Improv for Actors

Course Description

Learn how to think on your feet, then the funny will follow! It all begins with a simple "Yes, and..." In this intensive 8-week workshop, students learn to utilize improvisation as an art form, as well as a tool that can profoundly enhance acting skills. Participants will improvise comedic and dramatic scenes, work with a scene partner, and build/create characters and worlds. All students are guided through short and long form improvisation exercises that help develop trust, stronger presence on stage, an understanding of the elements of effective storytelling, spontaneity, responsiveness, generosity, and courage as a performer. This class will help you become better at thinking on your feet and prepare you to improvise on film/tv sets. Maximum Participants: 16 Minimum Participants: 8 8 Weeks Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11am–1pm (16 Sessions/32 Hours Total) INSTRUCTOR BIO Jessica Toltzis is a comic, actor, and singer. She received her MFA in acting from UCLA and her BA in Theater from Oberlin College. She studied at the Moscow Art Theater School and trained at The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade. Recent credits include "Your Honor" (Showtime), "Pleasant" (The Old Globe), "54 Sings Hanukkah" (54 Below), and "Georgeanne.MOV" (Best Mockumentary, Austin Comedy Film Festival).

Contact Details

• 6752 Hollywood Blvd, Central LA, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA

  323-685-6196

  admissions@toa.edu