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kristin wrote:Alright, I'm starting a new troupe called Cryprov. Let me know if you want to audition.
Katherine wrote:...Has anyone teared up in their own scene?
Katherine wrote:Do you think it's an ok thing (professional thing?! / good improve thing?!) to do?
Katherine wrote:How do you keep it present but not let it overwhelm the scene?
B. Tribe wrote:Katherine wrote:Do you think it's an ok thing (professional thing?! / good improve thing?!) to do?
I think it depends on what kind of show you're doing. If a show is billed as comedy, then it's kind of a blindside to do a purely dramatic show. Even a scene where someone breaks down can make the audience uncomfortable. I wouldn't avoid it, I mean, it's improv, so what happens happens. Just know it could take the audience out of the show.
ejbrammer wrote:I don't think you should try to try to keep emotional scenes/crying out of a comedy show. Some of the best comedic work of stage, film and television includes some of the best and most intense emotional scenes.
bradisntclever wrote:ejbrammer wrote:I don't think you should try to try to keep emotional scenes/crying out of a comedy show. Some of the best comedic work of stage, film and television includes some of the best and most intense emotional scenes.
Agreed (with the whole post, but this part is most relevant). The contrast between really dramatic scenes and really comedic scenes can act to help strengthen both types of scene.
I think there's some merit to the Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility in improv. It's really hard to make an audience laugh from start to finish. A good, unplanned dramatic scene can create the kind of breaks needed to get everyone recharged and ready to laugh again. You've got to build that tension before you can release it.
Halyn wrote:I cried in one of Lisa's scenes from Austin Secrets. It was the scene where she was a homeless woman and she recognized a friend from high school (Kaci). I was doing okay until I heard her voice quiver as she was denying money from Kaci, and then I just wept. The scene was very simple and honest, and I think that's what made it stand out so much for me personally.
Justin D. wrote:Halyn, that sounds like an amazingly beautiful moment, and even your description of it made me tear up. Powerful and great job from everyone.
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