The improv toolkit
Jim Ewing put experienced improvisers and complete beginners through the same exercises, aimed at building scripted characters from the inside out.
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Improv is usually sold as a way to be funny on demand. The Studio used it for something else.
Jim Ewing led the night. Experienced improvisational actors and people who had never tried it worked the same material, using techniques rooted in the improv tradition to sharpen instinct and presence.
The target was not the laugh. It was building richer, more truthful scripted characters from the inside out.