In the first moments of a scene, improvisers are issuing a promise to the audience and themselves about the scene that's about to unfold. If you're an improviser who flames out in the middle of scenes, unsure of what to do next or where to take the scene -- if you find yourself throwing out new offers mid-scene, this workshop is for you. Everything you need to know about a scene is at the beginning; everything that follows is predicated by what's come before. Learn how to recognize everything the beginning of a scene has to offer so that you can mine the potential without having to restart a scene every twenty seconds in the hopes of finding something better, funnier, or newer.

PREREQUISITES: Basic 101 or Intro Level Classes

BIO: Steve Kleinedler has been improvising on and off for the past 40 years and consistently since 2000. Steve has taught improv at ImprovBoston (2003-2011, 2019-2023); at Philly Improv Theater (2011-2018); and at workshops in Baltimore (BIF), Bethlehem, Boston, Chapel Hill (NCCAF), Chicago, Detroit (DIF), Providence (PIF), Philadelphia, Pittsburgh (PCF), San Juan (MATCH), Sarasota, and Wilmington (Tax Free), as well as performing at festivals in Austin, Toronto, and Washington DC. Steve currently is one-half of the duo Sad Trombone with Ralph Andracchio and one-half of the duo Directions ... With Harry and Steve with Harry Gordon, and occasionally appears in The Pickle at Union Comedy.