What you'll learn

"Playfulness is at the core of improvisation. It makes a good scene wonderful and a bad scene comfortable. But where does playfulness hide? How do you bring it out in yourself?

As a recovering control freak, Laura can teach you something about how to find that spark. Finding your playfulness is (also) a skill, and Laura will show you the tools to train that muscle. Through a series of fun games, probing exercises and reflection on yourselves we will find your ‘play’. As a result: next time you are taking the scene / the show / improv a little too seriously, you can fall back on the tips and tricks of this workshop. It will take some practice. And some fun, light and die-hard playing."

About the teacher

"Laura is an Amsterdam-based teacher, performer and director. She is a star of shows including all-woman action epic The Ferocious Four, several international two-handers, and co-founder of the multi-lingual Ohana project for European improvisers. With a background in theatre and dance, she has been teaching for 16 years and, for 10 years, ran her own drama school in the Netherlands. In 2019-2020 she and her spouse Gael Perry are on ‘The Honeymoon Tour: a year-long world tour of teaching, performing and geeking over improv. Also, her last name is a castle. True story."