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You’re onstage with your scene partner. You’ve started a scene. You found a funny thing. Now what? In Pattern & Game, we’ll see how characters, emotions, and repetition can create unique and interesting dynamics - and how we can explore and heighten those dynamics to create compelling, funny scenes.
At the core of this course is the improv concept that Chicago’s Upright Citizens Brigade calls ‘game’ - a repeated pattern of unusual (but grounded) behaviour within a scene. Find the game, find the funny. Pattern & Game bridges intermediate-level formats like The Montage to more advanced formats like The Harold.
Our advanced courses are designed for students with a solid grasp of the fundamentals — completion of both Rediscover Play and Make a Scene (or equivalent) is strongly recommended. Our advanced courses can generally be taken in any order; we encourage students to learn with different teachers to find which styles and techniques work best for them.
When: Begins Tuesday the 20th of October until the 8th of December (eight weeks), followed by a Performance Jam in the subsequent week.
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm (two hours)
Where: Birak - First Summer Loftus Recreation Centre (99 Loftus St, Leederville)
Teacher: TBC
You’re onstage with your scene partner. You’ve started a scene. You found a funny thing. Now what? In Pattern & Game, we’ll see how characters, emotions, and repetition can create unique and interesting dynamics - and how we can explore and heighten those dynamics to create compelling, funny scenes.
At the core of this course is the improv concept that Chicago’s Upright Citizens Brigade calls ‘game’ - a repeated pattern of unusual (but grounded) behaviour within a scene. Find the game, find the funny. Pattern & Game bridges intermediate-level formats like The Montage to more advanced formats like The Harold.
Our advanced courses are designed for students with a solid grasp of the fundamentals — completion of both Rediscover Play and Make a Scene (or equivalent) is strongly recommended. Our advanced courses can generally be taken in any order; we encourage students to learn with different teachers to find which styles and techniques work best for them.
When: Begins Tuesday the 20th of October until the 8th of December (eight weeks), followed by a Performance Jam in the subsequent week.
Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm (two hours)
Where: Birak - First Summer Loftus Recreation Centre (99 Loftus St, Leederville)
Teacher: TBC