Improv acting classes begin at Limelight

Local news reporters for Historic City News have learned that, beginning next week, Limelight Theatre in St. Augustine will host improvisation acting classes for teens and adults, instructed by Scott Abrams, director of ImprovJacksonville.

Improv Acting for Teens: 5pm – 7pm Tuesdays March 30th – May 4th, call 825-1164 to register

Utilizing theatre games and scene work, in this class teens are taught the fundamentals of improvisation. Focusing mostly on short-form improvisation, they are given tools for their acting toolbox that will serve them on stage, screen and in the classroom. While building an ensemble, students learn about teamwork and listening with their whole body. Every actor needs to know how to relax and react on stage; in this class they do so while building a scene with focus on character, environment and relationship. They are encouraged to explore these skills in a safe and respectful environment. The class culminates with a showcase for family and friends at Limelight Theatre in Saint Augustine. Fee $65.00/6 weeks, Ages 14 and 18.

Improv Acting for Adults: 7pm – 9pm Thursdays April 1st – May 6th, call 825-1164 to register

Much like the teen classes, in this class adults are taught the fundamentals of improvisation. Focusing mostly on short-form improvisation, they are given tools for their acting/real world toolbox that will serve them on stage, screen and in the boardroom. Students learn about teamwork and listening with their whole body. Every actor needs to know how to relax and react on stage; in this class they do so while building a scene with focus on character, environment and relationship. They are encouraged to explore these skills in a safe and respectful environment. The class culminates with a showcase for family and friends at Limelight Theatre in Saint Augustine Fee $65.00/6 weeks, Ages 18 and up.

Abrams has been the director of ImprovJacksonville for over four years, specializing in short-form and competitive improv, sketch comedy, and corporate training. ImprovJacksonville’s most recent success was the opening of The ImprovJacksonville Comedy Theatre in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.

Abrams has been with ImprovJacksonville since its inception and became its director in January 2001. Abrams has developed “IJ Kids”, an after school program, assisted in the development of ImprovJacksonville’s corporate training and lead the comedy troupe to new heights. His precious free-time is spent working on his stage/screen plays and with his two beautiful boys and his ever-patient wife.

Originally from Naples, Florida, Abrams has been on stage since he was 11 years old. He has performed and directed from coast to coast in a wide variety of mediums. Live theatre to television, radio and film, leading man to voice over talent, he is most comfortable when he is on stage and has logged thousands of hours performing, under lights or on camera in front of tens of thousands of people.