Acting Techniques For Improvisers with Hollis Beck

Get ready to level up your improv game with some cool acting tricks from Hollis Beck. “I Feel Limited by the Boundaries of the Stage”: Brecht, Boal, and the Art of Alienation Hey. You’ve been doing this for a while. You’ve seen your share of improv. Aren’t you tired of playing by the rules? Taking inspiration from the activist traditions of the Theatre of the Oppressed and the Epic Theatre, performers will experiment with ways to responsibly subvert an audience’s expectations and leave them not just feeling entertained but challenged. By acknowledging the audience’s role in a show and how our lived experiences and societal expectations shape how we exist on stage, we’ll get a little weird with it – and learn how to get your audience on board.