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
Tension Roulette The Game of tension In an exploration of games to teach tension and suspense, I thought back to movies that had great moments of tension. The movie that came to mind was one that I saw in an old artsy movie theatre in Montreal called THE DEER HUNTER. The Read more
HITCHCOCK SUSPENSE! . Alfred Hitchcock points out that if a bomb unexpectantly explodes after five minutes of boring conversation, we have a shocking SURPRISE after the boredom. If the characters know that a bomb exploded at a nearby cafe yesterday and there MIGHT be another bomb in the city, then Read more
Facebook-f Globe-americas Envelope That’s a WRAP! 1st Impro School In the spirit of Risk, Play, and Growth, Improvisation is not a destination. Improvisation is the process that continues as a lesson, action and curious exploration for a lifetime. Here are some of the lessons I observed as I taught this Read more