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Intro to Improv Week 6 – Improv Shows Stagecraft There are a few things to keep in mind when you are on an improv stage to make sure you are seen and heard, and to make sure that others are seen and heard, especially when you have a full audience watching. Share the Energy If […]

Intro to Improv Week 5 – Game Game Game is anything that is fun to play with within the scene for the improviser and the audience. We usually know we have stumbled upon game when the audience laughs or reacts big in other ways. Patterns For Intro we focus on patterns for game but it

Intro to Improv Week 4 – Relationships Character Dynamics Whatever character you play, try to embody the voice, physically and, most importantly, perspective of the person they are playing. Being great at voices and accents is great if you are good at it, but it isn’t necessary to create a solid character. Tom Hanks has

Intro to Improv Week 3 – Object Work Object Work On an improv stage we usually only have each other and a few chairs. Everything else we make up. We want to treat objects like they are real, with weight size, and volume, use them and put them away like we would real things. Phones

Intro to Improv Week 2 – Beginnings and Endings A to C Instant Brainstorming We don’t want the audience to get bored with our show. Sometimes we can get into a rut or get stuck on a singular idea over and over again. Audiences like variety. One easy way to get unstuck and generate a

Intro to Improv Week 1 – Yes And Yes And Whenever your scene partner presents something to you within a scene, you should agree with it and then add your own piece to it. You can dislike what they say, but you should agree that it is the truth of the scene. Yes-and means ‘I’ve