PLAN C

“Plan A is what you hope is going to work,
Plan B is what you know is going to work,
Plan C is when you have to improvise…”

PLAN C is Caspar Schjelbred’s long-term solo improvisation project, created in 2012 and performed more than seventy times across four continents.

Mime, clown and improvisational theatre – all more or less improvised.

One performer on stage, with no narrative frame and no fixed characters to hide behind. The piece runs on clear internal structures, but plays out in direct contact with the audience.

How it developed

Over the years the show changed. Working alone made habits and tricks immediately visible – they had to be dealt with, live. Certain actions and sequences came back, return after return, until an improvisation hardened into something closer to a fixed act. The plan was always to experiment.

PLAN C is where Schjelbred has tested his understanding of improvisation most directly, in public.

Reviews

The Pantograph Punch – “I saw Caspar Schjelbred fight an empty room and win.”

The Dominion Post – “his physicality quite exceptional.”

The New Zealand Theatre Review – “a delightfully sustained comedic hour.”