Virtual SFIT Workshops will be offered on February 27 & 28

Saturday, Feb. 27 2021
Playing with Style
Kristen Schier • The Amie & Kristen Show & The Future

11:00am-1:00pm PST   •   $30

In this workshop we will give practical tools to improvise in select genres. The lens of genre or different theatrical styles can be an instant way to craft character, theatricality, point of view, game and story and even have an impact on stage picture. This workshop is a quickstudy version of some of these theatrical styles that can help any improviser expand their variety of characters and scene work. We will dive into Shakespearean, American Realism (Williams), and Absurdism (Beckett, Ionesco).

Saturday, Feb. 27 2021
A Crash Course in the F.L.I. Technique
Marcus Sams • Liss n' Sams (Moment Improv)

2:00-5:00pm PST   •   $45
Due to the events of 2020 the world of improv was taken from the stage and put on to the screen. Doing the same thing we did on the stage does not work now. A new medium deserves a new approach, and that is how the artform of Teleprov came to be. This approach to online improvisation is called the F.L.I Technique. F.L.I. stands for Fixed Lens Improvisation.
The idea behind F.L.I. is simple. In regular film and television, the camera moves around the subject or actor. In the F.L.I. approach, rather than the camera moving, the actor moves around their “fixed lens” (a.k.a. webcam) to tell narrative stories. By using adaptations of traditional cinematic camera angles, along with the native behavior that’s built into Zoom, we can tell narrative stories in a way that is more digestible to an audience that is used to consuming on-screen content.
 
In this workshop you will learn how to setup your play space for success, specifics on camera technique, and how to utilize the technology that you are already using with more efficacy in your improv.
 
More info on the F.L.I. Technique can be found here: https://momentimprov.com/f-l-i-technique-fixed-lens-improvisation/
 
To see the F.L.I. Technique in action you can check out this video: https://youtu.be/QFkKMRnyCzY

Sunday, Feb. 28 2021
To Tell the Truth
Jill Eickmann • Leela/The Before Times

1:00-3:00pm PST   •   $45

Our job as improvisational artists is to provide a window into humanity- to share the human experience in all its colors, flavors, and perspectives.  The more genuine and honest you are, the greater the chance for an empathic exchange with a theatrical community.  Bring more YOU to your improv scenes by bringing in your unique expertise, experiences, and opinions.  Experience the ease and joy of reacting truthfully, and playing your scenes REAL- REALLY REAL.  

Date/Time TBA
F.L.I Technique (Marcus Sams • Moment Improv/Liss n' Sams)
More details and registration coming soon!