OVERVIEW

If your scenes and characters often end up in a combative rut, then look no further as this improv masterclass examines well-worn strategies that serve as antidotes and alternatives to needless and typically unproductive yelling matches. Connect more deeply and honestly to your partners (and your own truths), explore grounding subtext and mantras, and feel the rewards of adding more love and vulnerability to your characters and onstage relationships. Recommended for all levels of improvisers hoping to add some new tools to their performer toolbelts.

TEACHER

David Charles, PhD, works as a professional improvisational practitioner, deviser, author, and improv scholar. A New Zealander by birth, David has called central Florida home since 2003, where he has served as a Professor of Theatre and Dance, Departmental Chair, Producing Director of the historic Annie Russell, and Founding Artistic Director of Rollins Improv Players at Rollins College (University).

His Improv Dictionary: An A to Z of Improvisational Terms, Techniques, and Tools with Routledge hits the shelves in April 2024. For more about David's career and projects, and to access his comprehensive online Game Library, visit www.improvdr.com