F*ck It & Love It
Philip Markle
Saturday, July 8
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
This workshops teaches you to say both FUCK IT and LOVE IT while improvising. FUCK IT means you don’t worry about the outcome or result of your efforts. LOVE IT means you celebrate the whimsy, joy, and delight inherent in making shit up onstage. You remember why you fell in love with improv, one of the most wonderful feelings in the world. Learn to hold both of these ideas in your head at the same time and create fearless, fun, and dumb improv.
This workshop is perfect for students new to BCC’s approach to improv.
This workshop is sold out.
Getting Over Writer’s Block
Alex Gonzalez
Saturday, July 8
2:00-4:30 PM
Your script isn't moving forward! Your 2nd Act is struggling! You've never picked up a pen before. Join us as we have fun with improv games, character creation, and rapid fire questions. We'll play scenes with the intent to write, build, and structure our stories. "I want" statements will be said. Character arcs will be discovered. You will finally pick up a Bic!!
Crowd Work
Casey James Salengo
Saturday, July 8
2:00 - 4:30 PM
Want to learn how to start doing or get better at crowd work? In this workshop, Sam will demystify the performance process and walk you through a few ways to connect with the audience to bring out the excitement of improvisational discovery.
This workshop is sold out.
Finding Truth in Chaos
Colin Rourke
Saturday, July 8
5:00-7:30 PM
In this workshop, we will focus on playing BIG in a grounded way. The unique characters and relationships we find on stage can be just as three-dimensional as they are absurd, as long as we stay true to the worlds we've built. Through advanced exercises that flesh out characters and explore scene dynamics, we will discover ways to make the crazy feel just as real.
This workshop is sold out.
Intro to Musical Improv
Adrian Frimpong
Saturday, July 8
5:00 - 7:30 PM
You already know how to improvise, but to music? YES YOU CAN! This class will introduce improvisers with at least 1 level of experience how to create fully formed narrative musicals on the spot. We will begin each class with various rhythmic, rhyming, and listening, exercises, then delve deep into each element of narrative structure. Students will learn how to create strong protagonists, antagonists, charm scenes, and finales, while building a toolbox of musical techniques including fugues, rap battles, and of course classic chorus-verse structures. Strong singing voices are not required! Just a willingness to unleash your inner diva in a joyful and supportive atmosphere.
SUNDAY, JULY 9
A Method to the Madness: Discovering Characters Within
Onyi Okoli
Sunday, July 9
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Have you ever seen someone wild and free in a crazy character and thought I wish I could do that? Or How can I create a character with a memorable deal? We all have a little madness in us. We just gotta be brave enough to go there. This improv workshop will shake you out of the mundane and push you into the unknown so that you may discover what's already inside you. There is a method to the Madness! Are you ready to unleash your hidden characters?
Short-Form Games
Taylor Gonzalez
Sunday, July 9
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
In this workshop, we'll learn, dissect, play, and practice a long list of fun and challenging shortform games—including scene-based games, guessing games, physical games, audience participation games, and everything in between. Shortform style (think Whose Line Is It Anyway?) requires a direct link between you and your audience, cultivating a surprisingly accessible and explosively fun, live experience. Mastery of these games not only enhances your chops as a longform improviser but also emphasizes specialty skills such as crowd control, hosting shows, character work, time management, commitment, and outside-the-box thinking. Plus, they're fun as hell!
This workshop is sold out.
Make Yourself Laugh
Ladies Who Ranch
Sunday, July 9
2:00-4:30 PM
Believe it or not, laughter is medicine, perhaps even the best. A surefire way to make your audience laugh (and in doing so heal their wounds) is to make yourself and your teammates laugh! Improv should be fun, and in this workshop we’ll explore pushing fun to its fullest potential. You will learn how to invest in your own sense of humor, hone in on specifics and idiosyncrasies, and how to approach improv as a form of play. Be ready to go silly mode, and cure the common cold.
Just The Two Of Us
Julian Hernandez
Sunday, July 9
2:00-4:30 PM
In this workshop we will practice skills to take your two-person improv to the next level. Through grounded scene work and radical listening you’ll find ways to engage the audience when it’s just the two of us. We’ll discuss techniques and tricks to feel comfortable and confident with your partner on stage. Sign-up solo, sign-up with your 2prov team. Let’s get to it.
This workshop is sold out.
Narrative Improv
Andy Junk
Sunday, July 9
5:00-7:30 PM
In this workshop, we'll focus on the fundamentals of narrative improvisation. By emphasizing strong emotional wants, we can discover how to tell a coherent story with a satisfying conclusion through group work. We'll also touch on various narrative styles with which we can pull from to inform our choices.
Improv to Sketch
Nick Mestad
Sunday, July 9
5:00-7:30 PM
In this Improv-to-Sketch/Character workshop, students will be given a crash-course in the fundamentals of developing a sketch or solo character through the process of improvisation. From ideating a premise to improvising that premise to honing and editing that premise based on feedback and instinct, students can expect to leave with a firm understanding of the joys of developing an idea through the lens of improvisation.