Improv, Beat by Beat

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15 – Forms

Posted February 6, 201800:44:35

Your first several years of learning long form improv will likely focus on scenework, the Harold, montages, and perhaps another form or two. In this...

14 – The Monoscene

Posted December 23, 201700:19:44

The Monoscene is a form in which the location never changes: there are no edits. In this episode, we talk about how it was developed and what to keep...

13 – Acting

Posted November 10, 201701:15:52

Improv scenes should be more than just reciting lines. In this episode, we talk about how acting influences improv, and how to become better at it....

12 – The Harold: 2nd and 3rd Beats

Posted September 25, 201700:29:45

In a Harold, after the first beats and the first group game, the team returns to the first 3 games for second beats, and then does another group game,...

11 – Auditioning

Posted September 11, 201700:28:22

Most theaters hold auditions to add people to their house teams. Every year around 600 people audition for UCBNY house teams (EDIT: in the episode I...