Hello, I'm Jon! I've been improvising for five years and doing theater for seven. Over the years, I've learned, taught, performed and explored all the different aspects of improv that fascinate me.
In this course, I will try to fit everything I know into eight weeks. From the very basics to the most complex scene work. My goal is to give you the framework from which you can grow as an improviser.
I also want to make sure that you get to play as much as possible because practice makes perfection. So expect a 30% theory, 70% practice kind of course.
Check the program bellow!
Ground rules.
Yes, and.
What is platforming?
Act before you think.
Mantra.
The “improv position”.
Audience as the third player.
The sky is the limit, unless you can fly.
What is short form?
Audience as QA.
Games within games.
The freeform game.
End scene!
Transitions.
Organic Edits.
The weird stuff.
The narrative Spine.
Improv is backwards.
Strong starts.
The never ending story.
The victim is the director.
Everybody is a switch.
Negotiations and transactions.
Seven Samurai.
The theme.
Implication vs exposition.
From a place of love.
Drama as flavor.
Why horror as the last lesson?
Selling.
Everything is an allegory.
The final play.
