In this workshop, we’ll practice the art of doing something and not talking about it! Teaching scenes can get us stuck. So can scenes where we narrate what we’re doing. However, engaging in an activity that is not the heart of the scene can be a vehicle for emotions, relationships, physicality. Most of all, doing something without talking about it gets us out of our heads.

Jim Robinson is an alumnus of the Brave New Workshop Main Stage, the Off-Beat Comedy Club onboard the Disney Cruise Line, and The Theater of Public Policy. He teaches Improvisation and Mental Health at the University of Minnesota. Jim hails from Riverside, California.

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