It was a smaller class than usual with 18 people, two of them were new players (welcome Nick and Lindsey).
Our group warm ups were Character Intro, Slap-Clap-Snap, and One Word Story. We started our exercises with Mutant, and then we played Create an Object to Speak and Entrances and Exits. Our song was the Irish Drinking Song which left us with just enough time for a couple sets of 185.
This week my “Intro to Improv” topics were Chivalry and Reincorporation. I talked about losing an argument for the sake of a scene, since no one really wants to see an argument on stage. The point of Chivalry is to be willing to give up your ego.
Reincorporation is about focus. Rather than introduce new concepts, our job is to keep exploring the initial ideas in a scene - reincorporating the people, plot, and relationships - to avoid losing focus and letting the scene wander aimlessly.
A few memorable moments:
Competitive complementary drinks
The worst science class
Eye worms (eew!)
Blake’s room (never gonna happen)
