Viewpoints, Mindfulness, & Meisner for the Actor-Improviser

Instructor: Oliver Georgiou
Length: 10 hours – 5 classes x 2 hours

This is an acting class and an improv class, designed to bridge the gap between the two! Whether you're an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser!

• You are the actor. Get your mind & body ready to listen and follow your impulses.

• You are the writer. Use emphasis & subtext in your dialogue to tell a story with a few simple words.

• You are the dramaturge. With so many offers to choose from it's up to you to follow what's fun & interesting.

Viewpoints is an acting and physical theatre technique which defines 9 primary tenets of space and time, that are always in play, whether or not you're paying attention to them! The goal of this course is to develop your recognition of and sensitivity to them, and to give you the tools to take advantage of each and every moment of stage time while staying connected to the scene and your scene partner.

About Oliver!

Oliver is an actor-improviser and comedian based in Toronto. He runs SODA Impro through which he  produces Played Out at the Assembly Theatre, a three-act unscripted play with Lara Johnson, Naomi  Snieckus, and Matt Baram, and performs as half of the comedy duo Jan & George with Reid Janisse.  Oliver has taught improv comedy for over a decade and has since specialized in acting and narrative  improvisation. He's delighted to be working in partnership with The Assembly Improv again. Previous  specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles, include: Intro to Viewpoints for  Improvisation, The Game In Narrative, and the Play Play workshop series at Sweet Action Theatre.  

The long-awaited Vampire Zombies... From Space!, a 1950s horror-comedy homage starring Oliver as  a chain-smoking greaser heartthrob, will hit the film festival circuit this year. He's delighted to have  worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear  Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen  Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood  Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver returns to Detroit bi-annually for the Snow Day Improv  Marathon which supports local cancer charities, and the Detroit Improv Festival at which he has  become a regular headlining act. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found  on iTunes in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.

Five Weeks
Tuesdays 7-9 pm @ 2237 Dundas Street West
October 15th, 22nd, 29th
November 5th, 12th
$225 CAD (+tax)