Post on 11-Jul-2015
Improv Can Make You
#12NTCimprov
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What is improvisational theater?
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Short formgames
Long formplays
It’s all made up…Why are there “rules?”
BUILD on Ideas: Yes…AND
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Make your partner(s)look good!
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Always be listening!
Look beyond the words!
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There are no mistakes!
Be okay with the UNKNOWN
LET’S ALL TRY IT!
Stand up.Point at something.
Say what it is.Point at something else.
Say what it is.
Keep Going!
LET’S TRY IT AGAIN!
Slight twist:Point at something.
Say the first thingthat comes to mind.
Repeat with new things.
Keep Going!
How did that feel?• Was it “hard”? Why?
• Did you make rules? (opposites, colors, qualities, anything)
• Let’s do it one last time!
• Try faking excitement and shouting (pretend you’re a child)
• It doesn’t need to make sense!!!
ONE LAST TIME!
Point at something.
Say the first thingthat comes to mind.
Repeat with new things.
Keep Going!
DO TRY THIS AT HOME!
• SF: Bay Area TheaterSports (BATS), SF Improv Fest
• DC: Washington Improv Theater (WIT), DCImprov
• NY: UCB, Magnet, PIT, Gotham, Chicago City Limits, etc.
• Chicago: Second City, ImprovOlympic (iO), Annoyance
• LA: Upright Citizens Brigade LA, IO West, etc.
• Seattle: Jet City, Unexpected Productions, etc
• Austin: Hideout Theater, Gnap!, Merlin Works, etc
• Boston: ImprovBoston, Improv Asylum
Google or ask friends/colleagues!
Thank You!#12NTCImprov
Marc Baizman@mbaizman