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| Games... (Played Games are in Bold) Ball Toss Misdirected Ball Toss Friz-Bowl-Bounce Toss the Lyrics Expert (Talk Show) Patterns Patterns in Print One-Word Story ABC One-Word Story One-Word Story with EnActors Storybook with EnActors Foreign Movie The Clapping Game Interrupted Story Hot Spot In The Manner Of (Ejections) Expert (Talk Show) With Props Freeze Tag Conducted Story Conducted Opera Story Ad Exec Game Three Line Scenes Three Word Scenes ABC Scenes In The Manner Of (Music) Use An Object, Say A Line Three Line Scenes with Rhymes Strangers Many-Headed Monster First Line, Last Line Clips Improv Musical Interrupted Rant Foreign Movie with Translation Best Dance Troupe in the World Faux Tai Chi Slo-Mo Fight Scene Monologue Monologue with EnActors Walk-On Scenes Questions Only Scenes Without (Letters) Scenes Without (Table Manners) Exclamations Only He Said, She Said Boris Hands Alone Feet Alone Invocation of a God Cocktail Party Helping Hands Slide Show Scenes From Fine Literature Master and Servant Penalty Box Scenes w/Sound FX Scenes w/Soundtrack Character (Funny Voices) --- layered on Feet Only layered on Foreign Movie layered on Interrupted Rant layered on Boris |
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| TH 2410 - Movement for the Actor Improvisation Instructor: Bruce Cromer Classroom: T151, CA Office: T148K CA Class Time: TTH 10-11:50 Office Hours: MWTH 12-1 (other times by appt.) Phone: 775-2430 E-Mail: bruce.cromer@wright.edu Course Web-Site: www.brucecromer.com/Improv.html Course Objectives: *To introduce students to the techniques of improvisation, primarily using the games and structure given in TRUTH IN COMEDY, by Halpern, Close, and Johnson. (We will also do some exercises from Viola Spolin’s IMPROVISATION FOR THE THEATER and Keith Johnstone’s IMPRO FOR STORYTELLERS.) *To give students the chance to publicly perform improvisation. *To apply improvisation skills to rehearsing and presenting scripted scenes and monologues. Tentative Course Outline: Week One: What Is Improv, Anyway?, But Seriously, Folks! Week Two: Support and Trust Week Three: Agreement Week Four: Initiations and Game Moves Week Five: Moment to Moment to Moment Week Six: Building a Scene Week Seven: One Mind Many Bodies Week Eight: Environmentally Aware Week Nine: Responsibilities of a Harold Player Week Ten: How to Do a Harold Week Eleven: Harold as a Team Sport Wekk Twelve: Spolin Exercises Week Thirteen: Improv in “Legit” Acting Scenes Week Fourteen: Harolds With An Audience Grading Criteria: Professional Skills: You are expected to attend every class prepared, punctual, polite, and with a positive attitude. There are no excused absences for this course! In accordance with the PATP attendance policy, if you miss 20% of the quarter’s sessions (4 classes), you will automatically fail the class. Wear movement clothes: sweats, tights, soft- soled shoes. No jeans, skirts, or restrictive clothing. If you are ill, inactive, improperly dressed, or late, you will lose half of your attendance points for that class. Written Work: You will keep a written account of the exercises and skills in this course. You must take notes and give your thoughts regarding each class session. Be sure to put your name and date on each page that you hand in: these are due at the end of every class. Improv Work: The instructor will subjectively grade your improvisation work, in terms of your freedom/courage, wit/creativity, and ensemble support. Required Textbook: TRUTH IN COMEDY, by Halpern, Close, and Johnson. Recommended Textbooks (some are in bookstore): IMPROVISATION FOR THE THEATRE, by Viola Spolin. IMPRO FOR STORYTELLERS, by Keith Johnstone. LIVE FROM NEW YORK, by Shales and Miller. SECOND CITY ALMANAC OF IMPROV, by Anne Libera. ACTING PROFESSIONALLY, by Robert Cohen.. THE ART OF CHICAGO IMPROV, by Rob Kozlowski. ACTING AS A BUSINESS, by Brian O’Neil THE BACK STAGE ACTOR’S HANDBOOK. THEATRE DIRECTORY, by Theatre Communications Group. GRADE SHEET Use this to keep track of your earned points during the quarter. Professional Skills (30 possible points) Attendance (20 possible points; 1 pt. for each class punctually attended; .5 pt. for each time you’re late, improperly dressed, or inactive; there are no excused absences for this class --- missing 4 classes, for what ever reasons, will result in an F for the course!) Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs.____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Total Points_____ Attitude (10 possible points; up to 5 possible for each area): Positive (open-minded, ready to receive criticism, supportive of ensemble)____ Prepared (assignments completed, properly dressed, healthy and ready to work)____ Total Points_____ Written Work (20 possible points) (I pt. for each completed sheet of notes or in-class assignment): Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Tues. ____ Thurs. ____ Total Points_____ Improv Work (50 possible points) (5 pts. possible for each week’s work. Subjectively graded by the instructor.) Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Thurs. ____ Total Points_____ Total Points for Course and Letter Grade (90-100 pts. = A, 80-89 pts. = B, 70-79 pts. = C, 60-69 pts. = D, 59 pts. or less = F) Total Points_____ Letter Grade for Course_____10 |