Learn to build improv characters with improviser/actor Jason Geary!
Stop Playing Surface Characters. You’ve mastered the basics. You can think on your feet, commit to a choice, and get laughs. But deep down, you know your characters could hit harder—live deeper—tell better stories. This advanced character workshop is for experienced improvisers ready to move beyond the stereotype.
Learn to reverse-engineer your characters—taking the split-second choices you make on stage and turning them into rich, intentional foundations for narrative and emotional depth.
You’ll be challenged to build complex characters that honor your instincts while adding surprising layers of substance. Discover how giving your character an inner archetype unlocks story possibilities you never saw coming.
About Jason Geary
Jason has been improvising for over 30 years. He has studied with some of the most influential Improvisation teachers in the world, including Randy Dixon and Keith Johnstone. Jason was a founding member of Impro Melbourne and after 17 years with the company became the Artistic Director for three years before departing to pursue his goal of teaching and performing improv around the world.
He has been a guest Director and Artist In Residence at theatres in Stockholm, Milan and Portland, Oregon where he directed seasons with those companies and produced new improvised works.
Jason has been invited to teach and perform at improv festivals in Cape Town, Berlin, Paris, Wurzberg, Hamburg, Stockholm, Los Angeles, Seattle, Barcelona, Reunion Island, Wellington and Amsterdam. His original interpretation of the craft and his pursuit of pushing the boundaries of how audiences perceive improvised theatre, see him held in high regard in the improvisation community in Australia and around the world. You may recognize him from his iSelect ads, Utopia (ABC), Fisk (ABC) or as an ensemble member of the 2023/4 season of the hit series Thank God You’re Here (Network 10).
Book your spot: eventbrite.com.au
About Big Fork Theatre
Big Fork Theatre is dedicated to long form improvisation in the Chicago and New York style, as made famous by Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Mike Meyers. Big Fork primarily focuses on comedic improvisation.
Big Fork's teachers have many years experience both in teaching and performing, many of whom have traveled around the world to learn from some of the best improv teachers there are. Our teachers are committed to creating a fun and enriching environment to learn in and grow the Brisbane improvisational community.