This workshop will show simple resilient methods of making thoughtless choices that will manifest as gifts of character, relationship and tension. These muscle building methods aim to put students into the mode of “show don’t tell,” which turns on everyone’s imagination right from the top. This workshop will push for maximum reps, with quick side-coaching and brief player specific feedback. We will get right into it. 

Josh Nicols is the Education Director and co-owner of RISE Comedy.  Josh has been a professional improv teacher, producer and performer for 3 decades. He has studied under instructors from iO West & Chicago, The Annoyance Theater, Groundlings, UCB, and Second City.  He has performed and taught all around the country and abroad. He also served as the Training Center Director at the Westside Comedy Theater, prior to that he was the Artistic Director/ Co-Owner of Spectacles Improv Engine in Fullerton Ca. He created and directed 7 years of The Orange County Improv Festival and is a founder and former director of The Improv Cup. He is a member of the teams Community Theater 3000 & Tapestry. He has also directed full length improvised plays, which included The Awkward Party, Post Apocalyptic Bunker Comedy and Prentendessee Williams, with the Awkward Party receiving the accolade “Best Play of the Year” from the OC Weekly. 

Pre-Req: completion of a level 3 improv class or high (or equivalent training)

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