Basic rules of improvisational theater

IMPROV fabien, gandon, AIA introduction to theater impro... an ...vised basics of

improvise
acting, reacting, creating, in the moment .

impro visational theater
short scenes or long plays improvised
by actors from suggestions from a
referee or the audience.

impro vised theater
impro v
impro

in a nutshell...

energy
you don't go on stage if you don't have some energy.

attention
the story is not written,
if you don't listen and watch
you will soon miss something

LISTEN
more than an anagram, a rule:
to listen you have to make silences
SILENT

acceptation
accept the proposals of other actors what is done is done
and the public heard & saw it
so now it has to be integrated.

NO IS A FORBIDDEN WORD

if you say no, you play solo.

proposal
build on what was done before
integrate and propose new things
in reference, in addition, etc.

YES AND THE SYSTEMATIC ANSWER NEARLY A REFLEX

play
choose a strong character
become that character
act and react as this character
use mime to define your environment

encounter
seek the encounter with
all other players on stage,
seek the opportunities
to meet and interact,
improv is a collective game.

pleasure
it must be a pleasure for you and everyone.
pleasure is a sine qua non .

energy attention acceptation proposal play encounter pleasure

fabien, gandon, AIA

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by Fabien Gandon on Jan 16, 2008