Workshop: Taking Care of the Now

Workshop Summary:

If you take care of the "now" in any improv scene, the future always shows up as a great scene. If you don't take care of the "now," the future never shows up and the scene spins into quicksand. Using a deeply intuitive scenic process learned from the late Martin DeMatt, one that focuses on listening and responding, students learn how to take care of the "now" by becoming fully invested in it. They also learn how to let go of worries about where the scene is going and instead learn to understand where the scene is right now.

About Jonathan Pitts:

Jonathan is an award-winning international improvisational theatre artist, creator, director, producer, storyteller, and teacher. He’s taught and performed in 28 countries and more than 100 cities. He’s the founder & former executive director of Chicago Improv Productions; co-founder & producer of Chicago Improv Festival; creator & producer of College Improv Tournament; creator & producer of Teen Comedy Fest; and creator & producer of Chicago Podcast Festival.

He’s also the creator/director of three devised, unscripted, international theatre productions: The Oracle; The Silent Movie; and Storybox. He’s created and performed two one-man shows: My Dad, His Chimp and a Serial Killer; and Not Quite A Ghost Story. He’s the narrator & story consultant of He Went That Way, a 2024 feature film which had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

For 16 years he taught, coached, and directed at The Second City Training Center and he’s also taught improv at the Piven Theatre Workshop. He has performed and/or taught at 34 improv festivals (17 international; 17 USA). He was named #24 in Fifty Key Improv Performers, a book by Matt Foti. And, he was named “Best Teacher” by the New Zealand Improv Festival.

To learn more about Jonathan visit him online at www.globalimprovwalkabout.com, or, in person when he's in St. Augustine.

Registration: $70 advance / $80 door

About Third Space Improv:

Third Space Improv is a creative community space offering a five-level improv school, community events, improv shows, team building for organizations, and unscripted experiences. Located at 200 Malaga Street, #7 in historic downtown St. Augustine, Third Space Improv has ADA-accessible studios, stage, and rest room. There is free parking available in front of Third Space. To learn more, visit www.3rdspaceimprov.com.
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