Photos from Think Fast’s “Half The Battle: A Sketch Comedy Talk Show” August 29 & 30 2014
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Author: Larissa Franzen
I Am Not a Female Improviser
I am not a female improviser. I should preface that when I type this statement and say it out loud, I am not upset. Or angry. Or fed up. Or trying to make some feminist point here. When I began my journey in improv, I didn’t set out to be a female improviser. Just simply […]
Improv Weekly Recap: 4/21 – 4/27/2014
Monday 4/21: Third week of Art Of Improv with Think Fast! This week, Rory expanded on scene work with the students by going over characters and relationships. The following are excerpts from his general notes that he shared students: “Relationship– this is how our characters feel about the other person on stage. Relationships are complex, […]
Improv Weekly Recap: 4/14 – 4/20/2014
Monday 4/14 : Second Week of AOI w/ TF This was Week Two of the Art of Improv with Think Fast! where we covered initiation and character work by concentrating on the opening of the scene, the Monday night students were building scenes that were completely functional, ready to play, and still “had legs” as we […]
Improv Weekly Recap: 4/7 – 4/13/2014
This past Monday was a big moment for Think Fast! as The Art of Improv with Think Fast had their first class of the 8 week program!
Improv Weekly Recap: 3/31 – 4/6/2014
Tuesday, Sketch Writing 4/1 We are getting ready for our next Regards! Sketch Comedy Show! We’ve been meeting every week and are in the process of narrowing down our selection. We’ll keep you posted on that as we get closer. Thursday, Improv Class 4/3 On Thursday, Rory and I led the Adult Improv Program […]
Tell Me A Joke – An Improviser’s Reactio
This is something I heard quite often when I first started telling people I’m an improviser. It use to bug me. I would get worried when this statement would come, because it seemed like a huge amount of pressure was burdened on me to represent the genius of improvisation on one punchline. I would […]
Improv Weekly Recap: 3/23 – 3/29/2014
Wednesday Mike Brown arriving -3/26 It is always a pleasure to have Mike Brown, solo improviser extraordinaire, return to Hawaii! We cleaned (most of) the heck out of our apartment for his stay. We all are so lucky to have him not only sharing his knowledge with us, but also performing his solo improvisation form […]