Full Circle finishes residency at Eden!

Last of a six week class at Eden with Instructors Annie Donley, Prescott Gadd, Annie Calhoun

Our last class in a six week residency with Eden Supportive Living finished up Sunday December 18th! Class participants have advanced beyond improv warm-up games to simple scene work. One class member did a great scene in a ‘state park’ with guest instructor George McAuliffe and remarked, “got to watch out for surprise lumberjackers-they could hit at any moment.” In their feedback to one another the class can now identify the components of a strong scene with good characters who have true wants and emotions. They have also become supportive scene partners who move the scene forward by making creative choices while putting “yes, and” into practice. The class will be taking a field trip to iO on the 28th to see long form improv in action. We received excellent responses on our class evaluation surveys, and hope to create a winter session so Full Circle can continue their work with Eden in the new year!

New Class at Eden Supportive Living!

Full Circle has had a great time working with the folks at Eden Supportive Living and will finish their six week of sunday evening classes on December 18th! Starting off each week with engaging group improvisation exercises, the class has started to advance towards more scenic exercises. For instance, someone asks a fellow player if they can “solve their (made up) problem” such as “my garbage is just too full and I don’t want to take it out!” The response can be creative and imaginary or realistic and one answer last week was, “just get a belt like the factories, set it up between your door and the ally, and let it take itself out!” Teachers Prescott Gadd, Annie Donley, and Annie Calhoun have been thrilled to have assistant teachers Joe Burton and Molly Wilbanks stop by to help lead and play! We hope to continue another class session in the late winter/spring!