The Art of Improv! for Teens - Attain Comedy Heights With Boundless Reach

Unleash your creativity! Dive into a world of characters, create wild predicaments, and relish the euphoria of having every single one of your ideas celebrated and brought to life. Imagination and confidence are your superpowers and we are going to turbocharge both every week, using your unique gift: YOUR sense of humor.  What do YOU find funny? 

Picture yourself on stage, in a courtroom, or even on an intergalactic adventure babysitting Elon Musk's screaming baby aliens who are driving you insane (yes, in this scene Elon Musk is an alien).  Learn to crafting characters and scenes in the blink of an eye, seemingly effortlessly, all thanks to my three simple rules that ensure your triumph. Or I will eat my invisible hat (YES we cover mime too. But don't worry: there are no clowns.).

In my class I keep it fun and fast and "bad ideas" do not exist. Any idea can transform into gut-busting hilarious story scenario that will leave you and your fellow actors ROFL.  BUT at the same time you will learn how to give your scenes depth and meaning that speak to truths you care about. This is finding your own voice: in all comedy lies truth. What truths about the world do you care about? What truths would you like to poke fun of? Jeff Bezos?  Amazon Prime? Grimace's Milk Shakes???

This is exactly why improv is like a fine sword you can sharpen. It's an actor's secret weapon. 🚀💫

Here's what you can expect in our classes:

Fun Warm-Up: We start with a fun warm-up to get rid of nerves and get you moving and making noise. You don't need much space for this, so it's inclusive for all mobility.

Group Games: We play games related to our weekly lesson, and I have a wide variety of lessons to choose from, some classic formats and many I have created specifically for this class.

Acting and Improv: We work on new skills through exercises. You'll be up and active, but there's no pressure to do anything you're not comfortable with.

Scene Creation: We spend time creating scenes with inspiration from various sources. It's all about learning, having fun, and boosting your confidence and finding your voice.

Class Activities: We finish with fun activities, like improv competitions or more scene work. You'll have the chance to pursue your own ideas and heighten, extend or expand them in to full epic stories.

Expect lots of laughter!

Course Content:
I adapt our lessons to your group's unique needs and interests. We have a variety of lessons, and I choose the most suitable one each week. It's all about your growth and development.  Consider this a general twelve week sample: 

Week 1:
Introduction to acting and improv (listening and collaborating)
A Gift for the King or Queen

Week 2:
Making and accepting offers.
The Present 

Week 3:
Characterization
The Johnson File 
Silly Superheroes - (My Creation)

Week 4:
Stagecraft (making the invisible "visible")
In a Blank With a Blank

Week 5:
Working with props.
Anything But!

Week 6:
Scene structure
Hooking the Audience with Stronger Stories

Week 7
Creating unique characters
Dear Diary!

Week 8
Justification
That's Because!

Week 9 
Raising the Stakes
The World Isn't Going to Explode

Week 10 
Chivalry
Accepting Endowment

Week 11
Problems!
Conflict Resolution

Week 12
Resolutions!
The Secret to a GREAT Scene

I look forward to meeting you or your learner in class.

Gordon :)