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Narrative Improv (with Paul Connolly)
-- Class Overview --
Game will make an audience laugh; character and relationships will make an audience care
Telling stories has been part of the human experience for thousands of years; tales of heroes and villains, perilous journeys, characters coming together to overcome adversity. These stories are as enjoyable to tell as they are to watch and listen to. Yet improvisers are often told to avoid doing narrative shows with a beginning, middle and end following characters on a journey. So how do so many improv groups do these shows?
In this class we will explore some of the steps to take and pitfalls to watch out for when improvising a narrative story, including:
- Basic narrative story structure
- Protagonist, Antagonist and other characters
- Balancing game, character/relationship and story focused scenes
- Telling stories that engage an audience, with characters they will care about
- Extra storytelling tricks to keep in our improv utility belt that we can use
-- About The Teacher --
Paul Connolly is an Edinburgh based award-winning actor, comedian, improviser, teacher, writer and director. He is best know for his work with TBC Improv (Absolute Improv!, Absolute Improv Stories!) and the Scottish Comedy Award Winning Spontaneous Players (Spontaneous Sherlock, Spontaneous Potter). As well as performing around the UK, Europe and North America, since 2010 Paul has taught and trained extensively in acting, improv, musical improv, sketch and more, studying at among others: Edinburgh College; UCB/Magnet Theater/Terry Knickerbocker Studio (New York); iO/Second City (Chicago); Drama Inc. (Atlanta). In recent times focused on his comedy character The Director (The Director Work At Home) and his one-man show The Paul Connolly Showcase.
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LocationEdinburgh Palette (Room G5) (View)
151 London Rd
Edinburgh EH15 1DL
United Kingdom
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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