Starting Scenes Stronger

Want the chance to show off your new skills? Students who attend all four festival workshops will have their own special showcase on Sunday, March 31 at 5pm!

Starting out a scene strong helps the players align all their forces and work in the same direction and, most importantly, having set up a firm foundation, it gives them the space and liberty to play and have fun...and that’s what it’s really all about, isn’t it? In this class, veteran improviser Paul Vaillancourt is going to share a collection of his favorite and most effective time tested techniques for getting scenes off to the strongest starts possible. Ever had a hard time getting a scene going or struggled to start a scene and then had struggle the whole way through? Have you hesitated to initiate scenes because you have that “not sure” feeling? Do you just want to focus on those…