Comment 63575

By misterque (registered) - website | Posted May 16, 2011 at 14:25:43 in reply to Comment 62809

lol. I can assure you that the Disapproval ratings of improv comedy shows at The Staircase are much lower than your nihilistic estimate of 99.9%.

I have been teaching improv theatre for more than 20 years. There is a lot to be gained from it in regards to creative process and getting things done. However I am mostly interested in training people having fun with it.

Those who ubiquitously hate improv theatre are often those who prefer order and structure in not just their entertainment, but in their lives and society as well. Most consumers of entertainment need to be told who the star is, who the director is, and when to laugh.  In a live improv show there is no star, no director, and no laugh track. An improv show is a shared risk between the audience and the actors. In this sense it is extremely collaborative and unpredictable. Scenes may fail miserably, but those are discarded and fresh suggestions are drawn from the audience. The audience not only gets to laugh when things work, but enjoy watching their actors recover and forge onwards. The process is part of the show. If you insist on order, commercial breaks, and laugh tracks an improv comedy show may never work for you. :)

Come by the staircase and catch a workshop or a show. Considering the average ticket of a major stage production could get you into a year's worth of workshops, there is not too much to lose.

:)hUe

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