Workshop: Performing Gender in Improv Theatre

This workshop explores the meaning of "gender" in improv: How do we express, identify, and make sense of gender in a craft where our performance creates our character's whole identity and world from scratch? We explore the unique challenges of performing gender in improvisational theatre; discover connections with how we experience it in everyday life; and learn how to use it effectively, respectfully, and creatively in improv.

Your Teachers!

Dr. Nico Zaunbrecher has performed, directed and taught improvisational theatre in over 400 shows over the last 25 years. Starting with the still-running Cult of the Stage Monkey at University of Louisiana–Lafayette in 1999, he later earned a Ph.D. in Communication Studies at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale, focusing on culture, theory and history of improvisation and spontaneity. He has taught communication and performance at Lenoir-Rhyne University, South Louisiana Community College, and Southern University, and published research on improv and social theory…