Improv Beginners Course: Character

• Notice and build on ideas already in the scene
• Support the intentions of other players
• Work towards and identify the point of change in a scene

Do you struggle to play characters apart from yourself? Do you feel restricted by the bounds of your own personality? Do you think you just aren’t funny?

In this module, you will learn to use language playfully and easily, isolating what is fun in the scene and finding how humour doesn’t need to be effortful but comes naturally if you relax. In this course, you will find the joy and simplicity in noticing and using what is already happening and how it makes you funnier and more present. You will learn to listen closely and intently and respond to exactly what is happening in the scene.

THE NURSERY STYLE OF IMPROV

The Nursery style of improv is founded on an emotional, theatrical style of play. You don’t have to be an actor to play like this, though it might make you into one! We believe that everyone can be an artist and it will add to your life whether you are a programmer, a nurse, a homemaker, a student or none of the above! You don’t have to have any experience of comedy, theatre or any art-form to begin. The Nursery improv courses will help with your creativity, confidence and performance skills. You will meet new people and have a tonne of fun!

At the Nursery, we are heavily influenced by the emotional truth of iO (Chicago, IL), the delight and theatricality of the Hideout (Austin, TX) and the freewheeling play of Will Luera’s freeform as performed in Boston and more recently in Florida.

DETAILS

The course costs £150 (or a £130 early bird price if bought at least two weeks before the first session) for six evenings 7-9:30 pm. We also offer diversity scholarships for those who are underrepresented in the improvisation community or who would be unable to afford the course.

You can pay for this course in one chunk in full. If you are not able to do this and would like to secure your place with a non-refundable deposit, please email jules@thenurserytheatre.com