Building Character (Wednesdays)| Term 3 | On The Fly Impro
About
Do you want characters that feel bold, specific, and impossible to shake whether you are in a tight short form game or a sprawling long form show? This course is all about building characters that last, all while continuing to build your core impro skills.This course draws from Mike Leigh’s Character Based Improvisation, Laban movement, and Stanislavski techniques to explore physicality, impulse, instinct, and behaviour before worrying about plot or clever choices. You will steal from real people politely, borrow from animals, play with objects, raise the stakes, and discover how your character behaves under pressure, in relationships, and across different worlds.
The process is designed to work for both short form and long form impro, helping you create characters that pop quickly, stay consistent, adapt on the fly, and deepen over time.
By the end of seven weeks, you will leave with a practical toolkit for creating strong characters quickly, along with a deeply developed main character you can keep returning to. You will know how to generate characters fast when you need them, and how to build them further when the work asks for depth.
This course offers clear tools, repeatable methods, and practical outcomes for improvisors serious about character work.
About Us
On the Fly is South Australia's leading improvisational training organisation.Prerequisites
Completion of On the Fly's Intro to Impro and Make a Scene!, or equivalent as discussed with the artistic director. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing so as to facilitate movement. Our classes involve verbal communication and physical movement, and participants are encouraged to participate to whatever extent their comfort permits. If you have any specific accessibility needs or questions please contact us!Teachers
Cathy and LewisDATES
| 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Wednesday June 3 |
| 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Wednesday June 10 |
| 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Wednesday June 17 |
| 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Wednesday June 24 |
| 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Wednesday July 1 |
| 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Wednesday July 8 |
| 7:00PM to 9:00PM, Wednesday July 15 |
TICKETING INFORMATION
On The Fly recommends participants enrol in the whole term of classes to receive the full experience: each week builds on those preceding to teach a complete curriculum. Tickets for individual classes will be made available near the start of term.Concession prices are available to individuals who are on a low income. For example: full-time students, government-issued health care card holders, people who are unemployed, pensioners, and seniors card holders. On the Fly Impro does not require proof of concession.
On the Fly runs a scholarship program for students with financial barriers to enrollment. We have a limited number of places available at a reduced price determined by the individual's need. If you would like to know more or to apply for this, please send us an email at ontheflyimpro@gmail.com
Location
BH2-12, Barbara Hanrahan Building, Adelaide University City West
Barbara Hanrahan Building, Adelaide SA 5000
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