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SODA Impro offers courses for advanced acting and improv training.
SODA Impro offers courses for advanced acting and improv training.
“Even after one class performance, I can see improvement. Bringing in more depth and variety into my performance and not having it come from a place of invention is huge.”
Chris Nyugen
“Oliver is an amazing teacher who puts support and joy at the center of his teaching. ...A refreshing take that brings back the magic of theater... inviting every performer to surprise themselves first.”
Fatma Ozbek
“Oliver created a safe and supportive space to be silly, connect with my classmates, and experiment. He reduced big concepts into bite sized chunks that made it easier for me to grasp and use right away in my scenes.”
Damian Waithe
“Oliver seamlessly translates the tools into well-scaffolded lessons
... a patient, thoughtful, and knowledgeable teacher.”
Kyla McCracken
“I'm so much better equipped to use my theatre training in my improv now.”
Jake Martin
“Oliver is a great instructor who will set you up for success. ...the perfect blend of acting technique and improvisation.”
Rosena Cornet
Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor-Improviser
Toronto, ON, Canada
Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor-Improviser
Toronto, ON, Canada
"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances." - Sanford Meisner
Whether you’re an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser!
Most acting methods aren't geared toward writing and dramaturgy as well, but as improvisers it's all on us. We'll be learning to recognize and play with the tenets of Viewpoints for organic content creation via the wisdom of both Mindfulness and the Meisner acting technique.
Registration is open to performers from both acting and improv backgrounds. You will get the most out of this course if you have an existing level of comfort onstage and are prepared to be present and focused while in class.
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May 7th - June 4th, 2025
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:30pm
May 7th - June 4th, 2025
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:30pm
Location: The Bridge - 379 Adelaide St W
Instructor: Oliver Georgiou
Length: 5 weeks, 12.5 hours total
Tuition: $200 +hst (25% discount for returning students)
Acting for Improvisers: Stanislavski & Scene Dynamics
Chicago, IL, USA
Acting for Improvisers: Stanislavski & Scene Dynamics
Chicago, IL, USA
“On the stage do not run for the sake of running, or suffer for the sake of suffering. Don’t act “in general”, for the sake of action; always act with a purpose.”
― Konstantin Stanislavski, An Actor Prepares
A part of my acting training that always stuck with me was the Stanislavski script analysis exercise of splitting a scene into beats, writing in the character's objective for that beat, and then the actions they're taking to achieve it. If they don't achieve it, they'll have to give up or try a different tactic; if they do, then the script will tell you what happens next. When there is no script, we have to flip the equation and let the desires and actions of the characters guide us through the unknown that is our unscripted play.
In this class, we'll play with objectives, super-objectives, and tactics. We'll learn healthy conflict dynamics, to recognize when a beat ends, and how to move forward with purpose. And we'll discover the benefits of both stumbling in with nothing and starting with a clear sense of direction.
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Sunday, July 13th, 2025
1:00 - 4:00pm
Sunday, July 13th, 2025
1:00 - 4:00pm
Location: City Lit Theatre (1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave)
Instructor: Oliver Georgiou
Length: 3 hours
Tuition: coming soon
Instructor Bio
Oliver Georgiou
Instructor Bio
Oliver Georgiou
Oliver is passionate about unscripted theatre and the cross-section that exists between acting and improvisation. He runs SODA Impro through which he produces Played Out, a three-act unscripted play with an emphasis on slow character-driven scenes, and Cap or No Cap, a panel show bringing together Toronto comedians of all disciplines. Current regular collaborators include Lara Johnson, Naomi Snieckus, Matt Baram, and Reid Janisse. He is a faculty member at The Assembly Improv in Toronto and coaches troupes independently. Specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles have included: Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor Improviser, Acting for Improvisers – Impulse, Insight, and Emotion; The Game In Narrative; and Intro to Viewpoints for Improvisation. His newest workshop Acting for Improvisers – Stanislavski and Scene Dynamics was a part of Snow Day Improv Marathon in Detroit and will be featured in this year's the Dramatic Improv Festival in Chicago.
The long-awaited Vampire Zombies... From Space!, a 1950s horror-comedy homage starring Oliver as a chain-smoking greaser heartthrob, is currently racking up awards around the world in the genre film festival circuit. He's delighted to have worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver has become a regular headlining act for the past few years at the Detroit Improv Festival. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found sporting a horrible pseudo-Irish accent in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.
Photo credit: Joanna Haughton
If you're interested in beginner improv courses, check in with
our friends at The Assembly Improv and Bad Dog Theatre!
If you're interested in beginner improv courses, check in with
our friends at The Assembly Improv and Bad Dog Theatre!
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