The Power of You w/ Betse Green
Saturday, February 15th
9:30am-11:30am
$45.00 per workshop
The Power of You
Have you lost your character and your character’s point of view in a scene? Do you defer to your scene partner asking a lot of questions that stagnate the scene? Do you talk too much and not use your body to inform your character? Do you struggle with playing a talking head and standing at the “Improv 11” (front center with your scene partner)? Come prepared to work on these tools using the Power of You and what you can bring to the scene. Valuable communication, creative and relationship building skills are packed into this fun and interactive 2-hour workshop taught by Betse Green, a 20+ year professional improviser, Certified Improv Educator. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have additional tools for your toolbox including: Finding your unique voice using verbal, physical and emotional choices New ways of using the entire stage for more dynamic scenes How to make supportive, creative choices that bring out the Power of You that will delight and engage your scene partner For musical improvisers, using the stage for greater impact with your musical numbers!
2 Hour Workshop
Intermediate and Advanced levels are welcome.
Students needing financial assistance can reach out to contact@savifest.com.
Betse Green has been an improv teacher, performer, and director since 2002. She is renowned for creating a nurturing and supportive space for improvisors, in the Portland area as well as at festivals and theaters across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Her curiosity compass points directly toward her performance and guiding her students to form strong, grounded characters, whose honest relationships form the heart of the scene. Her workshops explore a variety of topics-from improv basics, to guiding experienced players through complex territories such as race and gender, and how artists can incite and continue these conversations from the stage. Yet paramount to any ideology is FUN! Betse’s passion for improv has made her a staple of the improv community worldwide.
SAVI FEST is sponsored by: Second Beat Improv Theater and Improv Utopia.
