So what is "Theatrical Improv?"
Improvisation is the art of creating theatre on the spot, with no script, no scenery, and no idea where anything will take you! Remember all the times as a kid you and your friends played House, or Cowboys & Indians, or (if you were like me and my geek friends,) Star Trek? You had no script...you did whatever came to mind, and everyone went along with it.
That's what we do. Improv players go up on stage, sometimes get a simple suggestion from the audience, and just go with it. By the time we're done, if we've done it right, the audience will be asking us how long it took to learn all those lines!
Do I have to do it alone?
Absolutely not. The wonderful thing about improv is that you're never alone...there's always someone there to support you. In improv, no one succeeds unless everyone succeeds.
Isn't improv just comedy?
NO. Shows like "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and live shows like ComedySportz have given everyone the impression that improv is just being funny. Real improv is theatre, and theatre is more than just comedy. At Defiant Monkey we will be exploring all aspects of the theatrical experience from comedy to drama, from suspense to love story, from slapstick to horror. Improv is theatre without limitations.
What more could you ask for?
No comments:
Post a Comment