FROM IMPROV TO SCRIPT - Chicago style with Léa Torloting

FROM IMPROV TO SCRIPT
-Turning gold nugget - Improvised scenes into scripted Theater- Chicago Style!

Trainer: Léa Torloting

Course Description & structure:
https://youtu.be/QRW0oSE0yg4?si=AS3vJE-v8qhE1tnN
The link above is the famous Steve Corell & Stephan Colbert Sketch with also David Razowsky, back in Second City Chicago. So, the first time they improvised this together, the audience loved it so much that they revisited it and sketched it out until they felt the characters were perfect. This is known as classic "Sketch comedy" - a piece generated from Improvisation, then turned it into a script for the acting to began. This is what this course is all about!

This is a 3-months workshop (6-sessions), designed as an intensive insight into how Second City writers produce such great sketches, as well as learn to work with a group ensemble.

Sessions take place two Thursdays per month, and registration is for the full cycle of six sessions, as each session builds on the previous one. However, if you cannot attend one session, your Group will let you know of the constantly new decisions made....

YOU WILL;

• Learn to put together an Improvised scripted sketch from scratch in an ensemble of five students.
• Together you will write your own 30-min sketches & learn to rewrite your improvised texts like a true playwriter!
• You will learn to serve the premise & realise what it takes to make a good scripted piece.
• You will implement the tools -specifically as a group, to block-out your sketch as a director would!
• You will decide on costumes & props
• You will discover what in depth-characters will need to serve your premise.
• You will need to learn lines by heart like any other scripted Theater!
• You will need to choose what acting-tools the characters will focus on (based off the ones you learned in Level #1 course)
• You will produce an entire 30-min SKETCH- Chicago style Show, AND, need to perform in it too!

Course requirements:
1st-Level "Acting for Improvisers (or are familiar with the grounding *Actors Tool-kit-read below).
You should also bring a good understanding of Improv or comedy.

Concrete acting tools you should know:
Stanislavski, Chekhov, Meyerhold biodynamic and biomechanical approaches, as well as stage presence (Breathwork Alexander technique), stage blocking, Voice control, "Happy-Feet" awareness, to name the minimum!

If you have any questions, please reach out via phone or write to me.

ImprovSTAR will help support you through the process to get you to the next level of ACTING FOR IMPROVISERS!

Two Thursdays a month will be training from 7 to 10:00pm!
Dates: 3rd Sept./17th Sept./ 1st Oct./ 15th Oct./ 5th Nov. /12th Nov. 2026

Central Location @ Sendlinger Tor!
München-Friedenskirche, Community Rooms
Frauenlobstraße 5, 80337 München

Price: 150€ per person for 6 Sessions incl. Showcase. over 3-months.
(Non rerdfundable once started but in emergency cases you can find someone to take your spot)

We accept PayPal or bank transfer BEFORE the event series start.
Name: Kyra Thaysen
IBAN: DE16 1001 1001 2621 1943 45
BIC: NTSBDEB1XXX

PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/improthaysen

All workshops are held in English, but i can translate everything to German or French too. If you have any questions, just write me:)
Looking forward to you!

About Léa Torloting:
Léa has over 13 years of experience in theatre and improvisation. Trained in classical and contemporary theatre, she has worked across a wide range of forms, from ensemble work to a recent two-hander performance. She focuses on character work, emotional truth and stage presence, offering concrete tools to help improvisers understand their choices on stage and develop stronger, more truthful performances, deepening their connection to themselves, to fellow actors, and to the audience. Lea is also a pillar member of the French Improv Group; Les Bavards Rois.
ImprovSTAR is thrilled to have Lea on board to teach ACTING FOR IMPROVISERS Level 1 & 2 since Jan. 2026.
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