Playing "What are you doing?"
"Superheroes"
Showing posts with label improv. Show all posts
Showing posts with label improv. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings.
In the McMurry Theatre Program, improvisation is one of the first things you learn as a freshman in Acting I class. It's a basic trait all actors should learn and perfect. And to most people, it's just good plain fun.
That is why a number of our student come together every Wednesday night, rehearsals permitting, to perfect and exercise our improv abilities.
Borrowing inspiration from the popular TV show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and various games we already know, we spend and hour or two every week acting like lions, climbing trees that don't exist, being oddly-named super heroes and reacting to, often outrageous, situations we aren't prepared for.
Check around campus in a few weeks and you might be lucky enough to catch one our improv hours.
In the McMurry Theatre Program, improvisation is one of the first things you learn as a freshman in Acting I class. It's a basic trait all actors should learn and perfect. And to most people, it's just good plain fun.
That is why a number of our student come together every Wednesday night, rehearsals permitting, to perfect and exercise our improv abilities.
Borrowing inspiration from the popular TV show "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and various games we already know, we spend and hour or two every week acting like lions, climbing trees that don't exist, being oddly-named super heroes and reacting to, often outrageous, situations we aren't prepared for.
Check around campus in a few weeks and you might be lucky enough to catch one our improv hours.
Monday, September 19, 2011
More Quick Notes
Just wanted to share a more in-depth peek at some exciting things we will be posting about. We are trying to get in the habit of posting regularly, but we are still getting everything together, so bare with us!
Soon we will be taking a look at:
About half of us have recently gotten together to form a improvisation group. While we are still practicing and perfecting, we hope to be able to give some informal performances for our McMurry Community. Jack Piland, a Junior Theatre Major will tell us more about this idea he came up with and his plans for it's future.
In addition to student spotlights, we will also be getting in touch with some of our recent (and not so recent) alumni, to share their success stories, and let them give a little, very honest, peek at life post-grad.
In just a few short weeks we will be performing our third, and biggest, show of the season, our homecoming show! Expect a post on all the information you could want about the show (including info on where to purchase tickets-- you know you want to see this!) and just some of the new and old traditions of McMurry Homecoming (which is kind of a big deal-- at least to us).
McMurry has a long standing tradition of turning out wonderful playwrights, and we plan to speak to a couple of our TETA (Texas Educational Theatre Association) Playwrighting Festival winners. We will share information about how any aspiring writers out there can enter their own plays into the festival, and detail how our Playwrighting class has helped writers at McMurry (not just in the our department).
Again, thanks for sticking with us in this time of development. We plan on being fully functional and working like a well oiled machine in no time!
Soon we will be taking a look at:
About half of us have recently gotten together to form a improvisation group. While we are still practicing and perfecting, we hope to be able to give some informal performances for our McMurry Community. Jack Piland, a Junior Theatre Major will tell us more about this idea he came up with and his plans for it's future.
In addition to student spotlights, we will also be getting in touch with some of our recent (and not so recent) alumni, to share their success stories, and let them give a little, very honest, peek at life post-grad.
In just a few short weeks we will be performing our third, and biggest, show of the season, our homecoming show! Expect a post on all the information you could want about the show (including info on where to purchase tickets-- you know you want to see this!) and just some of the new and old traditions of McMurry Homecoming (which is kind of a big deal-- at least to us).
McMurry has a long standing tradition of turning out wonderful playwrights, and we plan to speak to a couple of our TETA (Texas Educational Theatre Association) Playwrighting Festival winners. We will share information about how any aspiring writers out there can enter their own plays into the festival, and detail how our Playwrighting class has helped writers at McMurry (not just in the our department).
Again, thanks for sticking with us in this time of development. We plan on being fully functional and working like a well oiled machine in no time!
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