Intro to Improv & Acting

This class is highly interactive, fast-paced, and a lot of fun for students who are eager to play! We will start out with a quick warm-up and tongue twister, then go right into the first rule of improv, "Yes, And." Each student will have their own time to "perform" individually and also with partners. We will do an individual character activity, followed by an interactive lesson about "genre acting," which is a fun and unique twist I like to put on a lot of my improv classes/clubs! Students will walk away from class with a basic understanding of improv acting, experience what it feels like to create their own characters on the spot, and a quick lesson on how to act in drama, comedy, horror, action/adventure, and musical scenes.
See breakdown below for more specifics:
1. Name & movement intros/tongue twisters 
2. "Yes, And" demo and activity (practicing back & forth dialogue using the "yes, and" technique in improv) 
3. Building a Character: students will try different movement activities with a specific character in mind, exploring how to use their bodies to portray specific characteristics.  How would this character walk? How would this character react to a problem? Is this character happy/sad? 
4. Genre Game: We will choose a scenario to act out, and explore how the same scene would be different in other genres (horror, comedy, musical, drama, action/adventure)