Impro Theatre » 2007

Independent Shakespeare

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Livery Theatre

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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North Coast Rep

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Out of Bounds Improv West

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Theatre Asylum

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Theatre/Theater

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Some of our shows take place at other venues in the Los Angeles Area. Click below for tickets and information.

Somewhere between the Royal Shakespeare Company and Whose Line is it Anyway? lies Impro Theatre –- a company of classically trained actors who are masters of improvisation.

We aim for the impossible –– high-quality instantaneous theatre that makes the stage a dangerous, exciting place.

We are narrative daredevils, bent on writing and performing in the moment to create a unique show every time.

We believe great theatre is spectacularly unpredictable, filled with memorable characters and rich language.

Impro Theatre has deep roots in the noble traditions of the past, but tackles performance with all the improvisational immediacy of the 21st century. Join us as we springboard off history’s greatest playwrights, and dive into the exhilarating waters of the future.

Our Alumni include…

Wayne Brady, Micheal McShane, and Brad Sherwood of “Whose Line Is It Anyway.” Dave Bushnell of Unexpected Productions and BATS, Sherry Bilsing-Graham and Ellen Plummer, Executive Producers on “Friends.”

Impro Theatre is a non-profit theatre company serving the community since 1988.

Instructor: Burnadean Jones
Saturdays, 1:30-3:30PM, Ste. 211

PEARLS is an on-going workshop for teenage girls, especially “at-risk” teenage girls. The focus of the workshop is the following:

To increase self-esteem and confidence
To equip teenage girls with life survival skills
To assist in emotional and psychological healing
To teach responsibility and accountability

Fun Time

Fun time is an opportunity for the adult staff (comprised of women) to bond with the girls. The rationale behind this is that many of the participants may not have parents who spend quality time with them. Fun time includes physical and/or group games, such as improvisational games or any other game designed to build trust. It is an opportunity for the girls to laugh, talk, and bond.

Share Time and Arts & Crafts

Share time is an opportunity for the girls to talk. Each girl gets a designated time to talk and then we have an open forum where everyone shares as much or as little as she wants. Examples of topics:

Taking Control of emotions
Becoming Good Stewards of money
Building Self-Esteem

Incorporated into Share Time is some type of arts and crafts activity that correlates to the shared topic

Big Sisters and Accountability Partners

Each teenage girl will be assigned an adult big sister. The big sister will serve as a mentor. Each teenage girl will also be assigned an accountability partner (Pearl Pal) who will be a peer in the group. Each girl’s Pearl Pal should encourage her in reaching her goals.

Burnadean Jones has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a master’s degree from University of Southern California. Upon completing her graduate work, she worked in feature film development at Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. For the past seven years, she has had a career as a film, television and theater actor. She has guest-starred on such shows as JAG, NCIS and Criminal Minds. Recently, she started Marydee Entertainment, an entertainment company devoted to inspirational entertainment for film, television and theater. In October of 2006, she founded PEARLS, a non-profit program designed to build confidence and self-esteem in at-risk teenage girls.

The following is a partial list of some of our outreach programs.

At the school for troubled children & teens we did the first education module titled “Theatresports: Building Self-Esteem Through Improvisation.” This project featured a show by Company Members and a 4 session workshop for students with a final performance by the students themselves. Themes for the workshops were: “Just Say Yes!-Learning to make Positive choices.”, “Trusting Yourself,” “Learning to Give,” and “Cooperation.”

1988-Present:

Performances & Workshops for kids:
Fundraiser for the shelter, LA Family Housing-Dec. 2006 (raised $1,500)
Covenant House of California-
SWAN-Street without a Name
LA Youth Programs-Venice Camp
Chrysalis-jobs for the homeless
Dome Village-transitional housing for the homeless
Westside Jewish Community Center-Camp Chai
The Gas Co. “LA ala Carte” (for kids)
Lifepath-Transition for Youth
Crittenton Center for Young Woman & Infants
Valley Storefront Mulitservice Center for Seniors
St. Mary’s Outreach Center
County of Los Angeles Dept. of Children’s Services
Jack London High School
Los Angeles High School for the Arts

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