Improv For Actors

IMPROV FOR ACTORS

Mondays 2pm-4:30pm (2.5 Hours)

September 21 - October 26 (5 Weeks, No Class Oct 12)

Bad Dog Studio (392 Spadina Ave)

Andrew Bushell, Instructor

Description: Few skills are more valuable for a working actor than the ability to improvise. Whether in prep, rehearsal, with auditioning, or for the performance itself - being able to work beyond the script (or without a script at all) is essential for an actor to maximize their potential. In this class, actors will learn practical improvisation skills they can use to be better scene partners, collaborators, auditioners, and overall creative performers.

Goal: To help actors strengthen their skillsets with practical, fundamental improv techniques they can use to improve their scripted and un-scripted performances.

Prerequisite: Intended for students with professional acting experience and/or professional-level acting training (ie degree or diploma programs in performing arts or a similar amount of accumulated training). No prior improv experience is required.

Class Size: 10 people max.

Duration: 5 x 2.5 hour weekly classes.

About Andrew: Andrew Bushell is an actor, improvisor, and Second City Mainstage Alum. His extensive work in television includes recurring roles on The Audacity (AMC), Hudson & Rex (Global), The Spencer Sisters (CW), Strays (CBC), TallBoyz (CBC), Second Jen (CityTV), Designated Survivor (Netflix), and Defiance (Syfy). Andrew has also co-starred in over 20(!) romantic/Christmas MOWs for Hallmark, Own, and Lifetime.

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