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Wean Hall, Room 5328
5000 Forbes Avenue, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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For all the talk about game, why can improvising feel like work? If you want to get out of your head, free yourself, and play with other people collaboratively, this workshop is for you. Based on principles of movement and joy from physical theater, participants will prioritize their own and their audience’s delight through a series of guided exercises and structured scenes. You’ll leave with more confidence in your own performative instincts, and tools for how to find and create engaging comedy on stage by following the fun, listening to the audience, and committing without knowing what’s going to happen. This workshop will be physical, playful, and highly interactive. Moderate improv experience is recommended but not required. Come ready to be active and have fun.
Topic: Playful 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
Fred Brown
Fred Brown is a Pittsburgh-based performer, improviser, and educator. He got his start with longform improv at the Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) in 2012, performed weekly shows for 6 years, and has performed at festivals around North America with the team The Future. He received his MFA in Lecoq-based physical theater from the Pig Iron School in 2017, focusing on mime, mask, clown, and devising. At various points in the last ten years, he has taught longform classes to students of all levels through PHIT, Ithaca Improv (Ithaca NY), and Steel City Improv Theater (Pittsburgh PA); he now teaches classes independently out of the Glitterbox Theater in Homestead. He also works as a facilitator, trainer, and team coach focusing on applied improvisation and collaboration skills. Formerly, he was a Latin and Ancient Greek teacher with a degree in Classical Philology from Harvard University.