For The Love of Improv

Courtney Ropp | Finding What The Scene Needs

November 08, 2019 Jesi Wicks & Katie Welsh Season 1 Episode 6
For The Love of Improv
Courtney Ropp | Finding What The Scene Needs
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Courtney offers some tools and tricks to use on  stage when a scene falls flat, gets stuck in negotiation or is just plain boring.  We also discuss how to know when to add something or when it’s a good idea to just leave a scene alone. When one of us royally messes up an improv game (what? there are no mistakes in improv, I say!), we talk about the very fundamental improv concept of “listen and respond” and turn the clock back to 1974 when John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd became a strong improv duo.   We hope you can join us on our 6th episode of “For The Love Of Improv”!

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Guest Introduction: Courtney Ropp
Concept: Point of View
Changing The Scene
Tools To Enhance The Scene
The Speed Of A Scene
SEGMENT: Concept of The Day: Listen & Respond
Identifying Whether The Scene Needs Help
Common Pitfalls in a Scene
Over Agreeing
SEGMENT: Game - I, You, We
Pivoting: Does It always have to make sense?
Recapping Some Pocket Tools
Breaking Expectations
Here's The Thing...
History Segment: John Balushi
Creating Chemistry On Stage