WORKSHOPS & Events
IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS — LEVEL ONE
BEGINS OCTOBER 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
IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS — LEVEL TWO
BEGINS SPRING 2025
New York, NY
WILLIAM ESPER STUDIO
2nd Year | 8 Weeks
After establishing the fundamental skills and guiding principles, students continue to 'get themselves in trouble' as 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.
Completion of Level One Intro to Improvisation is a pre-requisite.
For information: esperstudio.com
INTRO TO IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS — SUMMER SESSION
BEGINS SUMMER 2025
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