GIGGLES & GUTS: Duo shows can be scary -- but also incredibly fun! What’s the secret? Delighting your partner! In this class, we’ll explore ways to figure out what makes your partner giggle, then jump into scenes with strangers and find the fun. At the end, we’ll pair up and invent some custom duo formats! (Bring a partner or take this class solo -- this class is great for budding duos and for anybody who wants to have more fun onstage!)
Prerequisite: Students must have some level of prior improv experience to partake in this Workshop. Students do NOT need to sign up as a duo to register!
About your instructor: Tara has been teaching, performing, and otherwise thinking about improv for over 25 years -- which sometimes feels like a very long time and sometimes feels like no time at all. She performs locally with Yes & Co and You Should Smile More and is a former Artistic Director of Seacoast New Hampshire's Stranger Than Fiction and co-founder of the Improvised Puppet Project. She co-founded San Francisco's Un-Scripted Theater Company, and has trained with Keith Johnstone and teachers at BATS Improv, UCB, Magnet Theater, and ImprovBoston. She has taught improv to clowns, shy people, public defenders, and everyone in between.
Location: Portland Media Center
Date: Saturday, 10/17
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Cost: $25