Online Improv Elective: Improvising the Brothers Grimm

Level: intermediate

A thousand years ago tomorrow, peasants would tell each other tales as the candlelight grew dim and Darkness begins to wrap them in her velvet shroud. Stories of revenge, mayhem, marriage, love, barrels full of nails, and also talking bits of cheese are all on the table. Absurdist improv? No! It’s improv in the style of the Brother’s Grimm! Not only are the original Grimm’s fairy tales dark and disturbing, but they’re also scattered, surprising, and at times completely baffling. Hundreds of years of passing on stories from generation to generation by voice and memory alone have shaped and warped these tales into bizarre gems… with everything from talking animals, severed heads, anthropomorphic sewing needles, random visits from the Virgin Mary, and yes, fairies thrown in… sometimes all into the same story.

These stories are not neat. They are not clean. They are not safe. But they are deliciously dark and very, very fun. Take a quick deep dive into how to improvise stories in the GRIMM style with Roy and Kaci of Austin’s Parallelogramophonograph – it’ll help take the chill out of the night air and make this endless winter of discontent a little bit warmer.

Min. participants 4, max. 12.

They’ve received a B. Iden Payne for “Outstanding Work in Improvised Theater”, an Austin Chronicle “Best of Austin” award, and several Austin Critics Table nominations.

This intermediate elective runs Tuesday 6th October 7 – 9.30pm GMT

Intermediate (3/6 months+) These classes will be opportunities to add tools to your growing toolbox. Normally these classes will expect players to be confident playing scenes. These classes will provide practise and specific new skills.

NB: Our electives frequently sell out, but do not despair if this class has. You have not missed your shot. If enough people join the waiting list, we are often able to put the same class on a few days after or in parallel. So if you were excited, join up and we will be in touch.