WIT Newsletter – Monday January 27th 2025

Click! Click!! WIT News – WIT News – Improv weekly workout with Paddy on Tuesday 28th, at 6pm Te Auaha . Also: Next week is Improv Taster night, take a free workshop at BATS about putting on a show, and see what Micetro looked like in 2014

Words Tuesday Improv Workout, WIT, 6-8pm Taurima (opposite the Garage Studio) Gnd Floor, Te Auaha, 65 Dixon St.  Image behind the words of of three improvisors whose faces express different emotions, happy, ecstatic and worried

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Flyer for the WIT Xmas edition of the show Director's Cut

Director’s Xmas Cut, 14th December 2024

WIT’s improv year comes to an end with a playful competition between some of our fiercest directors.

The fun kicks off with a showcase of WIT’s freshest new performers at 7pm, and continues with classic improv competition as some devoted auteurs strive to bring their unique improv visions to vivid life for your entertainment.

“Delightful energy, alertness and vulnerability….. fresh and invigorating.” –  Theatreview NZ

When:  from 7pm on December 14th
Where:  The Cavern Club, 22 Allen St, Wellington
Cost: Koha, collected for the Wellington City Mission

Improv for the Stage and Joy of Improv classes start October 17th, so enroll now!

WIT’s next improv classes for adults start October 17th. These will run for eight weeks 7.30-9.30pm on Thursday nights, at the Wellington High School in Taranaki St, Mt Cook.

The Joy of Improvisation is WIT’s foundation class and suitable for any level of experience, including none at all.  It has been run by WIT in association with the Wellington Community Education Centre (WCEC) for over 20 years now, and classes are always led by senior WIT trainers/performers.  This term Kitty Parker is leading, and it’s bound to be a delightful intro to the art of theatre without a script.

Improv for the Stage is our ‘next step’ course, this term led by Anrik Drenth, and is a fun dive into more elaborate ways to tell stories, dipping into different styles and formats of improv, all shaped by what participants want.  It’s the ideal course if you’ve already learnt the basics, either with WIT or another troupe, or you’ve other theatre training which used improv exercises and games, or if you’re returning to improv after a break.  The focus is on becoming stage ready, supporting your fellow players, and generally having an excellently fun time. There’ll be a show opportunity at course’s end.

Warm up your evenings with a whole bunch of laughter and revel in being spontaneous and playful with a group of lovely people.