Finding Your Opening - Improv Workshop

Start your shows on the right foot with a great opening that’s perfect for you and your troupe!  In this workshop, we’ll explore three different types of opening, and give you practice trying six different ones.  We’ll also talk about the pros and cons of each type, the expectations they set with the audience, and how to tweak an opening to be a perfect fit.

We’ll cover:

• Character Openings - The Window, Character Lineup
• Environment Openings - Scene Painting, the Macroscene
• Premise Openings - The Living Room, The Invocation

You’ll leave with a better understanding of how improv openings work, how to pick one for your team, and how to make changes and updates or even create your own opening!

About the instructor:

(he/him) is an improviser, teacher, and technology professional. He is a co-founder of Highwire Improv and currently serves as President of the Board. He has trained in improv since 2017, including at Highwire Improv, Baltimore Improv Group, Hoopla Impro, and in numerous online workshops. He performs with many ensembles including Improv Jeoparty, Topiary, Important Screws, Whatever This Is, Sandcats, and Dreamweaver. Barry lives with his wife Kristen and their three cats and is always happy to chat about improv or start a Google Doc.

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.

Host or Publisher Highwire Improv