Explain that all of these associations come from feelings we have about the word. Improvisation can help actors explore the feelings of a character. When you are working on certain scenes and you are having a hard time doing a task, improvisation can be used to explore your characters and come up with a better understanding of them. Today we are going to explore ways in which improvisation can improve acting. Have the students get into groups and go on a treasure hunt.
Improvisations can help an actor focus on objectives of a scene.
Call on about five students. Have each student go out of the room. Have them come in one at a time and hand them a sheet of paper with an activity on it. Sing a song. Tell a story.