IMPROV 300:
PERFORMANCE
This class takes the skills learned in Grindstone's Improv 100 through 204 levels, and directs them through a broader spectrum of performance. Now that you've learned what the basics of scene work and long form are, we'll examine how your choices affect the scene, the characters and your audience. This class attempts to dissect the behaviours and tactics we use, to fully understand their impact, and thereby navigate them more clearly, while at the same time, steeping you even deeper in your choices for richer characters, relationships & narratives. Through focused, short form scene work, directed around ensemble collaboration and solo performance, and a highlight on honesty, we'll take these building blocks and cobble them into longer structures, building more investment and reward. This class aims to heighten your stagecraft, as well as your understanding of how the improviser and the audience can be mined for greater investment, trust and creativity. Whether it be feeling the beats with a larger group and creating a stronger hive mind, or the strength needed to take the stage all by oneself we'll learn & play in a supportive environment that allows for failure, celebration and fun!
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​This program is an audition based program. Please complete the google form to sign up for an audition.
AUDITION DATES: Saturday November 23rd, 2024 from 4:00 - 6:00PM
CLASS DATES: January 11 - March 1st, 2025 | Saturdays | 3:00 - 5:30PM
PERFORMANCE DATES: Wednesdays | February 12 at 7PM | February 19th at 7PM | February 26 at 7PM | March 5 at 8PM
LOCATION: Auditions - Grindstone Studio (9562 82 Ave NW) | Classes - Grindstone Studio (9562 82 Ave NW) | Performances - Grindstone Theatre (10019 81 Ave NW)
INSTRUCTOR: Lee Boyes
PREREQUISITE: Improv 101, 201, 202, 203 and 204 are required for this program. This is an audition based program.
COST: $450 *There is no early bird discount for this class* (class fees go towards producing costs for the 4 shows)
Term Dates: April - June, 2024
Term Dates: June - July, 2024
Term Dates: September - November, 2024