Has your mind ever gone blank during a musical improv moment? In this virtual drop-in Velvet Wells shares some of his self-kind tricks to overcoming a mental block. Velvet Wells is a Black, autistic, queer, velvet voiced entertainer and facilitator from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Velvet has facilitated in-person workshops for
Let’s get physical! In this virtual drop-in Marilyn will give you tips and advice about using the space you are in to inspire your physicality in improv scenes and games. Marilyn Ann Bird is a full-time actor and voiceover artist and has been trained by teachers from UCB, Second City,
Make the most of your remote improv set up – at any budget! A film school alumni and improvisor gives tips and tricks to help to make the most out of your home improv set up. There are no cost tips that could drastically improve your experience as well as
Warm up your body, brain and spirit with a few choice solo games, then Katy will guide you through a short and silly solo Harold using objects on your desk. Katy Schutte is one of the UK’s original long form improvisers. She performs and teaches all over the world, is
Here are some tips and tricks I have learnt whilst improvising online in the age of Zoom, some fun exercises to go along with them and how you can implement all this into your own rehearsals and shows! Neve Francis is an English improviser from Liverpool, currently residing in Madrid,
Almost every improv show you go to is going to take a suggestion at some point. Whether it’s the first thing to pop into your head, a location that will fit the stage or a line from your favourite song. In this video we’re going to have a look at
Bristol-based improv comedian John Gallagher Portero shares his exercises and tips on initiating from a premise taken from monologues. John Gallagher Portero is an improv comedian, actor and sketch writer from London, and has been performing since 2011. He currently teaches at Bristol Longform Comedy, the Bristol Improv Theatre and
People come to improv for so many reasons, not just to perform. Sometimes we can get in our heads too much and forget the pure joy that can be had from just playing. This workshop offers a few silly games and exercises that can be done at home, online or
Making Monologues Work for You with Jon Nguyen. Does the idea of a monologue give you pause? Not sure where to start or even if it has a place in improv? Well Jon gives his thoughts on this some times solitary art-form. Jon Nguyen is an improviser based out of Norwich.
Going Out There With Nothing, with Roberto Lewis. This class will inspire you to pull characters, scenes, and whole shows from thin air. By trusting your fellow performers and trusting yourself, learn how to go out there with nothing and come off with a phenomenal scene! Featuring the acting talent
Begin to explore how looking after your wellbeing can also be looking after your improv. Monica Gaga is a British-born black African queer improviser, facilitator, host, performer and producer. She trained in Community Theatre at East 15 Acting School, and her boundless love for improv stems from time spent at
Are you sick of feeling stuck in improv scenes with someone who gives you initiations or responses that you just can’t stand? That’s the worst! This is supposed to be fun! Well, it can be! Let’s turn it all around and try to make the best scenes out of the
During the coronavirus outbreak, MissImp has continued to offer entirely free online activities for our community, including commissioning an ongoing series of paid virtual drop-ins from improvisers around the world, fortnightly online Gorilla Burger shows and more. If you’d like to help us keep these activities going and keep our lights on we’d be immensely grateful. Together, we can get through this.
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