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fun and fast-paced improvised theatre, filled with scenes, songs, games, and lots of audience participation and suggestions.

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full-length, narrative, genre-driven, completely improvised stories based on audience suggestions.

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Foundation 4 – Scenework & Acting Skills

In-Person Sessions
Prerequisite: Foundation 3
Schedule: 6 sessions (once a week for 6 weeks)
Class length: 3 hours (18 hours total)
Class size: 12 students maximum
Tuition: $349

 

Online Sessions
Prerequisite: Foundation 3
Schedule: 8 sessions (once a week for 8 weeks)
Class length: 2 hours (16 hours total)
Class size: 12 students maximum
Tuition: $299

Building on the improv foundational skills learned in F1-F3, now the improvisers will learn scene structure and acting skills that will help them create story on the spot. In Foundation 4 improvisers will learn:
  • Identifying the basic information of the scene.  Who are these characters, how do they know each other, where are they and why are they there?
  • How to effectively start scenes, build them in the middle, and successfully “land the plane.”
  • How to embody the basic information of the scene.  How can we as actors, shift our body, face, voice and imagination to establish and support the world we are creating.
  • Basic acting skills that lend themselves to believeable storytelling.
At the end of F4, the coach will make a recommendation for each student about what the next step is best — repeating F4, going to the Improv Gym to hone specific skills, or moving to F5: Longform Narrative.

Upcoming Classes:

In-Person: Foundation 4: Scenework & Acting Skills with Rez Graham

Ft. Mason - BATS Annex Class Time/Dates: 7:00pm-10:00pm PDT on Thursdays // August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 26 Schedule: 6 sessions; once a week for six weeks Class length: 3 hours (18 hours total) Class size: 12 students maximum Prerequisite: Foundation 3 or equivalent. Email bats@improv.org for the access code and other eligibility questions. Tuition: $349 Building on the improv foundational skills learned in F1-F3, now the improvisers will learn scene structure and acting skills that will help them create story on the spot. In Foundation 4 improvisers will learn:
  • Identifying the basic information of the scene. Who are these characters, how do they know each other, where are they and why are they there?
  • How to effectively start scenes, build them in the middle, and successfully “land the plane.”
  • How to embody the basic information of the scene. How can we as actors, shift our body, face, voice and imagination to establish and support the world we are creating.
  • Basic acting skills that lend themselves to believeable storytelling.
At the end of F4, the coach will make a recommendation for each student about what the next step is best — repeating F4, going to the Improv Gym to hone specific skills, or moving to F5: Longform Narrative.

Rez Graham

In-Person: Foundation 4: Scenework & Acting Skills with Susie Sargent

Ft. Mason - BATS Annex ~Note: No class October 13th!~ Class Time/Dates: 11:00am-2:00pm PDT on Sundays // September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 20 Schedule: 6 sessions; once a week for six weeks Class length: 3 hours (18 hours total) Class size: 12 students maximum Prerequisite: Foundation 3 or equivalent. Email bats@improv.org for the access code and other eligibility questions. Tuition: $349 Building on the improv foundational skills learned in F1-F3, now the improvisers will learn scene structure and acting skills that will help them create story on the spot. In Foundation 4 improvisers will learn:
  • Identifying the basic information of the scene. Who are these characters, how do they know each other, where are they and why are they there?
  • How to effectively start scenes, build them in the middle, and successfully “land the plane.”
  • How to embody the basic information of the scene. How can we as actors, shift our body, face, voice and imagination to establish and support the world we are creating.
  • Basic acting skills that lend themselves to believeable storytelling.
At the end of F4, the coach will make a recommendation for each student about what the next step is best — repeating F4, going to the Improv Gym to hone specific skills, or moving to F5: Longform Narrative.

Susie Sargent

In-Person: Foundation 4: Scenework and Acting Skills Palo Alto

Cubberley Community Center Class Time/Dates: 7:00pm-10:00pm PST on Wednesdays // October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6, 13 Schedule: 6 sessions; once a week for six weeks Class length: 3 hours (18 hours total) Class size: 12 students maximum Prerequisite: Foundation 3 or equivalent. Email bats@improv.org for the access code and other eligibility questions. Tuition: $349 Building on the improv foundational skills learned in F1-F3, now the improvisers will learn scene structure and acting skills that will help them create story on the spot. In Foundation 4 improvisers will learn:
  • Identifying the basic information of the scene. Who are these characters, how do they know each other, where are they and why are they there?
  • How to effectively start scenes, build them in the middle, and successfully “land the plane.”
  • How to embody the basic information of the scene. How can we as actors, shift our body, face, voice and imagination to establish and support the world we are creating.
  • Basic acting skills that lend themselves to believeable storytelling.
At the end of F4, the coach will make a recommendation for each student about what the next step is best — repeating F4, going to the Improv Gym to hone specific skills, or moving to F5: Longform Narrative.