Improv 1
What is Improv?
To speak/act without a script immediately and without preparation.
What does improv help performers do?
Generate ideas
Build confidence
Work well as a team with other actors
Widen their acting abilities by playing many different characters
What are some Improv challenges?
Getting started of finding a resolution
Working with the other actors
Staying in character
Not always playing with the same type of character
What is required in improv?
Spontaneity,imagination, and the ability to use past personal experiences.
What are important rules to remember about improv?
Accept and add: Say "yes" to acting partner and add more details to the scene
Violence kills the scene so stay away from it
Keep everything PG
Make statements that help establish who,what,when, and why
What are good things about Improv?
It is different every time, so its never boring
No lines to memorize
It is entertaining to watch, even when it goes wrong
You can be any character you want
When working in a group, what is required in improv?
Pay close attention to what fellow actors are saying and doing and respond accordingly
Name two Improv games
Bus Stop
Party Quirks
Gibberish games
Freeze(tag)
To work with others to create a sketch, skit, or short play.