We are very excited to offer a dozen improv workshops (and one random arts-and-crafts workshop) as part of the ninth annual Countdown Improv Festival! Workshops will be held from August 7-10 and will take place at either the HCC Ybor Performing Arts Building, 1411 E. 11th Ave., Tampa, or at The Commodore, 811 E. 7th Ave., Tampa.

For full descriptions and instructor bios, please visit our website at countdownimprovfestival.com/workshops.

Workshops at this year’s festival will last two hours each. The number of students per workshop will be capped at 16.

Workshops will cost $30 each until mid-July, at which point prices will rise to $35.

3:00-5:00 pm, HCC Rehearsal Hall
Stephanie Bell
After the Bomb Drops: How to Lean into Difficult Conversations in Improv Scenes

Friday, August 8

10:00 am-12:00 pm, The Commodore
Anthony Francis
How to Make Money Doing Teambuilding Workshops

12:30-2:30 pm, HCC Rehearsal Hall
Diana Brown
Feel It to Believe It: Emotion as the Magic Ingredient

12:30-2:30 pm, HCC Studio Theatre
Dylan Oakes Rohde
Freestyle Rap Games for Anyone!

3:00-5:00 pm, HCC Rehearsal Hall
Victoria Koenitzer
Kickstarting Scenes: Premise-Based Initiations

3:00-5:00 pm, HCC Studio Theatre
Diane Jorge
Curious & In Control: Working (With) the Crowd

Saturday, August 9
10:00 am-12:00 pm, HCC Rehearsal Hall
Jonathan Pitts
Scene Work the Chicago Way

10:00 am-12:00 pm, HCC Studio Theatre
Jill Eickmann
Theatre from the Heart: An Introduction to Playback Theatre

10:00 am-12:00 pm, The Commodore
Robert Ebeid
Learn to Hand-Craft Soapstone Rings

12:30-2:30 pm, HCC Rehearsal Hall
Radhika Rao
Balle Balle Bollywood! Bring Some Color to Your Improv!

3:00-5:00 pm, HCC Rehearsal Hall
Mystery Instructor
Mystery Workshop

3:00-5:00 pm, HCC Studio Theatre
T.J. Mannix
Welcome to the Dollhouse

Sunday, August 10

10:00am-12:00 pm, The Commodore
Ralph Krumins
Echoes of Imagination: Using Figurative Language To Shape Melodies

Please reach out to us with any questions you may have at countdownimprovfestival at gmail dot com.