It's Halloween week my pretties... below are our TH and SUN treats (Improv workshops) but read further and there's much much more. From (Un)Memorable Halloween Haunts, a truly haunting trip down memory lane followed by it's relation to Improv and then there are the hauntings described in Creepy Crawlies which are followed by it's relation to Improv plus some awesome quotes. Quotes and writings change weekly.
The only cats worth anything are the cats that take chances that take chances - Thelonious Monk (jazz musician/composer) - In IMPROV the saying is DARE TO FAIL! Make bold moves! Have an opinion!
THURSDAYS (Oct 29th) every TH GotULaughing Improv Comedy drop-in workshop 7-9pm at 5 Star Premier Residence 8500 Sunrise Blvd. Plantation FL 33322 Only $10 ($5 first time attendees) This week prepare for a haunting as we celebrate in costume if you find the need to hide your identity! Join us if you dare and we'll scare up some funny together!!! TH is an evening of games and light skill work. ALL LEVELS!
CREEPY CRAWLIES and (UN)MEMORABLE HALLOWEEN HAUNTS?!
It's nearly Halloween. Being an Improviser I love characters! However, upon scanning the Ouija board in my brain for memorable Halloweens to write about has proven to be a worthless endeavor. There was this one time I had been invited to a Halloween party at an estate in the Hollywood Hills. I parked on a main street at the bottom of the hill where a van service picked up waiting guests, snaking up into the hills and arriving at an estate where ghostly festivities awaited. I disembarked with my date who wandered elsewhere to hit on other guys. I was relegated to chatting about music trivia near the punch bowl. I wanted and hoped for one thing but the night turned out to be something else. Cest la vie. Another unmemorable Halloween. Naw, I don't think I'll write about it...
In IMPROV stop writing in your head! The scene will never turn out the way you planned...
Creepy Crawlies perhaps?! Sound echoed in our sparsely furnished 1921 Craftsman four-plex like heels on marble pacing inside a tomb. Our apartment had a dark wood foyer with oversized wooden steps and a polished dark walnut banister leading up to our door. The living area featured built in cabinets and leaded glass, wood floors, chandelier lighting, dark wood door jams, heavy moulding and an oversized front door that creaked. Vincent Price would have felt at home.
Several nights I awoke to other worldly sounds including a cat (that wasn't there) pacing up and down just outside my door. The sound echoed in our sparsely furnished tomb. Once I awoke to see a cat curled up on top of my dresser which of course wasn't really there either. Another time our heating system mysteriously stuck in the on position which turned our place into a sauna. The final straw was an alarm I didn't set going off at 4am in the morning. Then my clock radio began playing a song and the only words I heard were GET OUT! Needless to say I moved a week later. This all happened no where near Halloween therefore I won't write about my haunted apartment building.
In IMPROV play to the reality of the scene even if it's a reality not accepted by the outside world! However, you must justify that which happens in the world you created on stage. Then think; If this is true then what else is true?
There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others -Thelonious Monk
In IMPROV the same philosophy applies. It gives credence to why we study the craft!
SUNDAYS
4x4 Improv SUN (Nov 1st) and every SUN drop-in IMPROV workshop! 2-4pm at Circle of Friends and Stars 4603 University Dr. Lauderhill FL 33351 Only $10 SUN we simplify starting with scenes, continue with connections, delve further into object work and dust off the Halloween webbing! We'll also play a scary game near the end! SUN is skill work exercises and a game. Recommended for Improvisers with some experience.
See you on stage or in the movies!!!
Best
Greg
Greg Philippi
Director
GotULaughing/4x4 Improv
323-829-1117
Ianclearspot@gmail.com
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