Instructor: Carla Cackowski
Saturday, October 19th - 2 pm-4:30 pm
Price: $45

Overview: The thing that sets improv apart from most other performing arts is how much of ourselves we bring to our shows. We are performer, writer, and director each time we hit the stage. In this workshop we'll explore different ways you can tap into your authentic self while living under imaginary circumstances. We'll examine your own opinions as the performer in the scene and experiment with ways to funnel your unique POV into the character you are playing. We will work on finding the balance between performer/writer/director and how you can be truthful to yourself in the scene, while also making space for your scene partners to honor their own authenticity. This workshop is all about "you" in improv. Or "I" if you're talking about yourself. Get it?

Carla Cackowski is a writer and improviser living in Los Angeles. She regularly tours across the country with her two person improv show, “Orange Tuxedo”. Carla toured on boats with Second City and performed on Harold Teams at both iO West and UCB Los Angeles. She directed the International Ensemble at the Vancouver Improv Festival in 2018 and has traveled all over the world teaching and performing in comedy festivals. Carla was an improv teacher at The Second City in Hollywood for twelve years and is the former Artistic Director at Mi’s Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica and the former Co-Artistic Director at Curious Comedy Theater in Portland, Oregon. Some recent improv Das Improv Festival (Berlin), Copenhagen International Improv Festival, Detroit Improv Festival, Sarasota Improv Festival, Last Best Comedy Fest (Bozeman, Montana), and The Last Word Comedy Festival (Williamsburg, Virginia). www.orangetuxedoimprov.com www.carlacackowski.com