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Character Psychology: The "Why" Behind your Choices
with Jill Eickmann (Marcia & Jill) Saturday, February 17 4:00pm - 6:00pm (For Improvisers with Intermediate Experience) |
About the Workshop
We are often taught the importance of the “WHO, WHAT, and WHERE” in our improvised scenes. The “W” that is often neglected is the “WHY.” Create believable and captivating characters when you flush out the “why” behind your choices. Play to the top of your intelligence by grounding your characters and relationships with strong motivations and wants. Explore the psyche of your cast of long-form characters through time-dashes and relationship expansions which ultimately fuel your fun. |
About Jill
Jill Eickmann is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Leela, a holistic San Francisco based improvisational theater and training center. She is also a Board Member and past Producer for The San Francisco Improv Festival. She has taught her signature style of improvisation to thousands of improvisors at Leela, Stanford University (GSB), the University of Chicago (GSB) California Improv Festival, Improvaganza: Hawaii Festival of Improv, San Diego Improv Festival, Denver Improv Festival, The San Francisco Improv Festival and the Gainesville Improv Festival. Jill Eickmann currently performs in Shades of Grey, an improvised duo with Marcus Sams, Leela's Armando Company, and Leela’s resident all women’s Harold ensemble, Sorry Not Sorry. She has performed in multiple duos including notable national improvisors Jay Sukow, Kat Brown, Sunita Deshpande, Marcia Aguilar, Diana Brown, and Steven Burnett. Notably, she taught a six week private improv class to cast members of Disney’s The Lion King - Broadway Tour. Jill was the founder of the three person improv ensemble, Road Dawgz, where she performed with Tony Award Winner Dan Fogler (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and Law Tarello (Photo City Improv- Rochester) throughout NYC. She studied in New York and Chicago with some of the best from Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB), The Second City, IO (Formerly Improv Olympic), Annoyance Productions, and Magnet Theater. Jill is also a play therapist, psychotherapist, drama therapist, and self-revelatory theatre director who continues to research and teach the psychological implications and therapeutic benefits of improvisation.
Jill Eickmann is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Leela, a holistic San Francisco based improvisational theater and training center. She is also a Board Member and past Producer for The San Francisco Improv Festival. She has taught her signature style of improvisation to thousands of improvisors at Leela, Stanford University (GSB), the University of Chicago (GSB) California Improv Festival, Improvaganza: Hawaii Festival of Improv, San Diego Improv Festival, Denver Improv Festival, The San Francisco Improv Festival and the Gainesville Improv Festival. Jill Eickmann currently performs in Shades of Grey, an improvised duo with Marcus Sams, Leela's Armando Company, and Leela’s resident all women’s Harold ensemble, Sorry Not Sorry. She has performed in multiple duos including notable national improvisors Jay Sukow, Kat Brown, Sunita Deshpande, Marcia Aguilar, Diana Brown, and Steven Burnett. Notably, she taught a six week private improv class to cast members of Disney’s The Lion King - Broadway Tour. Jill was the founder of the three person improv ensemble, Road Dawgz, where she performed with Tony Award Winner Dan Fogler (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and Law Tarello (Photo City Improv- Rochester) throughout NYC. She studied in New York and Chicago with some of the best from Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB), The Second City, IO (Formerly Improv Olympic), Annoyance Productions, and Magnet Theater. Jill is also a play therapist, psychotherapist, drama therapist, and self-revelatory theatre director who continues to research and teach the psychological implications and therapeutic benefits of improvisation.
Change and Cancellation Policy
We can refund your workshop registration 24 or more hours before the workshop. There will be no refunds within 24 hours of the start of the workshop, or after the date of the workshop. You can swap classes – i.e. change to a class other than the one you have registered for – on a space-available basis. Workshop swaps can occur within 24 hours of the workshop.
We can refund your workshop registration 24 or more hours before the workshop. There will be no refunds within 24 hours of the start of the workshop, or after the date of the workshop. You can swap classes – i.e. change to a class other than the one you have registered for – on a space-available basis. Workshop swaps can occur within 24 hours of the workshop.