Service Description

We talk a big game about “trust” as improvisers… ready to put your money where your mouth is? This workshop will be 2 hours of spin-the-bottle, seven minutes in heaven, and Whose hand is Where?! Not really… Ok maybe… In actuality, though we love a good bit, this workshop will examine ways to deepen character connections as an alternative to going for the joke, the laugh or the easy way out when intimacy on stage arises. We will explore how to get truly intimate with our stage partners, in ways that build trust instead of breaking it, creating connections that are vulnerable, revealing, and maybe a little terrifying for some (whether you’re physically touching or not!). Take a daring step in your craft, opening the door to your heart and the hearts of your audience, while developing yourself into a more trusting and confident performer on stage. Real life couple Aden and Eric Nepom have been improvising for over 60 years between the two of them. They have been playing together for roughly eleven years, and have only been married for eight blissful years. Recognized for outstanding skills in theatre, speech, communication and development, these two share a passion for committed character work, grounded platform building and that moment where one realizes that anything can happen in improv! Individually they’ve created programming, won awards and traveled the world as improv teachers, stage performers and educators. Together, they’ve taught and performed on stages from as close as 20 minutes from their house, to as far away as Tel Aviv. Their festival appearances include the Fertile Ground Festival in Portland, OR, the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin, TX, the Alaska State Improv Festival in Juneau, AK, the Seattle Festival of Improvised Theatre in Seattle, WA, New York Musical Improv Fest in NY, and Mount Olymprov Greek International Improv Festival in Athens, Greece and many more.