VELVET WELLS : Gamebreaker Wednesday March 20 1-3 PM ET (New York)

About the PlayDate

VELVET WELLS : Gamebreaker Wednesday March 20 1-3 PM ET (New York)

Have you seen performers shine at certain improvisational and theatre games and wished you could be a gamebreaker too?

In this two-hour workshop, Velvet Wells will facilitate the introduction, discussion, and unlocking of playful variations to some of their favorite games. We'll play competitive games collaboratively and vice versa, and then play games concurrently, to unlock our personal cheat codes, our strengths as players, and where we need our partners to make the saving play.

By the end of the session, you'll be able to:

• Identify different roles within the games
• Introduce the game premise and rules to an audience
• Follow the fun within the game (even those played-out games, yes!)
• Brainstorm rule variations to reinvigorate the game sets in your shows

Suitable for: improvisers across all levels of fundamental and stage experience

Duration: 120 minutes (with one bio break)

About Velvet Wells

The Velvet Duke (they/them, Ottawa) is a lyrical comedian and creator-producer of All Request Radio and The WordPlay. They were the Emerging IBPOC Artist laureate by the (2023, Ottawa Arts Council). They are an award-winning playwright for “(Re)Tired Magical Man” (2022, solo puppetry); and lauded as Emerging Artist of the Year (2022, JRG Society for the Arts). They are an anti-racism advocate, consultant, and workshop facilitator. They are a proud member of The Black Pledge Collective, regional representative for International TheatreSports Institute, and mentor with Youth Infringement Festival (directing, playwright) and Toronto Fringe Festival(producing)