Navaris Darson (Los Angeles)

laura buskes (naarm / melbourne)

A Scene You’ve Never Seen Before

Sun 10 Nov, 10am-1pm

Stop hitting replay on your improv scenes. Unlock fresh, unique moments through perceptive play.

Laura Buskes is an improviser, actor and comedian currently working as the Assistant Artistic Director of the Improv Conspiracy in Naarm.

Cale Bain (Gadigal / Sydney)

A Fine Line Between Clever and Stupid

Sun 10 Nov, 2pm-5pm

Discover the joy of improv! Join this workshop to learn how to make your scene partner shine and create magic together.

Cale Bain is an improvisor, actor, teacher, and one of the founding directors of Improv Theatre Sydney

ITS Comedy Festival Schools Workshop

U18s Show and Workshop

Mon 11 Nov, 4:30pm – 6pm

In this 30-min show and 1-hour workshop, you’ll deepen your understanding of long-form improvisation, and explore how to bring collaboration and spontaneous play to your classroom drama projects! Watch a top-notch example of improvised long-form theatre from Improv Theatre Sydney’s very own faculty, followed by a fun and practical workshop.

High school students aged 12 – 17 only, and their teachers.

Patti Stiles

More or Less? Are you certain you know what the audience wants?

12TH AND 13TH NOV, 10AM-5PM

Can you hold an audience’s interest? Are you sure? More or Less is a format that answers that question and provides valuable insight. In this 2 day (12 hours) workshop, we will be working directing and narrative skills. There will be scenes, exercises and direct notes / feedback.

Patti is an actor, director, author, playwright and teacher who specialises in improvisational theatre. Her tutelage and mentorship has strongly influenced many improvisors and improvisation companies all over the world. The Canadian press has given her the titles “Impro Doyen” and “Queen of Improvisation”.

Patti Stiles

Platform and Tilt

14TH NOV, 10AM-1PM

Every scene starts by creating a foundation from which we build on. This is the Platform, the stability. Advancing the scene, or moving the story forward, is created by altering one or more characters. This is tilting, creating an instability. In this workshop we will explore how to create and what is needed in a platform and how and when to tilt.

Patti is an actor, director, author, playwright and teacher who specialises in improvisational theatre. Her tutelage and mentorship has strongly influenced many improvisors and improvisation companies all over the world. The Canadian press has given her the titles “Impro Doyen” and “Queen of Improvisation”.

NAVARIS DARSON (LOS ANGELES)

The 100-Year Workshop

Thursday 14 Nov, 2PM – 5PM

This is a fun and unique workshop that features performance games inspired by different decades – from the 1920s to 2020s!

Taught by LA-based Groundlings instructor Navaris Darson

TANINE DUNAIS ( THE NETHERLANDS)

Vulnerability

Friday 15 Nov, 2PM – 5PM

Unlock fears and shame, explore our stage presence, be loved by the audience and take them though a journey and enjoy wherever it takes you.

Tanine Dunais is an Iranian improvisor who has taught all across Europe and until this year was the co-Artistic Director of the Impro Festival in Amsterdam – Europe’s biggest improv festival.

TANINE DUNAIS ( THE NETHERLANDS)

Diversity

Saturday 16 Nov, 10AM – 1PM

In the increasingly international world of improv, how do we play with people from backgrounds different from our own? How can our improv shows reflect the richness of our lands, histories, and cultures?

Tanine Dunais is an Iranian improvisor who has taught all across Europe and is currently the co-Artistic Director of the Impro Festival in Amsterdam.