CA State Thespian Festival 2026

In this workshop students will practice leaning into the core principles of improv (agreement, active listening, and collaboration) and apply them to a variety of playwriting exercises. Students will learn how to listen to the world around them and say "yes and..." when inspiration hits.

In this workshop students will practice leaning into the core principles of improv (agreement, active listening, and collaboration) and apply them to a variety of playwriting exercises. Students will learn how to listen to the world around them and say "yes and..." when inspiration hits.

Space changes the ways a story is received and how a story is told. Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to direct work in all kinds of spaces and am excited to share my knowledge with students. In this workshop students will get practical advice, vocabulary and time to practice directing for two different audience configurations (end-on and in-the-round) and thinking about how each of these kinds of stagings could be useful for telling different kinds of stories. In the workshop you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and practice directing and being directed.

Space changes the ways a story is received and how a story is told. Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to direct work in all kinds of spaces and am excited to share my knowledge with students. In this workshop students will get practical advice, vocabulary and time to practice directing for two different audience configurations (end-on and in-the-round) and thinking about how each of these kinds of stagings could be useful for telling different kinds of stories. In the workshop you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and practice directing and being directed.

Space changes the ways a story is received and how a story is told. Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to direct work in all kinds of spaces and am excited to share my knowledge with students. In this workshop students will get practical advice, vocabulary and time to practice directing for two different audience configurations (end-on and in-the-round) and thinking about how each of these kinds of stagings could be useful for telling different kinds of stories. In the workshop you'll have the opportunity to ask questions and practice directing and being directed.