“SPEED: SKILLS, DRILLS, AND PLAYING WITH PRECISION”

courtney pong

saturday 3rd october: 1:30pM - 4:30PM

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Speed is not required to do improv, and it's not about speaking quickly, acting frantically, or moving recklessly; it's simply a tool - and a powerful one. For improvisers pursuing any form or format, speed - when used with precision and intention - can showcase skills that convey competence, demonstrate confidence, honor formats and games to make them pop, increase the Wow! Factor in front of your audience, and usher in the ability to modulate energy, individually and as a team. 

Who is this workshop for? If you: 

  • Like being challenged  

  • Want to command a room or stage with ease

  • Find your toes on the side of the stage, hesitating more than you’d like

  • Are looking to add to your improv tool belt for a versatile and diverse mix of skills

  • Wish your scenes got off of the ground faster 

This 3-hour intensive workshop will have you up on your feet getting reps in while working on the skills that build a resilient and engaging improviser. 

Taught by ComedySportz Boston Artistic Director and owner/founder of The Rozzie Square Theater Courtney Pong, you’ll glide through a wide variety of warm ups, exercises, and scene tools that build your improviser tool belt, while utilizing games for ample amounts of practice in a focused, supportive environment.

About Courtney Pong

Courtney (she/her) is the founder and owner of The Rozzie Square Theater and the Owner and General Manager of CSz Boston.

Courtney launched CSz Boston in 2016 and produces their flagship show ComedySportz, the widest-reaching and longest-running competitive improv show in the nation.

In May 2018 the team opened The Rozzie Square Theater, rooting Roslindale as the official home for ComedySportz in Boston and the New England area.

As a professional improviser for over 25 years, Courtney has designed and led team-building workshops and provided entertainment for companies like Ocean Spray, Deloitte, Biogen, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Converse.

Outside of the theater, she is a keynote speaker and facilitator.

She’s a second-generation Chinese American. She is the world’s okayest rock climber, is nearsighted, and dust intolerant. She has a border collie labrador dog named Meryl Sheep.