CLASSES

ADULT IMPROV

CLASS INFO

  • Cost: $200 per term

  • Time: 6.30pm-8.00pm

  • Term: 10 October - 28 November

  • Showcase: 5th December

  • Tutor: Mikel O’Connell

  • Designed for Ages 18+

  • No experience required!

This introductory term-length programme is perfect for those who wish to grow confidence and creativity in a positive and safe learning space, develop their public speaking skills, grow their comedy muscles, increase your listening prowess or all of the above!

Through group games and exercises, learn the basic rules of improv to working with others, trusting yourself, and not being afraid to fail. The workshops are weekly, 90 minute sessions, and the term finishes with a showcase performance for your friends and whānau.

You will learn to create characters and stories on the fly, build offers from nothing, to collaborate with a partner and team and embrace failure with a smile…maybe even a laugh!

Tutor: Mikel O’Connell

MIKEL O’CONNELL is an experienced improviser and performer. Director of O’Create, Mikel has been producing and performing across the North Island semi-professionally for nearly a decade. He is a firm believer in building transferable skills that can be used not only in a variety of performance mediums but in every day life. From Directing community theatre, MCing and Clowning to working at Centrepoint Theatre as Front of House Manager he claims to use improv every day.