Thursday, March 22, 2012

Creeper Notes

Observation Notes from 10 March 2012
Subject: Improv Teams
Location: College Improv Tournament at Mercury Theater, Chicago, Illinois
Purpose: To determine if the style of improv varies depending on where the team is from
Question: Since improv was practically born in Chicago, how has improv changed when practiced in other cities around the country?
Notes:

  • Each team is performing their own form
  • Almost all long form
    • One team did short form
  • Canada team has long form I've never seen
  • Involves writing down monologues
  • Used as idea generators
  • Interesting use of "current" events
    • Health care
  • Depending on how far away team is from, possibly determines how many team members they bring
  • Styles have same basic core just varying details
  • All use one word suggestions (cept for Mafia)
  • CIT has grown in the past 5 years
    • The the amount of teams that were in nationals this were is the same number of total teams competing in CIT's first year
  • Different size teams work the stage differently
    • Different energy
    • Use of stage
    • Ideas used

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