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This workshop will focus on bringing emotional depth and intensity to improvised scenes. We will work on listening and emotional reactions, and using emotions to help us find the comedy within our scenes. Let's get theatrical!

INSTRUCTOR: Ross Bryant

DAY / TIME: Saturday Dec 5 2026 2-4:30 PM

LOCATION: 1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214

PREREQUISITE: Level 2 or higher

NEEDS: It's recommended that students wear clothes they feel comfortable moving in.

ABOUT ROSS BRYANT

Ross Bryant is an actor and writer in Los Angeles. He's a regular performer with The Improvised Shakespeare Company (Largo) and Baby Wants Candy (UCB). He also appears regularly on Dropout TV. Ross performed for many years in Chicago, where he was a member of the resident cast of The Second City Mainstage. He has performed improvisation at The Kennedy Center, The 92Y, Just For Laughs, Bonnaroo, SF Sketchfest, Outside Lands, and the Ford Amphitheater. Ross wrote for the most recent season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and has sold original pilots to PopTV, Warner Bros and Showtime. TV credits include The Good Place (NBC), Crashing (HBO), I Think You Should Leave (Netflix), Wild n'Out (MTV), and more.

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Emotional Impact: An Improv Workshop w/ Ross Bryant (S6 26)

Saturday, Dec 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM PST • $70.00 (includes fees)

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