WORKSHOPS & Events

IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS

BEGINS FALL 2023
New York, NY

WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO
2nd Year | 16 Weeks

Actors ARE improvisers. Working from moment to unanticipated moment demands that we are heightened listeners and observers, acutely tuned in to our scene partners and our environment. Prepared and open and ready. Improvisation requires that we understand story and character so well that we are able to compress our choices into ‘spontaneous’ actions. After establishing the fundamental skills and guiding principles, the classwork moves into deeper character exploration and style endowments, and more advanced scenework.

Meisner-trained actors are particularly well prepared to incorporate the skills of improvisation into their work. Improvisation gets at the core of the actor’s imagination, as truthful characters and scenes and stories are created from nothing, in the moment.

For information: esperstudio.com

IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS — LEVEL ONE

BEGINS SPRING 2024
New York, NY

WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO
1st Year | 8 Weeks

Actors ARE improvisers. Working from moment to unanticipated moment demands that we are heightened listeners and observers, acutely tuned in to our scene partners and our environment. Prepared and open and ready. Improvisation requires that we understand story and character so well that we are able to compress our choices into ‘spontaneous’ actions. Meisner-trained actors are particularly well prepared to incorporate the skills of improvisation into their work. Improvisation gets at the core of the actor’s imagination, as truthful characters and scenes and stories are created from nothing, in the moment.

For information: esperstudio.com

INTRO TO IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS — SUMMER SESSION

BEGINS SUMMER 2024
New York, NY

WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO
All Levels | 6 Weeks

Actors ARE improvisers. Working from moment to unanticipated moment demands that we are heightened listeners and observers, acutely tuned in to our scene partners and our environment. Prepared and open and ready. Improvisation requires that we understand story and character so well that we are able to compress our choices into ‘spontaneous’ actions. Meisner-trained actors are particularly well prepared to incorporate the skills of improvisation into their work. Improvisation gets at the core of the actor’s imagination, as truthful characters and scenes and stories are created from nothing, in the moment.

This class is an introduction to improvisation for actors.

For information: esperstudio.com

IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS — LEVEL TWO

BEGINS FALL 2024
New York, NY

WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO
2nd Year | 8 Weeks

In Level Two Improvisation, students continue to 'get themselves in trouble' while exploring character and style endowments, and more advanced scenework. Completion of Level One Intro to Improvisation is a pre-requisite.

For information: esperstudio.com