Improvisation Acting Class With Cooper Anderson - Lesson 2
(Glee kids enter auditorium, they notice the football players in the audience also.)
Cooper: (Onstage) Alright children, I’m glad you all could make it today. Please take a seat in front of me. Now, today we’ll be going over improvising yet again, I hope you all remembered that last time young Blaine and I showed you a little bit of how improvising is supposed to work. All you need to do, is make up a scene as you go, on the spot, with whoever I put you with. And it needs to be entertaining! Now, before I pair you off, who has any questions?
Mercedes: (Raises hand) I have a question.
Cooper: Well yes, I can see that, but I’d much prefer it if you pointed at me, see that gets my attention a lot quicker than raising your hand.
Mercedes: Okay…anyways, why is the football team here?
Rick: I’m not even in the football team! I’m in the hockey team! What the hell am I doing here?
Cooper: Watch the language kid, and you’re here because you need an attitude adjustment. That’s why you all are here.
Finn: (Points) I DON’T NEED AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT! WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP TELLING ME THAT? DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I KNOCKED OVER PRINCIPAL FIGGIN’S CHAIR BECAUSE HE TOLD ME HE’S BANNING JELLO FROM THE CAFETERIA! THAT’S GARBAGE! I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DO THAT OKAY.
Cooper: Finn the giant, please stop screaming. But I do admire the pointing you added in there, nice touch.
Blaine: Can we please get on with this? We’re getting nowhere.
Cooper: Excuse me, Blaine, are you the director here?
Blaine: No.
Cooper: Damn right you’re not so shut your cake hole. Now, may I please get Rachel Berry and Rick the Stick on stage please? Quickly!
(Rachel and Rick go onstage)
Cooper: (Takes a seat) Now, you both need to act. Create a two minute scene right here and now…..GO! ACTION!
Rachel: (Dramatically) Oh Fred, we can’t keep sneaking away from our parents like this! It’s not right that we’re dating behind their backs!
Rick: I don’t care, Angela. I just want you, I want to always be with you. I don’t care what they say or what they’ll think! I just want to run away with you. (Takes her hands)
Rachel: Oh Fred. (Kisses him)
Finn: OH HELL FREAKING NO. CUT. CUT. CUT. CUT THE DAMN SCENE! (Stands up)
Cooper: Excuse me? Why do all of you kids think that you’re the directors here?
Finn: SHE’S MY GIRLFRIEND OKAY. GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER.
Rachel: FINN! YOU BROKE UP WITH ME AFTER YOU SENT ME OFF ON A TRAIN TO NEW YORK!
Finn: Oh yeah…but then why are you here? That makes no sense!
Rachel: Because this is glee season four and this season makes no sense at all!
Finn: Ah, got it.
Cooper: (Sighs) Okay guys, great acting from both of you, now get off stage. I want Kurt and Karofsky to step onstage please.
(Kurt and Dave get onstage)
Kurt: (Whispers to him) Are you comfortable doing this, Dave?
Dave: Yes, but I don’t know about Blaine.
Kurt: Don’t worry about him right now.
Cooper: Okay you two, I don’t want kissing, but I just want an emotional scene out of you two.
Blaine: So they aren’t allowed to kiss?
Cooper: No, Blaine.
Blaine: Finally you’ve done something that doesn’t piss me off. Good job bro.
Cooper: Yeah whatever, okay guys….ready? ACTION! GO!
Kurt: Why did you want to meet me here?
Dave: We really need to just…talk…face to face, no distractions, no people. Just us.
Kurt: What’s the problem?
Dave: The problem is me. I want to be close you to you. I want to be a great friend with you, but it seems like every time I get close to doing that, someone gets in the way. People judge me for my past, when all I really want is for them to be hopeful and mindful of my future. I can change, but no one will give me the chance to spend time with those that will help me.
Kurt: What are you trying to say?
Dave: I just wish that…I just wish that we could be closer.
Kurt: As friends?
Dave: Yes, I also just wish that you could forgive me for all the wrong I’ve done to you.
Kurt: Well…
Dave: I almost took my life.
Kurt: I know you did.
Dave: And guess who sat down and talked to me after I tried attempting suicide? Do you know?
Kurt: (Nods) I did.
Dave: You did. And that moment, when you talked with me and held my hand, was one of the best and truest moments of my entire life. I want that. I want that sort of relationship with you. One where you can build me up and encourage me. Because life’s too rough to get through this alone and I hope that you’ll see the good in me and realize that I’m desperate for this.
Kurt: Oh my goodness. Come here! (Hugs him) I’ll always look after you, you got that? You can lean on me.
Dave: Promise?
Kurt: Promise.
Cooper: (Wipes tears) CUT. CUT. CUT. Excellent you guys! Fantastic job! That deserves a standing ovation!
Brittany: What is that?
Santana: Just stand up, Brittany.
Brittany: Okay! :D
Cooper: Wow, that was so touching and just wow, great job. You both may take a seat now. Alright, so that’s all we’ll be doing for today’s lesson, because I have to jet, not to brag but I have a photo shoot today with Ricky Martin…but for lesson three I have a lot more things planned so thanks for showing up and I’ll see you all tomorrow!
(Everyone starts leaving)
Finn: (Goes up to Rick) I’m not going to ever forgive you for kissing my girl, mullet.
Rick: Leave me alone, you don’t know what I’m going through. (Walks away)
Finn: YEAH DATS RIGHT, YOU WALK AWAY. WALK AWAY FROM ME BECAUSE I’M THE BOSS. YOU’RE SCARED RIGHT NOW. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU RUN! RUN! TURN AWAY FROM DA BOSS.
Cooper: Finn, please just go home.
(Scene ends.)
