Scriptless Scripted: Instant Writing in Dramatic Improv (Class+Show) [Chicago]

Name: Scriptless Scripted: Instant Writing in Dramatic Improv (Class+Show) [Chicago]
Start: 2024-09-21T13:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-09-21T16:00:00-06:00
Location: Studio Momentum

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 01:30 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Studio Momentum | Chicago, IL

40% off with the code FACEBOOK
Scriptless Scripted: Instant Writing in Dramatic Improv (Class+Show) [Chicago]
Every line of dialogue in a scripted play is intentionally crafted to evoke emotion, explore character, and move plot forward. To create the same feeling in an improvised show requires an agile mind, careful listening, and emotional awareness.
In this class, students will focus on treating their improvised scenes like they were fully scripted. They will learn tools dealing with compelling language, storytelling, planting seeds, themes, and subtext, with the end goal of crafting a show that will appear seamless to an audience and leave them questioning whether it was actually fully improvised (a huge compliment!).
Class dates: Saturdays, August 10-October 19 (10 classes)
2:30-5 PM
Performance dates:
Saturdays, November 9-16, 8 PM
$150/person with the discount code FACEBOOK
Payment plans and some scholarships available.
https://www.theatremomentum.com/classes
About Theatre Momentum:
We are the ONLY theater in Chicago dedicated to grounded, dramatic improvisation. Dramatic improv is useful for all actors- scripted, dramatic, comedic, everyone. It is incredibly helpful for scripted actors, to find intense, immediate moments, to be able to respond to directions without judgment, and to stay focused in the moment. It helps all improvisors get deeper, more layered characters and 3-dimensional stories that feel like a scripted play.
About the instructor:
Tony Rielage is Theatre Momentum's Artistic Director and Head Instructor. He has been performing, directing, and producing improv theatre since 1992, with the past 15 years focused entirely on grounded, dramatic improv. He has trained at iO Theater, the Annoyance Theatre, and the Playground Theater, among others, and founded TM’s predecessor workshop, Workshop-in-Progress. His training style centers around an outside-in approach focused on neurology and psychology, leading to improv about vulnerable human beings acting naturally, bravely, and honestly.