1 - Warm-up- What are you doing?
2 - Improv Groups
- assigned by teacher
- groups choose platforms and endowments
- one round is prepared; one round is impromptu
3 - Presentations
Oct 5/15 (Mon)
1 - Warm-up - Front Desk
2 - Groups
- first assigned by teacher, then chosen by players
- groups given platform & endowment
- one round is prepared; one round is impromptu
3 - Presentations
Oct 2/15 (Fri)
1 - Warm-up
2 - Handout revised self-assessment form
3 - Groups present
Oct 1/15 (Thurs)
1 - Warm-up
Advance and Expand
- in pairs, practice advancing, and expanding - directed by PK
2 - Groups chosen by players
- complete 3 group presentations from last class
- Question for discussion:
a) How much did the presented version differ from the plan, and the
original version?
b) Did you keep the scene focused on a single action at a time?
- in pairs, practice advancing, and expanding - directed by PK
2 - Groups chosen by players
- complete 3 group presentations from last class
- Question for discussion:
a) How much did the presented version differ from the plan, and the
original version?
b) Did you keep the scene focused on a single action at a time?
3 - Handout and discuss self-assessment form
4 - Begin the process again
Sept 30/15 (Wed)
1 - Warm-up
Yes, let's
Advance and Expand
2 - Groups chosen by players
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment (to be assigned to one character)
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group works out and "performs" an improvisation away from the
group, then returns to present their prepared improvisation.
- Question for discussion:
a) How much did the presented version differ from the plan, and the
original version?
b) Did you keep the scene focused on a single action at a time?
Sept 29/15 (Tues)
1 - Warm-up
- What are you doing?
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group works out and "performs" an improvisation away from the
group, then returns to present their prepared improvisation.
- Question for discussion:
How much did the presented version differ from the plan, and the
original version?
Sept 25/15 (Fri)
1 - Warm-up
- Group environment
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- use building & shrinking machine
Sept 24/15 (Thurs)
1 - Warm-up
- Group environment
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- use building & shrinking machine
Sept 23/15 (Wed)
1 - Warm-up
- Slideshow (groups)
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- use building & shrinking machine
Sept 22/15 (Tues)
1 - Warm-up
- I hate to break it to you ...
- Endowing
3 - Groups of 3 or 4
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- Characters will enter and exit as the scene takes shape.
Sept 21/15 (Mon)
1 - Warm-up
- Pauze
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emcee freezes scenes and audience changes character emotions
Sept 18/15 (Fri)
1 - Warm-up
- SloMo Samurai
- SloMo Tag
- Pauze
2 - Improv term
- Continuity
3 - Continuity practice
- Before or After
- Continuing Emotions
Sept 17/15 (Thurs)
1 - Class exercise
- 2 Hat Continuation
Sept 16/15 (Wed)
1 - Class exercise
- 2 Hat Continuation
Sept 15/15 (Tues)
1 - Warm-up
- What happens next?
2 - Improv term
- Discuss:
- How much should a performer care about how the audience
feels about what they are watching?
- audience
- who are they?
- age? socio-economic situation? culture?
- what might they want? not want?
- community standards?
3 - Finish up pairs (from last class) working in front of the class
4 - New pairs
- Double opening
Sept 14/15 (Mon)
1 - Warm-up
- Story Spine
2 - Improv terms
- advancing
- waffling
- blocking
- gagging
3 - Improv practice
- new pairs
- Single opening
- Double opening
Sept 11/15 (Fri)
1 - Warm-up
- Free Association Circle & Word Ball
- Open Offer
2 - Course outline
- highlight:
4 Wings & the Dramatic artist
Outline
Notebook, Self-assessment, Exit interview
- questions?
3 - Improv introduction
- Improv terms:
- accepting
- platform
- offer
- 1 minute dialogue (in pairs, use first lines to start)
- "action", "scene"
- start working in pairs alone, then work in front of class
Sept 10/15 (Thurs)
1 - Warm-up
- Accepting circle
- Sound circle
- 3 Lines
2 - Course outline
- highlight:
4 Wings & the Dramatic artist
Outline
Notebook, Self-assessment, Exit interview
- questions?
3 - Handbook, etc overview.
4 - Improv introduction
- 5 lines (in pairs, use first lines to start)
- start working in pairs, then work in front of class
- Improv terms:
- accepting
- platform
- offer
Sept 9/15 (Wed)
1 - Warm-up games
- Alliteration introduction
- 10 Fingers
- Greetings
- Knife Baby Angry cat
Advance and Expand
2 - Groups chosen by players
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment (to be assigned to one character)
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group works out and "performs" an improvisation away from the
group, then returns to present their prepared improvisation.
- Question for discussion:
a) How much did the presented version differ from the plan, and the
original version?
b) Did you keep the scene focused on a single action at a time?
Sept 29/15 (Tues)
1 - Warm-up
- What are you doing?
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group works out and "performs" an improvisation away from the
group, then returns to present their prepared improvisation.
- Question for discussion:
How much did the presented version differ from the plan, and the
original version?
Sept 25/15 (Fri)
1 - Warm-up
- Group environment
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- use building & shrinking machine
Sept 24/15 (Thurs)
1 - Warm-up
- Group environment
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- use building & shrinking machine
Sept 23/15 (Wed)
1 - Warm-up
- Slideshow (groups)
2 - Groups of 4 or 5
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emotion, object, affect, attribute, trait, virtue, vice
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- use building & shrinking machine
Sept 22/15 (Tues)
1 - Warm-up
- I hate to break it to you ...
2 - Improv terms
- Audience suggestion- Endowing
3 - Groups of 3 or 4
- Audience suggests:
- the platform
- one endowment per character
- Group begins a improvisation that will involve all players at once,
but not for the whole scene.
- Characters will enter and exit as the scene takes shape.
Sept 21/15 (Mon)
1 - Warm-up
- Pauze
2 - Continuing Emotions - Pairs
- Audience suggests:- the platform
- one endowment per character
- emcee freezes scenes and audience changes character emotions
Sept 18/15 (Fri)
1 - Warm-up
- SloMo Samurai
- SloMo Tag
- Pauze
2 - Improv term
- Continuity
3 - Continuity practice
- Before or After
- Continuing Emotions
Sept 17/15 (Thurs)
1 - Class exercise
- 2 Hat Continuation
Sept 16/15 (Wed)
1 - Class exercise
- 2 Hat Continuation
Sept 15/15 (Tues)
1 - Warm-up
- What happens next?
2 - Improv term
- Discuss:
- How much should a performer care about how the audience
feels about what they are watching?
- audience
- who are they?
- age? socio-economic situation? culture?
- what might they want? not want?
- community standards?
3 - Finish up pairs (from last class) working in front of the class
4 - New pairs
- Double opening
Sept 14/15 (Mon)
1 - Warm-up
- Story Spine
2 - Improv terms
- advancing
- waffling
- blocking
- gagging
3 - Improv practice
- new pairs
- Single opening
- Double opening
Sept 11/15 (Fri)
1 - Warm-up
- Free Association Circle & Word Ball
- Open Offer
2 - Course outline
- highlight:
4 Wings & the Dramatic artist
Outline
Notebook, Self-assessment, Exit interview
- questions?
3 - Improv introduction
- Improv terms:
- accepting
- platform
- offer
- 1 minute dialogue (in pairs, use first lines to start)
- "action", "scene"
- start working in pairs alone, then work in front of class
Sept 10/15 (Thurs)
1 - Warm-up
- Accepting circle
- Sound circle
- 3 Lines
2 - Course outline
- highlight:
4 Wings & the Dramatic artist
Outline
Notebook, Self-assessment, Exit interview
- questions?
3 - Handbook, etc overview.
4 - Improv introduction
- 5 lines (in pairs, use first lines to start)
- start working in pairs, then work in front of class
- Improv terms:
- accepting
- platform
- offer
Sept 9/15 (Wed)
1 - Warm-up games
- Alliteration introduction
- 10 Fingers
- Greetings
- Knife Baby Angry cat
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