Posts Tagged ‘SECOND CITY CHICAGO’
Improv Tip #159 Shed Your Social Mask (w/Liz Allen) (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser and teacher talks about shedding your social mask in a scene. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv…
Read MoreImprov Tip #158 Panic Mode (w/Jully Lee) (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser and teacher Jully Lee talks about freezing/panicking on stage and offers some great ways of dealing with it. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing…
Read MoreImprov Tip #157 The Christmas Tree Theory of Scene Work (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improviser Paul Vaillanoucrt talks about a tool that he uses in his improv classes all the time “The Christmas Tree Theory of Scene Work”. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether…
Read MoreImprov Tip #156 The Four Horsemen of the Scenic Apocalypse (w/Rob Reese) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser and teacher Rob Reese talks about how to get out of or avoid sticky improv scene traps. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing improv…
Read MoreImprov Tip #155 Speak Subtext and Listen Viscerally (w/Melanie Chartoff) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Melanie Chartoff talks about using the two powerful tools of Speaking Subtext and Listening Viscerally to supercharge your scenes. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing…
Read MoreImprov Tip #153 Creating More Complex Characters AND Bonus Content (w/Laxmi Priya) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Laxmi Priya talks shares some techniques she learned in playback theater that she uses when creating more complex, more interesting characters. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes,…
Read MoreImprov Tip #151 – The Power of Being Human in Improv (w/Jeffrey Thompson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. Welcome back to improv tips. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Jeffrey Thompson offers an idea that will add depth and texture to your improv work – Be Human. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your…
Read MoreImprov Tip #149 Playing with Gender in Improv (w/Stephen Davidson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Stephen Davidson talks about using the entire gender continuum when improvising. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself with some other kind of improvisation, you…
Read MoreImprov TIp #148 – Take That Risk (w/ Navaris Darson) (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper Navaris Darson advises you to take that risk in improv and take your work to the next level. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing yourself…
Read MoreImprov Tip #147 – Starting Improv Scenes Stronger (2020)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt gives you his top 3 improv tips for getting your improv scenes off to a strong start. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes,…
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