Improv for actors

Part I: Introduction to improv

1. The three rules

2. Say the first thing that comes into your head

3. Make your partner look good

4. Say "yes! and. . ." to all of your partner's offers

5. Status

Part II: A flexible class plan for a course in improvisation

Introduction to the class plan

1. Getting acquainted

2. Warm-up and the three rules

3. Experts

4. "I love you scenes" with expertise

5. Permission

6. Introduction to status

7. The four status states

8. Status and character development

9. The king game

10. The status therapy group

11. Status soap opera

12. "I love you scenes" with status and status dialogue

13. No you didn't!

14. "Word at a time" stories

15. Story structure

16. "It's Tuesday!"

17. Union Jack class

18. Mock auditions

19. Using improv skills in scripted scenes.