The Improvised Movie is a challenging format which is essential learning for anyone interested in creating genre-based narrative improv shows, such as the Improvised Hallmark Movie and the Improvised Slasher. In this seven week class, students will learn the skills needed to improvise a show that feels like a movie that’s being made up in real time! Students will learn how to lean into acting styles and genre tropes to create characters and situations that lovingly parody the source material. Students will practice scenic painting with screenplay language, to build the world of the show as an ensemble. This class will culminate in a run of four performances, leaning into a specific genre developed by the class with the guidance of the instructor. The prerequisite for this class is completion of Level Five Improv at Stomping Ground Comedy Theater or graduation from an equivalent training program with permission from the Training Center Director.
Topics in this course include:
- Playing character and genre tropes with commitment
- Using camera angles and editing techniques to heighten scenes and tell as story
- Playing the beats while still allowing for discovery in the moment
- Working as an ensemble to support the protagonist and make big choices
About the Instructor:
Lindsay Goldapp is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Stomping Ground Comedy Theater. LIndsay holds a B.S. in Acting/Directing from Texas A&M University-Commerce where she is also a Theatre Alumni Ambassador. Lindsay is a 2009 graduate of Chicago’s Second City Improv Conservatory and has over 20 years of experience performing and teaching improv, sketch writing, applied improv, and musical improv all over the U.S. and in the U.K. Lindsay currently teaches Sketch Comedy Writing, Improv, Youth Improv, Improv for Work, and Improv for Life classes for SG and teaches improv at Booker T Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas. She has performed in the Improvised Movie Format at many theaters and used it to direct and produce shows at Stomping Ground including the Improvised Slasher, the Hallmark Movie, and the Improvised 90s Sitcom.
All sales are final. Classes are non-refundable but enrollment can be deferred to a future term. All students must adhere to policies in the Stomping Ground Student Handbook. Must be 18 years or older to enroll, unless otherwise stated.
All class times are Central Standard Time (CST).