Play the Long Game with Ian Farley
What drives your improv characters? Let's find out.
Take a deep dive into what makes your characters tick in this 4-week elective that focuses on framing, exploring and heightening character game.
In this class, you’ll build your toolkit for playing the same characters from first beat scenes to second beat scenes through the exploration of character justification and philosophy.
Experience with and knowledge of the Harold format isn’t necessary for success in this class, though the skills developed can be applied to the format!
ABOUT IAN
As a member of the indie troupe Press Play, Ian has had the opportunity to learn and perform long form improv in cities like Boston, Austin, New York, and Chicago. He completed the WIT curriculum in 2012 and subsequently joined the his first WIT Harold team, Gone Baby Gone. He is also a former member of the WIT Harold team People Like Us.
As a WIT instructor, Ian hopes to encourage the principles of support and discovery that make improv and life fun. Ian performed with former WIT Harold ensembles Gone Baby Gone and People Like Us along with the famed D.C. indie troupe Press Play. Ian also trained and performed in New York, Los Angeles, London, and the tiny town of Padua! As a WIT instructor, Ian encourages support, discovery, and play. These elements have helped Ian on the improv stage and general living!
