Instructor: Sandi McGinnis
Recommended: All ages 14+ – Adult (as per Instructor)
This is a 2-term course – 28 weeks
TERM 1: September 17 – December 17, 2025
TERM 2: January 7 – April 22, 2026
Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm
Chaster House, Gibsons
Class Fee Per Term: $380 (includes $40 annual admin fee)
The study of Long Form – Narrative Improv is not Theatre Sports. At its core is the development of sustained storytelling. Long ago, in a far-off land, I belonged to a group that would gather weekly to build and create a story of that evening. It was a very enriching experience, which I would like to share. To make this improv form work requires a core group of 6 – 8 regulars who are experienced in holding and advancing the story.
How do we get there?? We start small and honour and practise the essence of improv: ACCEPT ALL OFFERS AND ADVANCE THE ACTION.
We begin with a few tried and true theatre exercises that explore character: weight, age, voice, levels, animal type, inner stillness, etc. Next, the instructor/director/facilitator offers the group three or more circumstances, ie, event, place, time of day, weather conditions, etc. Then we run with those circumstances to build a group story. Occasionally, the instructor/director will add a new circumstance to shift and/or expand the story.
Needless to say, early gatherings would focus on the character exercises and short scenes to develop the core group, before moving into longer story.
Payment notes
Class fee includes annual administration fee.
Payments or arrangements for payment installments are expected to be made before the first class.
Payment by e-transfer is preferred. Cash and cheque by special arrangements.