MIF 2025 - Make Choices Not Faces (Mark Sutton)

Make Choices Not Faces

Instructor: Mark Sutton

This workshop will explore how to create characters that are not only funny but have depth and substance. Characters you – the improviser – can really sink your teeth into. We will practice ways to find strong points of view, connections to the environment and a clear physical presence. And we will show how – with conviction – we can play even the wildest characters with truth and believability.

Instructor Bio:
Mark Sutton

Mark Sutton is one of the most respected and sought-after teachers in improvisation today. He is a founding member of Chicago’s legendary Annoyance Theatre and, for 10 years, was the Theatre’s managing director. Mark is on the faculty of The Annoyance, and he is a former faculty member of The Second City and has been a featured instructor at comedy festivals across the United States and Canada for the last 25 years where he often performs with Joe Bill in the two-man comedy BASSPROV. He helped develop the aggressive, personal power style of improvisation pioneered by Mick Napier at The Annoyance. Mark’s direct, personal style of teaching has inspired and enlightened thousands of students during his nearly 40-year career. In addition to acting and teaching, Mark has served eight times as the Artistic Director of the Chicago Improv Festival.

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