Update: Paul has had to cancel due to complications with travel. Workshops will continue with the same basic concept and a substitute instructor for the same length. 

Come join legendary improviser and teacher Paul Vaillancourt in 4 awesome improv comedy workshops as a part of the Yo Adrienne Improv Festival!  Workshops are $100 each and are capped at 14 people per workshop to ensure meaningful learning. Attendees are allowed (and encouraged) to sign up for multiple workshops!

Saturday, August 30th, 10 am - 1 pm: TRIANGLE OF THE SCENE
A crash course workshop on character game and gifting, as based on Paul's book of the same name. This 3-hour workshop will help make you the scene partner your improv friends fight to be in scenes with as you learn some simple yet powerful techniques to bring your characters to life on stage.

Saturday, August 30th, 2 pm - 5 pm: THE SLACKER
An exploration of the wildly fun improv longform "The Slacker." Known for its dynamic stage pictures and moving sense of play, the slacker is a great form for teams of all sizes interested in learning a new way to create rich comedic scenes on stage.

Sunday, August 31st, 9 am - 12 pm: STARTING SCENES STRONGER
Learn to jumpstart any scene with this primer on the fundamentals of scene beginnings. Perfect for anyone who feels stuck in a rut or who is looking for new ways to expand what's possible when starting scenes. All great scenes come from great beginnings, and this is your beginning with great scenes.     

Sunday, August 31st, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm: WHERE AM I AND WHAT AM I HOLDING?
Specifics are the spice of life in improv, and this workshop will help you explore new ways to ground your scenes as you lock in details of your environment and the world of your show.  Work with Paul as he guides you through some exercises to help you shape your scenes with powerful yet simple details.

For tickets to the festival, check out our link here: https://www.crowdwork.com/e/yo-adrienne-improv-festival


About Paul Vaillancourt:  Paul is a writer, actor, director, producer but most of all an improvisor who has been teaching and performing improv across the country for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of the Comedy Sportz Training Program in Virginia, the Second City Training Center in Chicago as well as the legendary Improv Olympic in Chicago where he had the rare opportunity to study under the legendary Del Close. After his group, Bitter Noah, was selected to perform their signature piece, the Improvised Movie, at the US Comedy Arts festival in Aspen, Paul moved to Los Angeles and co-founded the iO West where he has been teaching, directing and performing (both written and improvised shows) ever since. During his time in Hollywood, Paul has become a sought after improv coach, producer and consultant working with many TV networks including CMT, Fox, MTV, VH1, Oxygen and Bravo to name a few. He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife Lindsey and their two children Isabelle and Paul junior (or Bro as his friends call him). 

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