BEGINNER LONG-FORM IMPROV
Students will be introduced to the art of long-form improvisation by learning the key concept of “Yes, and..”. They will also learn important basic improv skills like: listening, creating characters, establishing relationships, exploring scenes with objects and environment work. Students will then combine these skills to create fully improvised scenes with a partner and discover how scenes can grow through agreement and support. The class will culminate in a live, fully improvised performance for families and invited guests.
CLASS DETAILS
Day: Thursdays
Dates: 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, and 11/16
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Class Performance: Saturday, November 18th, 2017 @ 1:30 p.m. (Mainstage)
Please read through our PHIT Kids & Teens - Terms and Conditions of Enrollment prior to enrolling.
INSTRUCTOR
Kristen Schier
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Kristen Schier is the Artistic Director of The Philly N Crowd, which performs weekly shows at The Actor’s Center. Before coming to PHIT she taught improv for Delaware Theater Company, Drexel University, and The Actor’s Center.
Kristen has a B.F.A. in Theater Arts from the University of the Arts and has been working in Philly as a professional actor, improviser and teacher for several years. She has worked with Commonwealth Classic Theater Company, Shakespeare in Clark Park, and Ego Po. She has appeared in many productions including the originally created Art of War, which received a Barrymore Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble.
Kristen has studied clowning intensively with Giovanni Fusetti and has studied improv at The Second City and at the Annoyance in Chicago and the Magnet Theater in NYC. She has taken workshops and classes with such improv notables as Michael Gelman, Jill Bernard, Armando Diaz, Asaf Ronen, Mick Napier, Susan Messing, Jonathan Pitts Joe Bill and Mark Sutton and members of the UCB Theater in New York City.
TEACHING ASSISTANT
Derrick Houck
ABOUT YOUR TEACHING ASSISTANT
Derrick joined the PHIT's Kids & Teens teaching staff in the fall of 2016. He is currently a member of PHIT house team Metropolis and sketch house team Fezziwig. Additionally he can be seen performing with his indie team, Toothbrush Money. Derrick has worked as a high school math teacher in Philadelphia for the past seven years and previously worked as a summer camp counselor and after-school program facilitator for elementary-aged children for three years. When not teaching or performing improv, Derrick enjoys playing piano, intramural sports with coworkers, and board games.
WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT DERRICK
“He was very nice and kind. And he is a good actor.”
“He was always happy.”
WHAT PARENTS SAY ABOUT DERRICK
“Very approachable, polite and consistent. My child learned how to get out of her comfort zone.”
“Derrick was friendly and engaging with the kids. He and his teaching assistant seemed to really enjoy teaching the class, and my son had a lot of fun. They had good feedback about my son as well.”