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Sunday, August 05, 2012
Improvised musical theater is the specialty of a cadre of new local troupes
Pittsburgh City Paper: At Downtown's CLO Cabaret, in June, a performer with improv group Wunderstudies strode onstage, surveyed the packed theater and asked for a prompt.
"The dream she never dreamed!" someone immediately screamed.
2 comments:
Adelaide Zhang
said...
Never having had the opportunity to watch improvised musical theatre myself, I can't even imagine what it would be like to see it happen live. The way the shows are described in the article, it seems that the improvisation work is able to appear quite rehearsed, which in my mind is pretty incredible, especially considering the music factor. It sounds like I'm not the only one that feels that way, even amongst those who have seen the shows, and that's a credit to the hard work and skill of the actors that their efforts pay off in such an amazing way.
Improv is one of my personal favorite types of performance to watch, participate in, or work with. Although there is usually as keelson, each night is different and exciting. I have never heard of musical improv, but i am extremely intrigued. Improv, though very off the cuff requires a great amount of thought and concentration, so i commend the brave actors, singers, and dancers that put themselves out there and repeatedly please crowds.
2 comments:
Never having had the opportunity to watch improvised musical theatre myself, I can't even imagine what it would be like to see it happen live. The way the shows are described in the article, it seems that the improvisation work is able to appear quite rehearsed, which in my mind is pretty incredible, especially considering the music factor. It sounds like I'm not the only one that feels that way, even amongst those who have seen the shows, and that's a credit to the hard work and skill of the actors that their efforts pay off in such an amazing way.
Improv is one of my personal favorite types of performance to watch, participate in, or work with. Although there is usually as keelson, each night is different and exciting. I have never heard of musical improv, but i am extremely intrigued. Improv, though very off the cuff requires a great amount of thought and concentration, so i commend the brave actors, singers, and dancers that put themselves out there and repeatedly please crowds.
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