This class continues to use the basic principles of improvisation to focus on scene work and long-form improvisation. In addition to developing storytelling skills through new long-form structures, students will learn more advanced techniques for improv scene-work, how to expand their character range, and how to increase their confidence and playfulness as performers and as an ensemble.
Long form is a style of improvisation that can spin from a single suggestion from the audience. Long form improvisation relies more heavily on acting skills and ensemble memory. Some examples of long form improvisation include The Montage, Time Dash, Monoscene, and The Harold. Students will learn new forms and practice initiating and ending scenes, support moves, and callbacks and connections, as they learn to create a long form improv set as an ensemble.
Goals: Students will continue to practice the basic rules of improvisation as they apply to a long form improv set. Students will learn new forms and learn how to do longform improv sets as an ensemble by doing practice scenes, exploring characters, locations and group games.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed Improv I.
