Learn how to create characters from various inspirations like body movement, sound, costume & other outside sources. You will learn ways of “capturing” & committing to original character choices for long & short form improv scenes. Learn how to write through your characters both for solo work & group settings.

As an improviser, do you wonder how to spontaneously develop a multi-layered character if a story is just starting out? How to use the development of the story and the interaction with your teammates for the development of my character? How long can you remain true to the character, without a conflict with the other characters or the story itself? How much can a character change over the course of a story, without becoming an entirely new character by the end?

Improvisers are constantly confronted with this in their work, especially in longer narrative improv formats. This workshop will focus on the spontaneous development of figures and characters. The body, the voice, the imagination and the personal stories of the players are resources to be used for the creation of fictional characters.

Dates: Thursday’s September 6, 13 and 20
Time: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Location: Unexpected Productions Improv School, Georgetown Studios, 650 South Orcas, Suite 101 Seattle, WA 98108 https://goo.gl/CMCRQp
Maximum Students: 16
Cost: $120 ($126.99 w/fees)
Prerequisite: Improv 300 or equivalent or by teacher approval
Ages: 17+

Instructors: Troy Mink
Troy has been a professional improviser/performer & voice-over artist since 1993. He began his Seattle career with Unexpected Productions & has performed with such greats as Del Close, Susie Schneider, Matt Smith, Randy Dixon, Gary Austin & Ryan Stiles. He is mostly known for his “one-offs” at various spaces around Seattle. Troy has created & performed in over 12 of his own original productions (including a musical), “The Haint” (in which he plays 13 characters) & “Carlotta’s Late Night Wing-Din” was scouted by HBO & Comedy Central.

“Mink’s greatest skill as a performer is that his work is so subtle, so real, that oftentimes it’s nothing more than a smile or a carefully placed gesture that differentiates one persona from another.” – Seattle Weekly

Our Georgetown Studios are located right behind the Georgetown Post Office. It is easily accessible via I-5 or Highway 99 or via bus lines 124, 106, 131, and 132. There is plenty of well lit, free parking as well, right near our front door! https://goo.gl/CMCRQp

**Cancellation policy: If you must cancel before the first class, we offer credit only towards a future class. We are unable to offer refunds.

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