Washington Improv Theater's summer sessions for high school teens
This two-week-long day program immerses students in all the skills that improv requires. Students will learn and advance as an ensemble, playing through scenes and exercises touching on stage presence, character, storytelling, teamwork, communication, creativity, leadership, and trust.
AGES:
Students entering or leaving grades 9-12.
SCHEDULE:
Summer 2011 Sessions TBA
LOCATION:
Children's Studio School,
1301 V St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
REGISTRATION:
Register online HERE.
For Registration Questions or Further Information, please email murphy@washingtonimprovtheater.com.
MORE ABOUT THIS CLASS
This program offers teens an opportunity to take classes normally reserved for adults, taught by the same enthusiastic and experienced teachers, with a group of their peers as classmates. Classes are designed for serious actors and dedicated comedians who want to refine their craft.
Students will be taught roughly the equivalent of Washington Improv Theater’s Level 1A, Level 1B, Level 2, and Level 3 courses in a condensed curriculum over a much shorter period of time. Together, as a group, students will learn the basics of improvisation from the simple beauty of “yes, and” to the magic of group mind, all through teamwork, games, characters, and scenes, culminating in dealing with a formic presentation of longform improvisation.
J.V. WIT classes are formed around the idea of an ensemble. Teamwork and mutual trust are the glue of an engaging curriculum that also emphasizes self-expression, storytelling and creative risk-taking. The intensive nature of the two-week summer sessions is designed to encourage group growth and development.
WHY IMPROV?
More and more talented actors and comedians who got their start in improvisation are becoming household names. Shows like The Office, Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, and countless other popular sitcoms and “dramedies” have discovered that improvisers are versatile, funny, talented performers capable of stepping into a role and then helping to evolve it.
Professional improvisers bring with them to the stage and screen: • An ability to immediately jump into a character • Comfort to play freely inside a character • Understanding of timing • Eagerness to collaborate and perform with an ensemble or group
