Improv for storytellers, writers, GMs, Santas, parents, and other creative people

  • February 9, 2025 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Central Standard Time

Ticket Price $11.14-$73.06 Register Now
Description

It's easy to think of improv as something only comedians use and that it can only be funny, but we improvise every day of our lives. Playing around with improv can help you become a better writer, performer, gamer, and more. You'll learn to react faster, trust your own creativity, accept that wild leaps can lead to amazing places, become more resilient when something doesn't go how you expected, and to accept "yes and" as a driving principle in your work and life.

In this class we will explore a variety of improv games and skills, and will discuss how you can apply these tools to your creative work as well as every day life. We'll talk about serious as well as silly improv and will explore how improv makes it easier to roll with the punches. Along the way you just might develop greater resilience, comfort with the unknown, and have a good laugh or two.

This class is for anyone seeking to add greater creativity, resilience, and play to their writing, storytelling, gaming, and life. It is not a class designed for comedians though it's likely we'll laugh together. This class is limited to 20 participants to ensure everyone has a chance to play. Participants will not be censored so there may be adult content or language, depending on the person.

Laura Packer is a master storyteller who uses improv as the core of her creative process. She has been described as "the best improv storyteller in America," and has won many awards for her performing, teaching, and coaching. Laura was the story consultant for the improvised game podcast, The End of Time and Other Bothers, and is the author of From Audience to Zeal: The ABCs of Finding, Cracfting, and Telling a Great Story. You can find out more about her at laurapacker.com.

Date & Time

Sun, Feb 9, 2025 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Laura Packer

The stories we tell matter. Whether we are telling to kids, crafting a presentation for work, preparing for a concert, or something else entirely, what we say and how we say it is important. 

Listening matters. When we listen to each other we find understanding and compassion we might otherwise have missed. 

Storyteller, coach, and author Laura Packer has 30+ years of experience helping people create and share stories, listen to each other more deeply, and leading organizations and individuals to better stories and deeper self-understanding.. She understands the transformational power of storytelling and listening, and how they help us understand ourselves, each other, and the world.

In addition to her award-winning performance and writing work, Laura is an experienced coach and educator, helping people understand themselves, their stories, and their worlds.. Her coaching and teaching work ranges from storytelling to writing to creativity to social change and more, and has been described as "transformational."

As the sole proprietor of thinkstory.com, Laura helps for- and non-profits identify, craft and hone their stories. Whether for marketing, recruitment, fund raising, leadership, or something else, every organization has stories that need to be told.

Find out more at laurapacker.com and thinkstory.com