The Tutor Wade Jackson Wade Jackson (BA, Dip. Drama) has many years' experience in professional improvisation acting and is the producer / performer of the highly successful improvised comedy show The Improv Bandits, which is currently staged at the SiLO Theatre. Wade currently teaching at the Performing Arts School in Auckland. He is regarded as one of the country's top improvised comedy tutors and has been invited to teach at the world's largest improvised comedy festival of its kind in Austin, Texas in the year 2000. Wade has taught improvisation in schools and universities throughout New Zealand, coaching teams that have gone on to win regional and national championship titles. Wade has studied under a plethora of talented and respected teachers in both improvisation and dramatic acting. Such teachers include twice former World Theatresports Champion and improv guru Michael Robinson plus Wade has trained in the Meisner Acting Technique under Michael Saccente, a direct disciple of Sanford Meisner from the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.

Improvisation is theatre of adventure, you must gladly step off that cliff The Art of Improvisation is a skill-based workshop series aimed at all levels of proficiency from the absolute beginner right through to the advanced improviser. It's a weekend workshop that teaches the necessary skills that are required to improvise. Improvisation is the key to freedom for everybody as it enriches personal development and allows you to awaken the artist within us all. The workshops are open to everyone with a maximum of 12 participants per workshop. This is to ensure the quality of the programme and there are discounts for block bookings and concession rates apply. Improvisation skills are probably the most valuable tools a performer can possess and they are especially of benefit to all actors, comedians and writers of today. The Art of Improvisation introduces the basic skills of this theatrical art form, developing listening skills, yielding, focus, group work, spontaneity, and narrative story telling ability. It goes on to look at performance technique and discovering the comic motor within the short form games. Scene work and methods of characterisation are taught and the workshop deals with taking these skills into dramatic performance. The workshop teaches the essential tools that you can then take to any performance including short and long form improvisation plus scripted dramatic theatre. The following are comments from others that have participated in the Art of Improvisation. "Wade Jackson is totally professional with a first class rapport." "An excellent teacher with a great deal of expertise to share." "I found the course very enlightening and more of a therapy for myself rather than an embarkment on a career." "Excellent communication skills. The content was always interesting and relevant." "I am grateful for your experience, expertise and generosity." "Thank you for your encouragement as I felt like running away at the first opportunity and am pleased I did not." Proudly supported by The Improv Bandits Workshops The Improv Bandits weekly workshops are closed workshops for members of The Improv Bandits only. However, certain dispensations may be allowed in special circumstances. Contact Wade Jackson for further information.