Workshops
Workshops are 3 hours, 6 hours or 12 hours.
Workshops are 3 hours, 6 hours or 12 hours.
Learn how to improvise songs in the moment based on your personal truths, opinions and stories. Practice organic ways of rhyming, creating melody and finding the structure of a song as you go along. In a supportive and relaxed environment we will help you create musical theatre inspired by the styles of Sondheim and Jason Robert Brown and weave rich tales and scenes through teamwork and group mind. Suitable for intermediate to advanced improvisers with zero to lots of experience in musical improv. Ability to sing is not a pre-requisite.
by KATY SCHUTTE
This workshop will highlight what happens to us as performers when a scene becomes scary, offensive, or insensitive, and we freeze or lose ourselves. We explore some approaches to get the agency back when we find ourselves somewhere uncomfortable, tools for improvising mindfully and finding a proactive voice for you and your show. We will learn the SwagHat format. A living room-style discussion, and then we perform scenes inspired by the conversation.
TRIGGER AND CONTENT WARNING: this is a class on scenes when you find yourself dealing with topics of race or socially and politically charged situations - which means it will include discussions and scenes dealing with race, gender* and other very personally sensitive areas and how to move forward thoughtfully, respectfully and meaningfully when you find yourself there.
Improvising an Amman Story: Divine Drama and BDE: Big Divine EnergyThis workshop is all about stepping into the world of larger-than-life characters and epic supernatural stories. Inspired by the high-energy, dramatic Amman storytelling tradition, we’ll dive into scenes full of gods, curses, revenge, blessings, and divine intervention. You’ll create vivid, powerful characters and explore what happens when the human and the divine collide. Expect big emotions, intense stakes, and moments that shift from epic rage to sudden redemption.
by LAXMI PRIYA
This workshop presents Jill Bernard's Fireball Theory and offers exercises to help you improvise faster and harder than you can judge yourself. You will learn to metaphorically hit the scene running and outrun the explosion of self-loathing and doubt like an action movie hero outruns a fireball thus defying the laws of physics. Please wear closed toe shoes to this workshop.
by JILL BERNARD
Musical improv games are often seen as the hardest type of improv games. FAKE NEWS. IT ISN’T. Come join Timothy as he spill all his tips and secrets to becoming an Ace at musical improv games. We will play iconic shortform games like Irish Drinking Song and Hoedown. On top of that, we will also be introducing the game Ask Auntie, ASAP improv's take on the classic game Bartender, that has Asian festivals in delight and singing in cacophony each time its played on stage.
The workshop will cover the following basics:
Basic voice work such as projection and pitching
Rhyming scheme and structure
Key elements improvising a song
p.s. you don't need to be able to sing.
by TIMOTHY YEO
