With my amazing students and Library officials sharing the Best of Award. It is extremely rewarding to have my improv class named one of the Best things in Orlando.
I share this with all 1500 students and the managers and staff at the Orlando Library.
Having fun, joy and learning goes hand and hand in this class. Its been my joy to teach improv for free to anyone that would like to learn or refresh what they already know. It is one my example that you can do anything as long as you believe it.

 

Power2Improv invites you to a day of laughter and fun! The students of the award winning Improv class, The Fundamentals of Improv will have 2 shows this Saturday August 23rd 1 pm and 3 pm. The show will be on the main stage in the Orlando library in down town Orlando. The show is family friendly and interactive. As always this student show case is free and open to the community.

Today the Marketing team of power2improv unveiled the new logo for the award winning The FUNdamentals of Improv class.    GREAT JOB !

Orlando Weekly's BEST of Orlando

Thanks to everyone who voted in the orlando weekly's Best of Orlando. Naming The FUNdamentals of Improv class as one of the BEST Guilty Pleasures in Orlando. With Teaching Improv for the last 5 years with over 1500 students This has been the most rewarding thing i have ever done. I am proud to be able to present this continuing fun opportunity for free to everyone in the community that wish to learn improv comedy. If you have not yet joined us check us out at www.power2improv.com

The Improv experience expands around Central Florida

It is with Great Pride and excitement  that I announces New Improv opportunity for the central Florida community.   With the current FUNdamentals of improv class, taught  at the Orlando Main Library, being filled with 20 students and going strong.  The expansion of this improv experience will start in July at the Herndon Branch in Orlando. Also expanding further to continue this improv experience, we also announce The FUNdamentals of Improv will  expand  its award winning class in to Osceola county at the Celebration Library near Disney  This amazing class  helps so many not only to learn Improv as you see on TV. But learn to truly Listen, be in the moment, take chances, and go beyond your own limits.   The benefits from learning improv  are far reaching.  Registration will open soon for the new summer classes. 

 its funny how many never talk about the work side of improv!  Many want to just be in the spot lite! Be the star!   there is a lot that goes on before the lights go up!  and even when the lights go down!   I laugh when i hear people say  " oh its improv, it can be done anywhere, anytime, you can pretty much do what you want when you make it up".    the little kid in me just wants to punch them in the face!  because  that belittles all the work that goes in to making improv happen.   so that  no one gets hurt, players or audience,  no one gets offended, no one get sued, making sure that the locations guild lines are followed  be it by the owner, city or town.  If anything happens good  the players will ravel in it and have a great time!  if anything bad happens  the person or people that work behind the scene setting everything up that will take the brunt of it.   I am just sending this out here because things don't just happen!   there is a lot of troupes out there that work very hard for each and every show they put on. 

my question for thought is this " If you show up 5 minutes before a show and leave 10 minutes after the show did you really do the essences of improv or where you just present on stage to be in the light."   just something to think about.

You cant go wronge by holding on the the golden rules

When it comes down to it, its about you!  what is your game plan for the scene?  do you like to play, like to be in the spot light? Improv is more then just the games and being on stage.   Its also about coping, decision making,  going for the funny, forcing your point or dropping it, being steamrolled, or having your scene partner become so involved in their  physical acting  and taking command of the stage that they don't really need you on stage.   

Now we are taught to control these impulses  so that its a balanced scene. every player has just one golden rule, support your scene partner. Working together with you build a story that is bigger and better then either could build on their own.  The audience will love it and as a player your will have fun!    This is not to say that the above items will not happen we are human, and things happen  not ever scene your in will be Oscar winner.   When these happen what do you do?  do you drop your offer and follow  your partners  idea and plan - not 100%  you will never go wrong as long as you fall back to "yes And"   you can yes and, and hold on to part of your offer or character.  But when  you come up to a partner that is steamrolling and making it their scene and their agenda. The number one rule is  kill them! find a reason to kill them. right there in the middle of the stage.  sounds easy!  know make it bold! and follow threw with a reason for the killing them.  Every story needs an ending and every ending doesn't have to end happily every after.  some really good scenes have ended on a players death bed! Remember that is your stage too.  that is where you play! where you have joy and discovery  don't let anyone take that from you. hold tight to the core rules of improv and have fun!