Thinking quickly, he dropped to the floor and shrieked in reaction to his partner’s wide gesture, captivating the audience with humor. His partner, hovering over him, threw her arms in the air and said the first thing that came into her mind in order to keep the scene going.

Improv or improvisation is a theatrical technique where the performers act out a scene without a script or outline. Performing without any rehearsed lines requires the cast to think rapidly and come up with quick yet entertaining lines to keep the audience interested. Every Wednesday during both blocks, the improv club gets together in room A209 to play fun games to incorporate improv and learn more about the technique.

“Improv is just a lot of fun,” junior Paige Woelke said. “It’s a chance to strengthen your abilities not only as an actor but your abilities to think on your feet, be able to solve problems quickly and just go with the flow.”

The club is going to be holding auditions on Friday, Nov. 17 for an improv team that is planning to perform shows and partake in other activities during lunch where people are welcome to come watch.

“We’ll invite people to come watch, eat their lunch with us, laugh hopefully and pay a very, very, very small admission fee and see where it goes from there,” improv teacher Casey Edwards said. “This is our first year to do that so it will be a learning curve.”

Although the concept of improv sounds pretty simple, executing it well is not as easy as it would seem. Often, a scene can go dull if the performers run out of things to say. Or, a scene could continue for an uncomfortable amount of time if the performers can’t come to a conclusion.

“Improv tends to be very hectic or very creative,” Woelke said. “Sometimes it can be hard to keep a scene going or to end a scene and I guess just being able to make it a constructive and fun time.”

For the more introverted members, stage fright can be a struggle. Students who may be scared or hesitant to participate are strongly encouraged to come up and just try. Performing without a plan can seem daunting to beginners, but the club is open to anyone who is willing to have a good time.

“Just join and see how we do it,” senior Sydney Aviles said. “You don’t have to be an actor or actress at all. Just come out, have fun and be yourself.”