Seven Basic Plots

Facilitator: Feña Ortalli
Level: Intermediate
Cost: €80

Date: Thursday March 26
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm (with 1 hr lunch break at 1:00pm)

This workshop is open to INTERMEDIATE improvisers. See our FAQ for workshop level descriptions.

We’ve been taught that when we improvise a story we should stay in the present. Agree. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t think about the future. During this class, we will work on the different possible outcomes of our stories using Christopher Booker’s concepts of metaplot and basic plots. You will learn how to identify the kind of story you are in and understand what it needs to land it safely.

About Feña Ortalli

Feña Ortalli began his acting career in 2001. In 2006, he founded Global Impro, a troupe dedicated to fostering national and international collaboration and exchange. He is currently based in Madrid, where he performs and teaches regularly. He also participates in numerous international festivals and tours the world with his shows and workshops. His show King’s Whim (with Diego Ingold) has been featured at some of the most renowned international improvisation festivals.

He is the founder and director of Status Impro Magazine (2011) and the author of the books Impro: Dynamics of the Unexpected (2018) and Impro: Dynamics of the Unexpected II (2024). Since 2024, he has been the co-director of FIT, a 140-hour improvisation training program at the University of Santiago de Compostela. Since 2001, he has worked in more than 70 cities worldwide.