Improv AUDIO? That's not a Bat? Yes. It works. Listen.
Improv AUDIO? That's not a Bat? Yes. It works. Listen.
MY THREE RULES – Everyone in a circle. Here are my three rules. Rule #1: To pass to your right or left, you turn to that person and say their name. Rule #2: To return the pass right back to the person who just spoke to you, say YOUR name. Rule #3: To pass to […]
Want to see a Pivot in action? Watch this Organic Group Game from the Johnsons. [wpvideo EnKQwX75]
Watch the Johnsons heighten the mechanics of an emotionally active first beat into a fun found-joke. [wpvideo gq7ZwXcT]
Watch as the Johnsons' pattern recognition skills bring down the house and the lights. [wpvideo zYVtL4UX]
There are no mistakes in patterns. If a progression builds A, B, C and Z, "Z" is not a mistake, it's just something to be acknowledged and made part of the pattern. If A, B, C, and Z, then D, E, F and Y. There are no mistakes in patterns. The clearer and cleaner a pattern […]
"Do we have to stick the sequence in Hey Everybody games?" students ask. No. Of course not. Play organically. Follow the game where it goes. Don't ever feel constrained by the pattern. But. There's power in the pattern. Watch the following Hey Everybody game from a Johnsons' show. It ain't pretty, but it's illustrative. Watch […]
Watch this scene, starring Scott Beckett as "Mr. Johnson" and Jonathan Nelson as "Jeeves."
It's 2015! About time to update the Improv As Improv Does Best curriculum. Enjoy! Intro to Improv Curriculum 2015 (PDF) Character & Emotion Curriculum 2015 (PDF) Patterns & Games Curriculum 2015 (PDF) Long Form Performance Curriculum 2015 (PDF) For links to individual lessons and activities, go to the full Curriculum page.
The environment is fleshed out and experienced. Characters' endow and react to endowments through their Personal Game filters. [wpvideo KEEqG5MB] From my Johnsons Full Show 9.21.14 featuring, Lauren Serpa and Shawn Hambright