So, Soon I have my Improv Workshop
To prepare for this workshop, I created a basic lesson Plan. It follows this.
-Start out with a Basic introduction to Improv
Such as the type of people that perform improv, how improv is beneficial to the mind, the origins of improv and some of the concepts that improv is founded on.
-Some Games
We will then play some games, to break the ice and get the mood right. The games would include,
One Word, a game where you create a story using one word inputs from each person in a circle.
Last Letter Roll, Where i say Ardvark, and the next person would say Kansas, and the next could say Sofa and so on.
-Basic Improv Idea's
Then we will discuss, and practice the most fudnamental part of improv, character creation.
To me, character creation is really the foundation of Improv. I will explain this to the class and hopefully help them create some characters.
-Practice the Characters
Next I'll have the class spend about a minute or two getting into their characters and developing them.This will prepare them for their next task, which is to have a 1 minute monologue/bit where they (while in character) talk about themselves or present a scene.
-Refine the Characters
Now, they will spend another 1-2 minutes refining their chracters, and editing the personalities.
-Test those characters
To finalize their characters, I will have them pair up and be given a controversial topic to debate over. This will hopefully put them in a situation they had not prepared for, and make their characters responses more genuine, and less prescripted.
-Wrap It Up
Go over what they have learned, and what they will use it for.
To prepare for this workshop, I created a basic lesson Plan. It follows this.
-Start out with a Basic introduction to Improv
Such as the type of people that perform improv, how improv is beneficial to the mind, the origins of improv and some of the concepts that improv is founded on.
-Some Games
We will then play some games, to break the ice and get the mood right. The games would include,
One Word, a game where you create a story using one word inputs from each person in a circle.
Last Letter Roll, Where i say Ardvark, and the next person would say Kansas, and the next could say Sofa and so on.
-Basic Improv Idea's
Then we will discuss, and practice the most fudnamental part of improv, character creation.
To me, character creation is really the foundation of Improv. I will explain this to the class and hopefully help them create some characters.
-Practice the Characters
Next I'll have the class spend about a minute or two getting into their characters and developing them.This will prepare them for their next task, which is to have a 1 minute monologue/bit where they (while in character) talk about themselves or present a scene.
-Refine the Characters
Now, they will spend another 1-2 minutes refining their chracters, and editing the personalities.
-Test those characters
To finalize their characters, I will have them pair up and be given a controversial topic to debate over. This will hopefully put them in a situation they had not prepared for, and make their characters responses more genuine, and less prescripted.
-Wrap It Up
Go over what they have learned, and what they will use it for.
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