The Only Reason to Enter a Scene – Improv Workshop

Join us for a special workshop with guest instructor Michael Lewis! This workshop, The Only Reason to Enter a Scene, is limited to just 20 students and is only available on Saturday, October 21 at 1 PM – 3:30 PM.

Every scene no matter how much it seems to be struggling has created something worth exploring. We will work on adding to scenes with the express purpose of serving the work that has already been done. Often struggling scenes are left alone to die or a character is added shifting away from what has been established. This throws out what has already been done. We will work on noticing what is already going on and making moves born of that scene. All scenes have something worth exploring—let’s find it and explore it.

Guest Instructor Information: Michael Lewis has been improvising for more than 20 years. He started improvising in Bakersfield, CA with The Hermit Colony. He has been teaching improv for more than 20 years. In 2007 he found Empire Improv, where he created their three level Foundations curriculum. He has been able to teach improvisation all over California and Nevada. He has taught classes at American Improv Theater, Made Up Theater, Synergy Theater, The University of Nevada Reno, Reno Improv, and at the LA Improv Festival, The San Jose Improv Festival, and the California Improv Festival. He has performed at iO West with The Spontaneous Shakespeare Co., toured improv festivals with Bakersfield, created the improvised police show Police Cops!, performed in Closing Night at Made Up Theater, as well as performing at Magnet Theater, American Improv Theater, and The Comedy Spot.

This workshop is intended for those with some improv experience, but prior experience is not required.