Lighting Improviser Needed!

[Dan O'Connor]

Hello Everybody!

We are extending Jane Austen UnScripted through Dec. 21st. (no shows Thanksgiving Weekend) and are looking for a lighting operator for Friday nights Nov. 14th and Dec. 5th, 12th and 19th (and possibly a couple of more shows on a Saturday or a Sunday). The Op needs to improvise along with the cast during the show as they help to punctuate scenes with black outs and lighting offers that drive and define narrative so they should have some writing or improv background as well as some tech experience. It is a terrific opportunity to work with Impro Theatre and learn how to create unscripted theatre. There is some pay.

Thanks very much,

Dan O'Connor


Dan O'Connor
Artistic Director
Impro Theatre
since 1988
323.363.2333
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Impro Theatre presents
Jane Austen Unscripted
directed by Dan O'Connor
and Paul Rogan
produced by Matthew Quinn

running
Fri, Oct 10 – Sun, Dec. 21
Fri, Sat 8pm
Sunday 7pm

Theatre Asylum
6320 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
contact [phone]
http://www.improtheatre.com

"By the end of the play, the audience has experienced a brand new story in the likes of Jane Austen complete with hearts being broken, secrets being revealed and true love, which is magically resolved as the play comes to a close. But what Jane Austen Unscripted also gives the audience is this unique one-of-a-kind performance that can never be repeated in quite the same way, much like falling in love for the first time and "wishing to be a cloud" in the sky of their beloved. One thing that is for certain is the continued success of this outstanding group of actors and something absolutely not to be missed." - SoCal.com

"Company members take a couple of suggestions from the audience and spin an entire Jane Austen styled original play. One hundred percent improvised, the complex plot unfolds, hearts are won, witticisms flung and poetry recited, all in perfect synchronicity. Yes, amazingly enough, the actors are making up the entire dialogue right under your very eyes. It's like watching a Jane Austen movie that delivers a clever wink to the audience. The accomplished actors also gently acknowledge the occasional transgressions in ad-libbing, turning funny situations into even more humorous turns. The time flies by and when you are transported back to your modern era, you will want to come back for more. Consummate professionals... a brilliant troupe." - KateWestReviews.com

"ImproTheatre's gift lies in far more than improv's expected one-liners and zingers--rather, their gift is the more subtle and complex art of storytelling in what's known as Longform improv; the group has won great international acclaim for their takes on Shakespeare, Sondheim musicals, and Tennessee Williams' drama. This is their first stab at Austen, and a worthy one at that. It is always a thrill to see talented performers (and you've probably seen these faces before on your tv or at the movies) dive headlong into the unknown and come up roses (or in last night's case the vexing "pyrocampia" flower). Although Austen's work is timeless, ImproTheatre's Austen Unscripted is by its very nature of its time; Austen would be pleased, indeed." - LAist.com