Improv Notebook » Entries tagged with "BATS Improv"
Improvising Within A Script
Patricia Ryan Madson has been a source of pragmatic joy in my life. Seriously playful and playfully serious. No doubt those skills helped her in her many years teaching at Stanford University. She was instrumental in the formation of BATS Improv in San Francisco. Serving on the first Board of Directors, Patricia helped move the company from a good idea into a good idea with a support structure. I asked her if she would write … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv, General, Improv in Life, Performing Improv
KJ4 – What would you ask Keith Johnstone?
What would you ask Keith Johnstone? I’ve known Keith for about 20 years. He has taught me many things…mostly about eliminating fear from the stage….so that we can reveal ourselves. Earlier I asked you to help me put together my list of questions. I asked you,what would you like to know about him, his theories and his view towards improvisational theater. Many of you wrote in…thank you. The interview took place on Sunday at 6pm in the BATS … Read entire article »
Filed under: General, Keith Johnstone
The Lifegame* August 14th at BATS Improv
The Lifegame will be presented at BATS Improv August 14th as part of the annual summer improv intensive. Life Game is exciting theatre inspired by live audience interviews. A volunteer audience member is asked simple questions about their life and then the actors spontaneously create scenes or … Read entire article »
Filed under: Performing Improv
Testing an Improv Game
The game is called TXT ME* Players share their mobile phone number with the audience who then text lines of dialogue to the actors during the improvised scene. When I first saw this game it was on stage in front of about 100 people.** The two actors wrote their mobile phone numbers on a white board and displayed it to the side of the stage. The audience pulled out their cell phones and began texting at a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Theater Games
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