Teaching at the Workshop

One of the services we offer is teaching improv to those who want to have a go at this particular acting art.

So after our successful night entertaining the locals at Waihi (see the previous post), we held a workshop the next morning.

Six intrepid players turned up at the theatre ready to give this improving a whirl. Perfect number, enough to go into teams and not too many that there couldn’t be a one on one that is always such a bonus in any training scenario.

To begin the players were taught the real basics beginning with mime then building up into the ‘Yes and’ game as well as showing them how it felt to be blocked.

By now the players were really warming to the improvisation and before we knew it we were playing the ‘Alphabet’ game (not as easy as it looked) as well as the ‘Change’ game. Both these had been played the night before so the concept was familiar.

The new players did exceptionally well. Okay, so most were already used to acting but one chap had turned up with his son and both definitely hit the mark of comedy with their quick thinking and quick wit.

Thanks to the Honest Liars players who were stayed on to help teach.

Neil Kevin Kelly D Fee