participating, you simply bring the “you” out of yourself! Class size is limited to 6-8 students.
F*#K THE FUNNY Class
Saturday, July 22 – 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
$120.00
UPCOMING SHOWS
IMPROV SHOWS
Saturdays @ 7:30 pm – Tix $20
July 8 — September 9
STANDUP SHOWS
Saturday Evenings: @ 7:30pm – Tix $20
August 19 — October 14 — December 2
Call (714) 550-9890 to see about performing a set or email assistant@occrazies.com
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The Orange County Crazies offers classes in Improv, Stand-up, Sketch Comedy, and Workshops on how to develop Original Characters. The Orange County Crazies also offer Tween and Teen classes, as well as writing classes. Courses range from weekly sessions to one-day weekend classes, and one-week classes. Graduation performances follow each class series. The OC Crazies conduct all classes and shows on-site at The De Pietro Performance Center in Santa Ana in its 78-seat, black-box theater.
Over the past 32 years, the Orange County Crazies has become an enviable institution as it remains the longest-running and most prominent organization of its kind in the County of Orange. Based in Santa Ana, California, the O.C. Crazies school and the quality of its classes are unmatched, and the student performances are crowd-pleasing. The organization was founded by Cherie Kerr, a founding member of the famed L.A. Groundlings, who has served as the organization’s Artistic Director since the non-profit comedy organization’s inception. Kerr directs all shows and performances at the De Pietro Center under the Crazies banner. Since its inception, it has garnered stellar reviews and numerous awards for its original and creative works, as well as for its unparalleled school of comedy.
Left to right. Ashlyn Yarbrough, brother Logan Yarbrough, with brothers Kai and Jasper Kim. 
Ashlyn Yarbrough Logan Yarbrough, Jasper Kim, Kai Kim, Kellan Bold, and Tayeah Fiore. During Performance after one week improv boot camp students in costumes to play original characters in a book panel scene. 
Improv Beginner Graduating class of May 6: left to right: Dustin Saiidi, Tommy Pedersen, Ash Pedersen. Artistic Director, Cherie Kerr, Olivia (Liv) Budd, Don Wilen, Ray Jafari and Rusty Felbob (Main Co. 
Standup Show April 15th, 2023. 
Saturday, August 27 2022 standup comedy graduation show that rock the house at the Crazies. From left to right: Emcee Rusty Felbob, teacher Cherie Kerr, comics: Bobby Mascio, Erin Aleljandrino, Tommy Pederson and Garret Anthony. Each did a killer set–their first time as standup comics!! 
Brent White plays President Clinton while Matt Morrison plays Trump and Rusty Felbob plays a shirtless Putin as they debate over questions from the audience on the topic of attending the queens funeral. 
Standup Show December 9th, 2022 
Left to right: Emcee, John Weyhgandt, Rusty Felbob, Erica Park, Dr. Prakash Joshi and Robbie Nelson. They performed Saturday night August 20 before a receptive audience who laughed and cheered! 
Charlie Twichel, David Begun, Cassidy McDonnell, Robbie Nelson and Chris Keirnen. 
On Oct. 26th, Cherie conducted an improv comedy workshop with the Regent Point Seniors! 
Robbie Nelson, Rusty Felbob, Michelle Voorhees, Lindsay Babout, Erica Park, Prakash Joshi after a Standup Show 
Newly minted OC Crazies standup grads pose for the photo after their October 8, 2022 show at the De Pietro. Left to right are: emcee, Rusty Felbob, comics: Bobby Mascio, Tommy Pedersen, Billy Szetoo, Garret Anthony, and headliner, Robbie Nelson. 
‘Lil Crazies Show 
‘Lil Crazies Show 
Outside of writing/teaching/directing at the Crazies, Cherie Kerr also produces a weekly podcast, for P.R. client David Glass. Guesting on the video show’s holiday episode, due to run in November, Kerr poses for a photo with podcast guest, actress Mindy Sterling and her son Max. Kerr an Sterling have been L.A Groundling pals for the past 30-plus years. 
In the Green Room: Cherie Kerr, Crazies artistic director, reunites with comic pal, Maz Jobrani at the Irvine Improv shortly before his hilarious show Sunday, October. 9, 2022. Jobrani was a performer and comedy judge at the Crazies in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. He has since gone on to an illustrious career. 
From left to right: Susan Nishi, Carl Katz, Charlie Twitchel and Robbie Nelson after their hilarious show in November 2019. Each did 20 minute sets and the audience loved them!! 
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OC Crazies
The Orange County Crazies offers classes in Improv, Stand-up, Sketch Comedy, and workshops for how to develop Original Characters, Tween, and Teen classes, as well as writing classes.
Get in Touch
De Pietro Performance Center 809 N. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714)-550-9890
assistant@occrazies.com
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