The Scene

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Class description

The Scene course is all about how we build connections with each other and create strong relationships. Within the framework of 2-person improv scene exercises, we look at the key stages in how we develop bonds between individuals/characters in order that they are invested in and care about each other, and then how we can take the ordinary about them and make it extraordinary - and very funny.

This requires us as improvisers to be observant and attentive to each other and to build on one another’s contributions to decide: who these characters are; why we are seeing them; how they feel about each other; and how we, the audience, feel about them.

You’ll learn:

How to create strong connections between characters

How to choose what the funny focus of the scene is

How to support your colleagues from the sideline

How to create a comedic dynamic between two characters

2-person scenic short-form games

All our standard courses run for 8 weeks (1 class per week lasting 2 hours). Classes are either in the evening on weekdays or during the day on weekends.

Included in your the Scene course are the following:

  • A free field trip with your fellow students and teacher to see a show at the theatre
  • An ICC Student card that gives you free entrance to nICCe Sundays shows and discounts at the bar at the ICC Theatre

    • Practical Information: All of our courses are conducted in a safe and very supportive way by our experienced ICC teachers. Participants are kindly requested to bring personal water from home for all classes.

    Instalments: Pay a deposit of 60% of the total price now and 40% of the remaining amount two days before the course starts! (Final instalment can be found on the bottom of general class page)

    Teachers

    Kate Driscoll

    Kate Driscoll is an experienced improviser who got her start through the ICC theatre. Kate made her first pun at age 3, and people have been trying to get her to stop ever since. She also narrates much of her life through silly songs, which former roommates have called “barely tolerable” and “kind of unnecessary”, but that hasn't stopped her from performing musical improv regularly with her ICC team Killer Tunes. Kate took an intro to improv class because a viral hit from 1999 told her to do one thing a day that scares her. But rather than being scared, she found a warm and supportive community, where she could be her most wonderfully silly self, and she strives give others that same experience through her teaching.