THEA 212 Improvisation II

Prerequisites: THEA 102 or permission of the instructor. An advanced course in long-form improvisation and how it is used to create "written" sketch comedy. Students begin by creating original long-form structures; they then learn to use long-form improvisation to create original sketch comedy in the Second City style. The course reading involves advanced theories of improvisation and a consideration of the history of comedy and improvisation in the United States.