ABSTRACT
Improvisation is key to testing students' skills and experiencing a character. One of Stanislavski's most famous pupils, Michael Chekhov, would improvise within the role without changing the text or the blocking. In this way, his character was alive night after night, as he experienced the role anew every time he stepped on stage. Improvisation is the chance for students to 'let go' and experience the role. They are given a before-time and an objective and action. The super objective and germ will guide them in their future. There is no right or wrong in the path they take during the improvisation, as long as it fits with the before-time, objective and action. After the improvisation, discuss the characters with the rest of the group, commenting on how the improvisation went and if the characters were as designed. When the improvisation comes to a natural conclusion, discuss how students' objectives and actions changed as events occurred.
