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Improvisation Techniques for the Actor: A Course in Spontaneity

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THEATER X 407.78

Gain experiential understanding of improvisational acting and develop a strong improvisational perspective essential to scripted work through theater games and improvising scenes.

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What you can learn.

Develop a strong improvisational perspective essential to scripted work
Learn to go for active choices and think quickly while performing
Understand how the best comedy comes from listening and honest response

About This Course

Gain experiential understanding of improvisational acting and develop a strong improvisational perspective essential to scripted work. Through theater games and improvised scenes, develop tools to make you more trusting of your own impulses and more generous with your fellow actors. Learn to go for active choices to play at the top of your intelligence and at the service of the scene. Actors also experience that the best comedy comes out of listening and responding honestly, not "going for jokes."

This course applies toward the following programs

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Acting

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certificate Take your performance, improvisation and auditioning skills to the next level.

Take your performance, improvisation and auditioning skills to the next level.