Tomorrow, Ben, Sam, and Avital from the Scouts will be performing as 40 Yards of Skin at Little Theater at 9 PM. The event costs $1 and is a fundraiser for the OCIC. We will be followed up by Primitive Streak.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sunshine Scouts are 40 Yards of Skin!
Tomorrow, Ben, Sam, and Avital from the Scouts will be performing as 40 Yards of Skin at Little Theater at 9 PM. The event costs $1 and is a fundraiser for the OCIC. We will be followed up by Primitive Streak.
WORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS WORK IS NEVER DONE
The workshops will be taking place on Saturday, April 18. The time slots will be 11 AM - 1 PM, 2 PM - 4 PM, and 4:15 PM - 6:15 PM. They will be in the King building, room TBA. If you are purchasing a la carte workshops, please know that they are $15 each, or $40 for all three. The way it is broken down this year, there are workshops for all levels, so don't be hesitant if you are relatively green. Experience levels are noted in the descriptions. Here they are!
Remember you have to tell us if you are coming so we can make sure we have a spot for you! So please contact us!
Workshop Titles
11-1
Openings
What the hell is "game"? Finding and playing THE GAME in improv
Strong and Effective Scenework: Moving Forward with Every Step
Improvisational Editing Techniques
2-4
Musical Improv
The Art of Freestyle
The Movie
Abstraction and Experimentation in Improvisational Performance
4:15-6:15
Musical Improv
The Art of Freestyle
Group Games that Kick Ass
The Harold
Workshop Descriptions
Openings: Jim Santangeli of Rogue Elephant
Any experience level
A successful opening accomplishes three things for an improv team. 1. It entertains the audience right off the bat. 2. It helps build a group mind. 3. It generates ideas and themes to play during the show. This 2 hour workshop will be dedicated solely to generating ideas from the opening to initiate better scenes. There are many ways to open a show and we will practice many of them in the workshop. Hell, we might even stumble on a new one.
What the hell is "game"? Finding and playing THE GAME in improv: Nate Smith of Rogue Elephant
Any experience level
This workshop is designed to demystify the concept of "the game" in improv. We'll work on how to identify your funny ideas in a scene then build and explore them in ways that will keep your scenes alive and fun.
Strong and Effective Scenework: Moving Forward with Every Step: Rob Reese of Amnesia Wars
Intermediate to advanced
Rob Reese explores and breaks down players' scenes and moves to the end of a YES for every AND. In depth and intensive scenework with "Excellent personal feedback given in a non-threatening manner". (Deb Caruso, Student. Portland Improvised Theater Fest.) Also includes a discussion of the sometimes confusing, even contradictory "rules" of improv.
Improvisational Editing Techniques: Jared Robinson and Sean Dillon of Amnesia Wars
Any experience level
What makes a longform show move forward? How do you transition from one scene to the next?
Does your troupe use every moment as performance, or do they lose the tempo from scene to scene because the entire group is not tuned in to hearing the beats of the scenes?
In this course we will work on smart, interesting, and fun ways to listen and edit into and out of scenes where the improviser takes the initiative to start a new scene before they know exactly where that scene will go. We will develop techniques to make the move into a new scene the most exciting part of the show and drive the story to new places that will surprise both the audience and the improviser.
Musical Improv: I Eat Pandas!
Intermediate to advanced (see description)
An intensive session where participants will be able to learn the basics of improvised singing from I EAT PANDAS, as well as improve on already possessed musical improv skills (if applicable). Topics to be covered include: recognizing and initiating verse/chorus and tagline songs, infusing songs with character and emotion, and ending songs with style! Although prior singing experience is helpful, it is not required- but participants must be comfortable singing in front of others. Prior (non-singing) improvisational experience, however, is a must, as this workshop will use those skills to enhance the improv singer that lies hidden in all of us!
The Art of Freestyling: Justin Jackson, director of 45kings
Open to anyone who has done at least one improv scene
We will be exploring and expanding ideas, characters and points of view thru freestyle rap.
The Movie: Silija Ozols of Rogue Elephant
Working knowledge of longform recommended
The Movie is a longform improv structure that replicates an entire movie on stage. Students will learn basic movie-form techniques like camera angles, cut-tos, and scene painting that they can apply to any improv scene. Emphasis is on having fun and working together to create an interesting stage picture, as well as using movie techniques to advance the funny idea of a scene.
Abstraction and Experimentation in Improvisational Performance: Rob Reese of Amnesia Wars
Intermediate to advanced- vigorous movement involved so wear comfy clothing!
Combine advanced longform scenework and structures with techniques and styles borrowed (sampled / stolen) from America’s most venerable avant-garde theater companies, such as The Wooster Group and SITI Company. Add abstraction, theatricality, visceral motion and imagery to your improvisation. Students should come dressed and ready to move.
Group Games that Kick Ass: Gavin Speiller of Rogue Elephant
Any experience level
Are you tired of doing group games that are a mess? If you want to play group scenes that are more concise, focused and fun, then this is the workshop for you. Students will learn how to isolate and heighten game as a team and move throughout a scene as one unit.
The Harold: Eddie Dunn of Rogue Elephant
Intermediate to advanced
We will break down the Harold with different exercises to make improv and scene work within this classic longform structure easy and fun.
Remember you have to tell us if you are coming so we can make sure we have a spot for you! So please contact us!
Workshop Titles
11-1
Openings
What the hell is "game"? Finding and playing THE GAME in improv
Strong and Effective Scenework: Moving Forward with Every Step
Improvisational Editing Techniques
2-4
Musical Improv
The Art of Freestyle
The Movie
Abstraction and Experimentation in Improvisational Performance
4:15-6:15
Musical Improv
The Art of Freestyle
Group Games that Kick Ass
The Harold
Workshop Descriptions
Openings: Jim Santangeli of Rogue Elephant
Any experience level
A successful opening accomplishes three things for an improv team. 1. It entertains the audience right off the bat. 2. It helps build a group mind. 3. It generates ideas and themes to play during the show. This 2 hour workshop will be dedicated solely to generating ideas from the opening to initiate better scenes. There are many ways to open a show and we will practice many of them in the workshop. Hell, we might even stumble on a new one.
What the hell is "game"? Finding and playing THE GAME in improv: Nate Smith of Rogue Elephant
Any experience level
This workshop is designed to demystify the concept of "the game" in improv. We'll work on how to identify your funny ideas in a scene then build and explore them in ways that will keep your scenes alive and fun.
Strong and Effective Scenework: Moving Forward with Every Step: Rob Reese of Amnesia Wars
Intermediate to advanced
Rob Reese explores and breaks down players' scenes and moves to the end of a YES for every AND. In depth and intensive scenework with "Excellent personal feedback given in a non-threatening manner". (Deb Caruso, Student. Portland Improvised Theater Fest.) Also includes a discussion of the sometimes confusing, even contradictory "rules" of improv.
Improvisational Editing Techniques: Jared Robinson and Sean Dillon of Amnesia Wars
Any experience level
What makes a longform show move forward? How do you transition from one scene to the next?
Does your troupe use every moment as performance, or do they lose the tempo from scene to scene because the entire group is not tuned in to hearing the beats of the scenes?
In this course we will work on smart, interesting, and fun ways to listen and edit into and out of scenes where the improviser takes the initiative to start a new scene before they know exactly where that scene will go. We will develop techniques to make the move into a new scene the most exciting part of the show and drive the story to new places that will surprise both the audience and the improviser.
Musical Improv: I Eat Pandas!
Intermediate to advanced (see description)
An intensive session where participants will be able to learn the basics of improvised singing from I EAT PANDAS, as well as improve on already possessed musical improv skills (if applicable). Topics to be covered include: recognizing and initiating verse/chorus and tagline songs, infusing songs with character and emotion, and ending songs with style! Although prior singing experience is helpful, it is not required- but participants must be comfortable singing in front of others. Prior (non-singing) improvisational experience, however, is a must, as this workshop will use those skills to enhance the improv singer that lies hidden in all of us!
The Art of Freestyling: Justin Jackson, director of 45kings
Open to anyone who has done at least one improv scene
We will be exploring and expanding ideas, characters and points of view thru freestyle rap.
The Movie: Silija Ozols of Rogue Elephant
Working knowledge of longform recommended
The Movie is a longform improv structure that replicates an entire movie on stage. Students will learn basic movie-form techniques like camera angles, cut-tos, and scene painting that they can apply to any improv scene. Emphasis is on having fun and working together to create an interesting stage picture, as well as using movie techniques to advance the funny idea of a scene.
Abstraction and Experimentation in Improvisational Performance: Rob Reese of Amnesia Wars
Intermediate to advanced- vigorous movement involved so wear comfy clothing!
Combine advanced longform scenework and structures with techniques and styles borrowed (sampled / stolen) from America’s most venerable avant-garde theater companies, such as The Wooster Group and SITI Company. Add abstraction, theatricality, visceral motion and imagery to your improvisation. Students should come dressed and ready to move.
Group Games that Kick Ass: Gavin Speiller of Rogue Elephant
Any experience level
Are you tired of doing group games that are a mess? If you want to play group scenes that are more concise, focused and fun, then this is the workshop for you. Students will learn how to isolate and heighten game as a team and move throughout a scene as one unit.
The Harold: Eddie Dunn of Rogue Elephant
Intermediate to advanced
We will break down the Harold with different exercises to make improv and scene work within this classic longform structure easy and fun.
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