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Detour Workshops: Taking Care of the Now
Back to Detour: Improv Theater Festival
UC Danforth Conference Room
5000 Forbes Avenue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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If you take care of the "now" in any improv scene, the future always shows up as a great scene. If you don't take care of the "now" the future never shows up and the scene spins into quicksand. This workshop, taught by award-winning international improv theatre artist and storyteller, Jonathan Pitts uses a deeply intuitive scenic process learned from the late Martin de Maat, one that focuses on listening and responding and learning how to take care of the "now" by becoming fully invested in it. Rather than distracting themselves by trying to invent the future, taking care of the now enables performers to discover a richer future by better building connections with their scene partners. Learn to let go of worries about where the scene is going and instead learn to understand where the scene is right now.
Topic Area: Long-Form Improvisation
Please arrive at least 5 minutes early and check in with the NPP representative in front of the workshop location. If you can't make it, please cancel your reservation to allow others to register due to limited space. Thank you!
Dress Casual (jeans ok)
Speakers
Jonathan Pitts
Jonathan Pitts is an award-winning international improv theatre artist and storyteller. He's performed and/or taught in 26 countries and 104 cities. He's the former Executive Director of Chicago Improv Productions; Co-Founder/Producer - Chicago Improv Festival; Creator/Producer - College Improv Tournament; Founder/Producer - Teen Comedy Fest; Founder/Producer - Chicago Podcast Festival; Creator/Director of improv theatre productions The Oracle; The Silent Movie; and Storybox Theatre. He taught, coached, and directed at The Second City Training Center for 16 years. He’s a contributing writer to Anne Libera's book, "The Second City Improv Almanac''. He’s written the forward to two books on improv: Improv Shaman and On Directing Improv. He’s been interviewed for several improv books and has been a guest on many podcasts. He’s also the narrator for the feature film He Went That Way which will be released worldwide in September 2023.
Website: www.globalimprovwalkabout.com