In-person Improv Theatre Workshops

Our 8-week winter series of In-person Improv Theatre Workshops runs January 21 to March 10. Our spring series runs April 14 to June 2.  The workshops meet on Sundays from 2 to 3:30 pm. in Encinitas. We welcome new participants anytime. Download an In-person Improv flyer in English or combined In-person and Virtual Improv flyer in Spanish here.

To register or for more information about our workshops, contact our office at info@pacthouse.org or call 760-815-8512Our workshops are offered at no cost. If you would like to donate, please see our Donation Page.

Workshop leaders and assistants
Workshop leaders from left: Jovyn Anderson and Jacob Redmon;  Assistants Ian Stewart and Ian Chartier

PACT’s Improv Theatre Workshops meet once weekly for a series of eight weeks in Encinitas and provide an opportunity to study and express improvisational theatre. They also provide an opportunity to be part of a community. Some participants develop lasting friendships, and all experience the joy of sharing art with others. We utilize improvisational theatre activities rather than preparing a production, because we have found that improv provides on-going opportunities to master social interaction.

The workshops are led by two of PACT’s experienced workshop directors and two assistant directors, all young adults with autism. All four are part of PACT’s theatre troupe as well.

We welcome teens and young adults of all abilities, and we are always looking for good volunteers. Volunteers serve as peer mentors while participating as equals with the group. Our goal is to bring out the best in people with autism and other unique needs.

Results For over 10 years program evaluations have shown a consistent improvement in our participants’ social/communication skills, as well as greater optimism about their future. Our programs provide many moments of joy in lives challenged by autism and other disabilities.

Workshop Activities

Our Improvisational Theatre Workshops begin with ice breaker activities where everyone gets to know each other. In the process, they also exercise social skills like listening, memory, eye contact and dialogue. The rest of the workshop consists of enjoyable improvisational theatre activities designed to help participants master an art while improving their social skills.

Participants grow in confidence by receiving acknowledgement from their peers when they perform the improvisational activities, they learn to cooperate through the camaraderie building theatre activities, they improve their fitness through active theatre games, and they learn to ‘think on their feet’ and solve problems creatively in the spontaneity of the theatre activities.

Workshop Registration

To register, email us at info@pacthouse.org or call 760-815-8512 to receive our registration and liability waiver forms. 

The workshops are provided at no cost. However, if you would like to make a donation, you can do so on our Donation Page.

Workshops are held at Dance North County in Encinitas. See Contact Page for directions.

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