Pretend Academy: Logical/ Absurd

What is Pretend Academy?

Pretend Academy is a monthly boot camp led by Chris Mead, for any improviser who has gone through an improv school's training programme and is thinking - What next? This class is for improvisers who want to progress in the craft - we expect all students to already have experience performing and know how to sustain scene work.

• We will start at 6pm and the session will only have a brief warm-up before moving into exercises and scene work
• We will focus on a different skill each month
• The class size will be limited to 12 people maximum
• Each class will also include a free ticket to The Pretend Night - which starts at the same venue at 8.15pm
• The class is open to any improviser of any school of improv - we love and respect all forms of the craft

Summary

Position play is a theory created by Miles Stroth and expanded by Brian James O’Connell. In brief, it states there are FOUR kinds of improv scene.

• Logical/ Absurd (UCB game would fall into this category)
• Character POV (which is driven by a character’s view of the world)
• Realistic (slow burn, relationship-based scenes)
• Alt. reality (where the rules of the world are different from our own - like genre)

Where? OMUK Studios, Unit 2, 22 Pakenham Street, King's Cross, London, WC1X 0LB
When? 6-8pm (with optional show 8.15-10.15pm)
How much? £25

In this first session, I’d like to look more deeply at Logical/ Absurd scenes.

More info

• In a Logical/ Absurd scene - there is one character that presents the logical, status quo position and another that is doing something unusual or different.
• Although Game of the Scene falls into this category - there are many variations and nuances which widens the category.
• We will be looking at finding these dynamics in the moment of playing, we won’t be pulling premise from a monologue or group game.
• You will have a chance to indicate any access needs to the teacher at the start of the class.
• Tickets are non-refundable, please let us know if you can't attend the event.

This is a new venture and may change and grow in the months to come. Please contact hello@chrismead.co if you have any questions!

See you soon!