Keepin’ It Real! Master Class
Contact Amanda to have her facilitate this workshop for your ensemble!
0:00-0:00 pm
Theater space
00 N. Street
Near the brown line stop and buses #
$ per person, $ in advance
To register/pay for this workshop please click here to pay securely with paypal and receive the advance discount–or email Amanda at andthemonkey at gmail dot com.
This workshop will help deepen your performance with the use of sincerity, emotional connection, and believability. Discover the real “first offers” of every scene, and make improv even more natural, playful, and invigorating than it was before. Gain richness in your humor and a more dynamic connection with your audience. How can your life be explored, translated, or applied in an improv performance? Come, find out!
What People Are Saying
“Amanda Rountree’s skill as an instructor is top notch. Her insight is amazing, and it is matched by her succinctness in giving constructive and critical feedback. She offers the learner clear directions on their path of development in the art of improvised theater and a deeper understanding of the nuances of performance.” -Brad Fortier, Director of Education, The Brody Theater, Portland, OR
“Amanda’s workshop was just what I needed. It pushed me to go to new places, gave me new perspective, and was above all really, really fun. Her teaching style focuses on the improviser going somewhere, not just making the audience laugh. Which allowed us all to go amazing places that the audience would have never expected. She’s playful, respects the art-form and wants all her students to succeed. I hope everyone gets to spend time studying with Amanda Rountree.” -Adam H., Chicago
“Amanda’s honesty and enthusiasm for her craft are infectious! She’s great at encouraging us to open up and recognize our own lives and experiences for the rich sources that they are!” -Tony B., Seattle, WA
“The Keepin’ It Real class I took from Amanda has been incredibly useful to me. The techniques Amanda taught in that class dramatically improved my ability to connect emotionally with my work and to bring genuine feeling to my improvised characters. It’s no exaggeration to say that Amanda’s teaching was instrumental in bringing my improv to the next level.” –Sean Harding, Seattle, WA
“Amanda, thank you for the workshop! I love your practical and fun approach to improv. The idea of bringing more of myself to the stage has helped my improv tremendously. I felt like I relearned exercises that I’d known for years in a way that finally connected me to them and gave them new life. You rock!” -Galen E., Bellingham, WA
“Amanda’s honest, lovable personality oozes right into her workshops. I walked into a room with about 15 strangers, and I walked out of that room feeling like I’d just hung out with my buddies on a Saturday afternoon. She knows the importance of taking the time to establish an environment of acceptance, openness and trust, and that makes all the difference in the learning experience! SIGN UP, ALREADY!” -Jeremy Chapman, Chicago
Funprov!
Contact Amanda to have her facilitate this workshop for your company or social club.
0:00-0:00 pm
Theatre
Ave, Chicago
$ per person
To register for this class, contact Nellie at youngestchildproductions at gmail dot com, or register online.
Looking for a new way to have a little fun with your friends, or to make new friends? Youngest Child Productions presents “Funprov!”. Funprov is just like improv, but without the commitment and pressure of a year-long program at one of the major training centers in Chicago.
Funprov is a three-hour workshop geared towards those with little-to-no improv experience. Improvisation is more than just a useful tool for actors, it’s a different way of approaching life. Through fun games and exercises, students will gain more confidence, more creativity, and more playfulness through the basic improv skills of listening, reacting, working with others, and trusting oneself. Not only will it make you more comfortable while thinking on your feet, it’s a delightful way to spend an evening.
This is a great opportunity for you to have a fun night out with your buddies and walk out the door with a renewed sense of creativity, self-confidence, and maybe even some new friends!
In this workshop you will learn:
~How to trust yourself
~How to be spontaneous
~How to be more playful and creative in your every day life
~And much, much more
Intro to Playback
Learn how to create theatre from personal stories!
Intro to Playback Theatre Workshop in Chicago, IL
This class will be offered again soon.
0:00-0:00 pm
Theater
Ave. N
$ per person
To have Amanda teach this workshop to your improv team, contact her at andthemonkey at gmail dot com for details and special deals.
Playback Theatre is a very unique form of improvisational theatre in which personal stories are taken from the audience and then played back to them through metaphor and other theatrical devices using improvised movement, dialogue, imagery, and music. It is a style all its own—but can also be used to strengthen the skills that are necessary in any actor’s or improviser’s tool-belt. No other workshop of this kind is being offered in the Chicagoland area. Learning the specific skills required in playing back others’ stories, makes one a better listener, connects one with genuine emotions on stage, and makes one a more intuitive performer.
This introductory workshop on Playback Theatre is taught by Amanda Rountree—a performer and teacher of the playback style for ten years. Amanda was the co-artistic director of Playback Theatre Northwest (in Seattle) for five years and an ensemble member of PTN for nine years. She has attended and performed at playback conferences in the US and Japan and taught at gatherings in Oregon and Washington. Her passion for personal storytelling comes through—not just in her work with Playback—but in all of her performances. She’s a professional improv performer of eighteen years and teacher of twelve years. In addition to being a company member of WNEP Theatre, she can be seen performing her original solo pieces around town, with The Beast Women Cabaret, This Much is True Storytelling, and The Kates. She is a resident teaching artist for Lifeline Theatre and the Second City Training Center. She is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory, coaches improv groups around the city, and has directed for Theatre Momentum. Her one-woman show, The Good, the Bad, and the Monkey opened in Chicago last fall and is currently on tour.
