RED or BLUE or Decisions and Details The Game Lately I’ve noticed MANY improvisers getting stuck at the point when decisions should happen. AND those who can make decisions rarely know what to do with their choice. SO… I’m taking an old game (well a year-old game called LEFT OR Read more…
TIME FLASH The Game This is a simple technique used on stages around the world. Sometimes, it is used as a gimmick to mess with performers but SOMETIMES… it’s used with good intention – to address an ongoing problem with ACTION vs DISCUSSION! ((SHOW- DON’T TELL)). GAME: TIME FLASH ORIGIN: ShawnBENEFITS: Awareness of Read more…
CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION! EXPLORING AND DISCUSSING YOUR QUESTIONS In last month’s newsletter (DECEMBER 2023) I wrote one suggestion that some people should quit improvising if it doesn’t make them happy. As I suspected, a couple of you wrote to me demanding a refund for all the workshops I gave to Read more…
LET’S BEGIN Starting Points Most people get stuck starting scenes in the same way, over and over. Here are some alternate ways to begin… Reach out Your hands know where they are before your brain sorts it out Take a Walk Let your legs lead you to the place you Read more…
TIPS AND TRICKS START -in the middle START – in the middle “…and that’s how I defeated the dragon and fell in love with your mother. Goodnight Jonah.” Starting a scene with the middle or end of a conversation can be a fun gift for your partner. It’s not typical Read more…
WEE WISDOMS 4 wOrdS or comUnikashun hi my nam iz JONAH i been on Erth 1 yare. haPPEE burfday to me! improovisers talk to much. pEEples talk to much and thay dosnt say much that I understand. and thay dosnt seem to say much that each uther is unnerstanding. I Read more…
KEITH’S LABORATORY Immanuela Lawrence’s article on Keith Johnstone, his legacy and influence is full of rich details and inspiration about the theatre visionary. The original article can be found at AlbertaViews.ca Keith Johnstone improvising with a mirror (featuring photographer Roger Mayne’s legs). Alberta Was His Finest Laboratory The passing of world-renowned improvisation guru Keith Johnstone By IMMANUELA LAWRENCE Improviser, Read more…
Seeing Through Their Eyes DAY TO DAY IMPROVISATION is a collection of exercises anyone can do almost anywhere to practice their improvisation skills every day during their daily lives. In workshop after workshop I’m amazed to see improvisers pause before leaping into a scene as they try to figure out Read more…
IMPROFEST Krakow, Poland ONE OF THE BEST FESTS 600 improvisation fans are laughing and enjoying their evening in the spacious KLUB THEATRE in Krakow, Poland… and the show hasn’t even begun. On stage and off, IMPROFEST, Poland’s biggest and busiest improvisation festival, felt like a party of your closest hundreds Read more…
CONSEQUENCES! The Game All that we do has consequences… except when we improvise poorly. In real life someone enters a room and there’s a shift in body positions as people check to see who has arrived. People normally adjust their attitude based on the relationship. On stage, we don’t do Read more…