Category: improv classes

The Monoscene: Much More Than One Long Scene

I’ll be teaching a workshop in June at IO Chicago. Reserve your spot here.

A monoscene can be one of the most challenging and rewarding forms to try. Inspired by earlier forms and shows from Chicago in the 90’s and codified in New York in the 00’s, the form is much more than one long scene. Like other improv forms, it’s a collection of scenes that create meaning and themes from juxtaposition and contrast. But it does so with some important restrictions. All the scenes must take place in the same location in the same slice of time. No edits, no time jumps. Like a great one act play, characters enter, exit and return in real time. The show evolves each time a new combination of characters takes the stage. 

This workshop will be taught by Kevin Mullaney, former Artistic Director of the UCB Theatre in NYC, and former teacher at IO Theater. He directed the first monoscene at the UCB Theatre with the Swarm. 

Sunday June 8th
11:00am-2:00pm

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Improv Bootcamp is different. Instead learning a plethora of different concepts, we focus on a few specific ones and use a variety of exercises to practice each skill.

Updated Monday, June 19, 2017:

For the past three years, I have offered Improv Bootcamps in Chicago. It’s a type of intensive improv training focused on developing specific skills, through concentrated practice. It’s targeted toward students who have at least a year of improv experience, and are looking for a program that will challenge them and improve the way they play right away.

In a typical improv intensive you are introduced to many different concepts and exercises, often in classes of 20 people or more. It’s not uncommon to get only one try at a particular exercise before the class moves on.

Improv Bootcamp is different. Instead learning a plethora of different concepts, we focus on a few specific ones and use a variety of exercises to practice each skill. Typically students are given multiple opportunities to practice a skill over several days.

I’ll be having a 5 day Improv Boot Camp in NYC in August and I’m hoping to add more in other places soon. If you would like to hire me to come to your town for a 2 day or 5 day boot camp, please contact me at kevin@improvresourcecenter.com.