Your Character As A Wheel

Philip Markle
Feb 23, 2017 · 9 min read

This is an essay about performing improv:

The metaphor I want to suggest is that your improvised character is a wheel, with the center of that wheel being the first thing you say or do as your character, and the spokes being the context of the scene.

The Annoyance Theatre’s training calls the first move and how you make it your “deal.” It’s your promise to the audience of who you are —…

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Philip Markle

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Performer, storyteller, teacher - living in NYC and traveling worldwide (www.philipmarkle.com). Artistic Director of The Brooklyn Comedy Collective.

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