Examining Character: Playing children with Nora McLeese - Thursday, 29. August - 10:00 - 13:00h
 
About the Workshop:
 
Playing children: One of the most misused character types in improv is the child. In our attempt to connect with our inner child through playing adult make-believe, we seem to overcorrect and forget that children can be autonomous, intelligent, three-dimensional and fully-formed human beings who experience emotions and have opinions. This workshop will explore how we can play child characters of different ages and levels of independence.
 
About the Teacher:
 
Nora McLeese is an international improv performer, teacher and producer based in Amsterdam. She started improvising in youth theatre sports leagues and after a spell away from performing, she reconnected with improv in 2012 and hasn’t looked back since. Nora has trained at leading theaters in Chicago, London, Austin and Amsterdam. In 2015, she co-founded Tag Out Theatre, one of Amsterdam’s leading English-language improv destinations where she serves as executive director, as well as show host, producer and performer. She performs in Amsterdam and internationally with groups such as Easylaughs and Land of Giants. Her deepest wish is to one day perform a perfect two-person La Ronde.