SHUT UP AND IMPROV

TAUGHT BY:
MARY CARPENTER

Friday, November 9th, 2:00PM

As Elvis once sang, “a little less conversation, a little more action.” Shut up and Improv teaches you how to talk less and do more. Words can get in the way, put us in our heads, cause us to distance ourselves from our partners; sometimes you have to shut up and listen. Hailing from the less is more camp, Shut up and Improv is a class about listening, responding and living more truthfully in the moment. This class will get you to interact with your environment and keep you tuned into your fellow improvisers by increasing listening and response skills. You will learn how to listen not just with your ears but with your whole body. By the end of this class you will bridge the gap between you and your fellow improvisers by learning how to fully connect and respond in the moment, and to sharpen and develop your ability to truly give and take. And who are we to dispute, “The King?”

$50.00

 

See Mary Carpenter perform in Choosical
Friday 11/09 @ 7:00PM

Mary Carpenter Has worked in Philadelphia Theatre for the last fifteen years as an actress, director, teacher and writer.  Mary has been a performing and teaching member of ComedySportz  for fifteen years where she has also served as Artistic Director.  She started her improvisation training in Chicago at the Players Workshop of Second City, and has also trained with Keith Johnstone founder of Theatresports, Mick Napier of Annoyance Theatre, Jeff Wirth and Todd Stashwick.  She's performed with a variety of improvisation troupes over the past ten years in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and now Philadelphia.  She founded Freefall Productions, a theatre company specializing in improvisational performance.  Under Freefall she has directed 13 Skirts (Philadelphia's only all-women's comedy ensemble, Choosica l (a full length improvised musical) and The Mom Squad .  She holds Theatre degrees from Northwestern University and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

 

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