To Improvise or Not to Improvise: An Intro to Shakespearean Longform
Sat, May 24
|New York
$20 90 minute workshop taught by Chris Bouknight. 3:30pm - 5:00pm Saturday May 24th
Time & Location
May 24, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
New York, 312 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018, USA 6th floor
Guests
About the event
Dost thou love improv? Doth Shakespeare tickle thine artistic soul? Then join us for a 90-minute exploration into blending those two!
In this playful and practical workshop, you'll learn how to bring Shakespearean language, characters, and themes to life in fully improvised scenes. From dramatic duels and star-crossed lovers to poetic soliloquies and witty wordplay, you'll explore the tools to create bold, hilarious, and heartfelt stories worthy of the Bard's attention.
About the Instructor
Chris Bouknight (she/her) is an improviser, coach, teacher and higher education professional who originally hails from South Carolina but has spent the past decade in NYC. She has spent the majority of that time as a Magnet Theater Megawatt and The Armory (at The Tank NYC) Friday night house team member. She holds a Master's in Applied Theatre and has taught theatre for over a decade. A true improv nerd, she loves playing with genre and…
Tickets
General Admission
$20.00
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