Event

CIF 2015 Workshop with Bill Arnett

AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO SCENEWORK
Is our perception of correct play are cutting us off from good scenes?
Many of the traditional improv bogeymen are quite common in our lives
and in those of the characters we meet in plays, books and movies. Why
aren't they afraid of asking questions, talk about people who aren't
there, or have conflict? This workshop will ask players to set aside what improv has taught them and instead look to the rules of life. By
playing our scenes as truly real we better connect with the moment and
allow compelling, funny scenes to flourish. Our mantra will be if it
happens in life it can happen on stage. ($50, 16max)

Bill Arnett has been improvising in Chicago for 16 years, performing
with some of the most popular and esteemed groups. As an instructor of
improvisation he has traveled internationally always bringing his
depth of knowledge and remarkable eye for improv problem solving. The
former head of the iO Theater training center, he launched the Chicago
Improv Studio as a way to explore the concepts introduced in his
forthcoming book The Complete Improviser.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.