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    Drama 5-7 Intro To Improv

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    Intro to Improv

    Behavior: Students will apply their understanding of the basics


    of improvisation by identifying improv skills and defining
    guidelines. 1.3.8.C.1 

    Conditions: Students will write, analyze and perform a series of


    improv games (Improv Adventures) geared towards the learned
    guidelines set by the instructor. 1.3.8.C.1 

    Criteria: After lecture and performance, students will receive 3


    or higher on their Improv Performance Rubric guide.
    DO NOW, DO NOW, DO NOW
    • Write 3 Improv Character Ideas on the
    notecards provided.
    For example: Darth Vader
    Man who discovers he is turning into a baby.
    A Pirate who has lost his booty.
    President Barack Obama
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZtN8_xrd9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCdkV8MOcDQ
    DO NOW, DO NOW, DO NOW
    •Choose a Story Theme, Character and
    Setting of your choice! Write it down on
    the supplied notecard.
    For example: Fantasy / Cinderella / A Secret cave

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZtN8_xrd9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCdkV8MOcDQ
    DO NOW, DO NOW, DO NOW

    •Take your BLACK PORTFOLIO


    BINDER.
    •Complete the Improv worksheet
    located on Mr. Seidel’s desk.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZtN8_xrd9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCdkV8MOcDQ
    HOMEWORK

    •PADLET ENTRY!
    • Go to Mr. Seidel’s OPA Website!
    • Click the Drama 8, Beginner’s link
    What is Improvisation?
    A spontaneous style of theatre using
    unrehearsed and unscripted acting scenes.
    Thinking,
    Doing, &
    Saying on
    your feet!
    Improv
    Do’s!
    1. Commit 100%
    2. Listen to the other players
    3. Establish your setting!
    4. Forward the Action!
    5. JUST SAY YES!
    Improv
    Dont’s!
    1. NEVER SAY NO!
    2. Don’t just tell. SHOW US!
    3. Don’t force funniness.
    4. Don’t worry about making
    mistakes.
    Improvised Theatre
    Also known as Improv,
    a group of
    performers create original
    scenes and characters on the
    spot.

    Sketches : Specific scenes


    which is provided by the
    audience or another member
    of the group.
    Types of Improv!
    Shortform and Longform
    Shortform improv is made of short scenes around a
    predetermined structure or game that are driven by
    audience involvement.

    Longform improv is a whole show of short scenes


    with related characters, stories, or themes.
    Where did Improv come from?
    Improv draws from the theatrical traditions of
    •Commedia Dell’arte *
    •Clowning
    •Ideal of “Living in the moment”
    Who helped it grow into art?
    However, improv as we know
    it today mainly comes from
    teachers Viola Spolin and
    Keith Johnstone, who
    transferred their theatre
    games from the classroom to
    the public stage.
    Where did it get famous?

    The Second City


    The Second City is an improv theatre
    located in Chicago, Illinois.

    The theatre was founded in December


    1959 by a group of actors.

    The Second City training center began in


    the 1980s, as the demand for classes in
    all forms of comedy increased.
    Famous Second City Actors

    • Tina Fey
    • Steve Carrell
    • Mike Meyers
    • Amy Poehler
    • Bill Murray
    The Groundlings
    The Groundlings are an improv troupe based out of Los Angeles,
    CA. The group has been active since it was founded in 1974.

    The Groundlings School of Improvisation was founded in 1979,


    teaching improv, sketch comedy, and comedy writing.
    The Second City
    Besides the Chicago location, the Second City has outposts in
    Hollywood and Toronto, as well as a touring group.
    Here are some great examples of Second City Sketches:

    Dr. Know-It-All
    Ricardo Montalban School of Fine Acting
    Perma-Laque Hair Spray

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9SLIUbdZgk
    Trust and
    Vulnerability Class Discussion
    • What does it mean
    to be truly
    vulnerable?
    • How can we use this
    as an acting tool?
    Vulnerability
    Vulnerability Circle
    • Stand in a circle in the performance space
    • Listen to he directions given by the instructor.

    • What did you guys feel during this activity?


    • Was it difficult, yes or no? Why?
    • Was everyone giving the same, or did you come across
    people who were giving more than others?
    DO NOW, DO NOW, DO NOW

    •Complete the
    Improv Worksheet
    on your chair.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZtN8_xrd9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCdkV8MOcDQ
    Spontaneity
    • Coming from a natural impulse or
    tendency without effort or premeditation
    •  Natural, unconstrained, unplanned
    •What does it mean to be
    spontaneous?
    Write down an example of
    when you or someone you
    know has been acting upon
    a moment of spontaneity.
    DING!
    Let’s Improv!
    Shortform Improv Games

    •EMOTION SCULPTURES!
    •Chose a partner and
    listen to Director
    Guidance.
    YES, AND!
    Bibbity Bibbity Bop
    • Godzilla 1. Point at someone in the circle and says
    “bibbity bibbity bop” as fast as she can.
    • Hula Hula 2. The person being pointed at must say
    • Haunted “bop” before she gets to the end of her
    House phrase.
    3. If the teacher points to a student and only
    • Pachyderm says “bop”, then the student must stay
    • Kung Fu quiet.

    • Bunny
    Shortform Improv Games

    •EMOTION SCULPTURES!
    •Chose a partner and
    listen to Director
    Guidance.
    Shortform Improv Games

    •Party Quirks
    •Questions Only!
    •Film, TV & Theater Styles
    •Hollywood Director
    •Weird Newscasters
    Shortform Improv Games

    •Press Conference
    •Moving People
    •90 Second Alphabet
    •Fashion Models
    Film & TV Styles • Action
    • Comedy • Suspense
    • Western • Cartoon
    • News • Animal Planet
    Report • Science
    • Mystery Fiction/Fantasy
    • Horror • Game Show
    • Romance • Musical
    • Super Hero • Broadway
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xvOpUZn4gY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqpmQEufUVY
    Re-Imagining Fairy Tales
    Project
    • Choose your favorite fairy tale.
    • Brainstorm ways in which you can
    “modernize” this fairy tale using the same
    characters, setting and situations.
    • Complete the WORKSHEET
    DO NOW, DO NOW, DO NOW
    Watch & Write
    • Answer these Questions:

    • What made it interesting to watch?


    • What did you notice about their bodies, commitment, pantomime
    skills, creativity?
    • Why do you think they were so successful with their improv?

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