Event

Intro to Long Form Improv

Description: This workshop introduces students to some of the big ideas and theories needed to improvise effectively. We will focus on the game of the scene, status and the group mind. For students with little to no longform training, this will workshop will show you to some of the tenets of our bizarre and fun cult.

Bio: Melanie Penn fell in love with improv back in 2001 with her high school shortform team Five Finger Discount. She performed at CityImprov in 2005 and assistant directed a middle school improv team in 2006. Melanie started taking longform classes at The Improv Shop in 2009 in the class that by 2010 became the house team Magic Ratio. In addition to I.S., Melanie has performed with The Improv Trick and has written and acted for The Last Sketch Comedy Show On Earth. In 2012 she taught an eight-week course in shortform through The Improv Shop, and also conducted a workshop at the St. Louis Improv For Charity Festival.