Completion of Intro to Long Form or equivalent encouraged, but not required!
Improv Secret: The easiest way to make your long-form tighter, smarter, and more interesting is to improve your edits.
It’s not just about editing at the right time. It’s about ending scenes in a way that keeps the energy going. Or continuing a story or character arch without losing the audience in tag-outs. Or transitioning scenes and making discoveries at the same time.
Another Improv Secret: Sometimes, all it takes to “invent” a solid “form” is to come up with an interesting edit.
In this session, we’ll learn and practice a bunch of underused edits. There will be handouts.
Part of The Long Form Toolkit Workshop Series with Trish Berrong
About The Teacher
Trish Berrong has been improvising non-stop since 1990 and loves short-form with long-form smarts and long-form with short-form playfulness.
She’s taken workshops and intensives with The Second City (including Michael Gellman, Dave Razowsky, and Nick Johne), Del Close and at least a dozen iO (ImprovOlympic) teachers; The Annoyance Theater’s Mick Napier, Susan Messing, Rebecca Sohn, Joe Bill, and Mark Sutton; TJ Jagodowski, Dan Izzo, and Artistic New Directions in NYC.
Trish currently is in the cast of The Bird Musical Comedy Show and performs with the indie teams Explosive Group Chat, Ham Kitty, Tantrum/Spite and Brownies Don’t Lie, a duo with Minneapolis improviser Jill Bernard.
Only at The Bird.
The Bird Comedy Theater is Kansas City's Best Comedy Theater. Featuring Improv, Sketch, Stand-Up, and more every week in the Crossroads Arts District. Voted KC's Best Comedy Club & Improv/Sketch Troupe since 2023; Best Theater Company & Open Mic since 2024 in The Pitch Best of KC. Give Your Week The Bird.
Full Bar, Soft Drinks, & Popcorn available at our in house bar!
Street parking available! Located a block and a half from the 19th Street Street Car stop!
Recommended for ages 17+
103 W. 19th St. STE B Kansas City, MO 64108 | 816-929-4383 | www.TheBirdKC.com
