Most days in this course follow the same rhythm. Knowing the rhythm means you never have to wonder what is coming — you can spend your attention on the work instead.
graph LR A["Circle up"] --> B["Warm up"] B --> C["Workshop"] C --> D["Share"] D --> E["Reflect"]
Circle up
We begin standing in a circle — always. It takes two minutes, it tells us who is here, and it turns thirty individuals into one ensemble. Announcements happen here, and so does the day’s focus.
Warm up
Voice and body first: five to ten minutes of games and exercises. They look like play, and they are — but each one is training something specific, usually Voice, Movement and Gesture, or the quick agreement that improvisation runs on.
Workshop
The middle and longest part of class. Some days we learn a new convention like Tableau or Hot Seating; some days are rehearsal time for the current task. Rehearsal time in class is the only rehearsal time this course expects — use it hard.
Share
Most workshops end with groups showing something, even something thirty seconds long and unfinished. Sharing rough work early is the habit that makes finished work good; the audience’s job during shares is described in Watching Like an Artist.
Reflect
The last few minutes belong to your Drama Journal — what we did, what you noticed, what you would try next. It is short on purpose: done every day, it becomes the record of how you have grown.
If you were away
Check the class page in All Classes for the day you missed, then ask a classmate what the room discovered — the page holds the plan, but the discoveries happen live.