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Detour Workshops: Listening for What's Next
Back to Detour: Improv Theater Festival
Tepper Simmons A
5000 Forbes Avenue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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In longform improvisation, the biggest breakthroughs often come not from what we add, but from what we notice. This workshop explores the art of active listening and pattern recognition that enables improvisers to weave meaning from independent scenes. Through focused exercises and guided play, participants will develop their ability to track thematic threads, recognize emerging patterns, and make bold choices that honor what we discover on stage. We'll work on identifying and amplifying the subtle offers that appear in scenes, practicing the patience to let connections reveal themselves naturally, and building the confidence to follow non-literal threads to surprising and satisfying conclusions. Suitable for improvisers comfortable with basic scene work who want to deepen their understanding of longform structure.
Topic: Longform
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
Gretchen Eng
Gretchen Enghas worked in the Chicago comedy community since her salad days in the Second City Teen Ensemble. Following a brief stint studying classical voice and doing sketch comedy at Vassar College, she has been a producer and performer at iO for ten years, specifically with Devil's Daughter, The Armando Diaz Experience, and in her duo Jaymes Gretchky. She is a professor in Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts, teaches all levels of the training center at iO, coaches, and designs curricula for an array of corporate, non-profit, and educational organizations as the Director of Professional Development and Partnerships for the theater.