Playing it Real

Step beyond the joke and into truthful performance. Playing it Real explores the acting techniques and tools that can deepen your improv, strengthen your characters, and make your scenes more grounded, dynamic, and emotionally connected. Through exercises inspired by influential acting teachers and methods, students will learn how to bring greater authenticity, physicality, specificity, and emotional honesty into their work. Whether you’re focused on scene work, longform, storytelling, or character creation, this class will help you become a more confident, versatile, and compelling performer onstage.

Prerequisite: Instructor approval required. Students must have completed all levels of Improv at FST or have equivalent training.