When: 2010 Dates TBA

What: A blend of poetry, spoken word, movement and dance - all improvised.

Starring: Jim Babcock, Marianne Bennett, Stephanie Clayton, Jack Jernigan, Jessica Jimenez, Jason Murphy, and Gary Rae.

Directed by: Jo McGinley

Where: At the Impro Theatre Workspace

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Instructor: Jo McGinley
Prerequisite: Instructor approval to move on from Impro Studio
Start Date: Currently Ongoing on Thursdays 7pm-10pm
Performance Opportunities: Student shows in the workshop space
Duration: On-Going
Cost: $150/month

This is the class where the improviser can dig deeper into what Impro Theatre does - perform full length, unscripted, plays and films. This is Impro’s longest running class with a tight ensemble that performs regularly at the workshop space. Two of the company’s current members came through this class, while others have become associate members. You will learn how transform the skills you’ve learned in creating short scenes into the skills necessary to create full length plays.

The class consists of researching playwrights and film styles, and then bringing them to life on the stage. The focus is good scene work, good acting, strong ensemble, being the writers/actors/directors all in the moment collaborating to tell a story.

There is homework! You will be asked to rent movies, read plays, study certain time periods, and bring the information that’s marinating in your brain onto the stage.

Instructor: Multiple members of the company
Prerequisite: Instructor approval to move on from Foundations or Company recommendation
Performance Opportunity: Student Shows in the workshop space
Start Date: Tuesday, April 13th
Duration: On-Going
Cost: $150/month

This is a new class and those in it will start to build an ensemble so it is a great opportunity to get involved from the beginning.

This class will dramatically hone your improv skills. All areas of improv will be taught by a revolving faculty of Impro company members. Here are just some of the subjects that will be explored: character, status, scene building, short narratives, emotional response, playing for the moment and not the joke, turning mistakes into gifts, finding the game, and most importantly becoming a master of CROWE (character, relationship, obstacle, where and expectation.) This class contains the opportunity to put your abilities to the test in front of an invited audience because we believe that the stage is the best way to advance your technique.

Instructor: Lisa Fredrickson
Prerequisite: None
Start Date: Wednesday, March 31
Duration: 8 weeks
Cost: $299

Foundation I is a great workshop for someone who has never taken improv, as well as someone who is looking to learn a new improv style. This class focuses on the basics of improv, how to give simple, clear information to get a scene started, how to be changed by information given to you, and mostly to get out of your head, leave your inner critic at the door, and have fun on stage.

prerequisite: none

By the end of an 8 week session an F1 student will know:

• Improv Lingo: (they are given a glossary of terms)
• Relaxation: Through warm-up (vocal & physical) they are given tools to relax under pressure and be “present”.
• Having fun while frying. Letting go of the “getting it right” syndrome.
• Embracing Failure, Mistakes are truly Gifts.
• Basic Stage Presence: the student can be seen and heard, is not constantly upstaging or turning back on audience.
• Learn to build a scene by learning how to CROW (establish Character, Relationship and the Objective and Where of the scene) through a series of exercises where they learn CROW through their bodies and not just intellectually. They will be able to execute CROW or at least know when it isn’t there. They will have an understanding of Building Characters, Emotions, Relationships, Objectives, Where’s, Endowments, & Narrative.
• Saying Yes – able to move action and not block. Playing first offer out all the way until it organically flips into something else. Getting in tune with their own impulses and starting from that clear space – then learning to accept others impulses.
• Ensemble/making your partner look good, sharing control. Clicking into the Group Mind and getting out of your own way, serving your partner, making your partner look good,
• Letting go of Control: not planning ahead.
• Status is introduced, but more of a focus in F2