Dynamite Dynamics | Impro workshop with Stacey Hallal

Name: Dynamite Dynamics | Impro workshop with Stacey Hallal
Start: 2025-05-31T10:00:00+09:30
End: 2025-05-31T10:00:00+09:30
Location: Restless Dance Theatre

About

What do the words dynamite and dynamics have in common? The root DYNA - which means power.

Often, when people refer to POWER IMPRO they mean fast, hard, loud, and unrelentingly funny. This is definitely a powerful way to play…sometimes. But sometimes the most powerful way to play is slow, soft, silent, or poignant. Master improvisers know how to play a full range of energies and when to apply them to their characters, scenes, and the stories they tell.

In this workshop, you will learn how to build and harness your own impro superpowers to play within a dynamic range - physically, verbally, and emotionally. Whether your improv journey has recently begun, or you are a seasoned improviser, this workshop will power up your impro to the next level.

Prerequisites

Completion of 12 months of study with On the Fly, consisting of Intro to Impro and three other classes, or equivalent. Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing so as to facilitate movement. Our classes involve verbal communication and physical movement, and participants are encouraged to participate to whatever extent their comfort permits. If you have any specific accessibility needs or questions please contact us!

Instructor

Stacey Hallal has been teaching, directing, and performing improv for over 24 years. She trained at Chicago’s Second City, iO, Annoyance, and ComedySportz theaters. At Second City, she also taught and assistant directed the main stage before moving to Portland to open Curious Comedy Theater in 2008 where she has worked as Artistic Director ever since. She has performed and taught improv and sketch at over 150 festivals across North America, often working in duos with Joe Bill and Mark Sutton. She is also the creator of Ruby Rocket, Private Detective, a cartoon, comic, and live improvised show in which she has had the honor of performing with Marc Evan Jackson (The Good Place, Brooklyn 99), Maribeth Monroe (The Good Place, Workaholics), Stephnie Weir (MadTV), Amber Nash (Archer), Craig and Carla Cackowski, and soon Colin Mochrie (Whose Line). She will be releasing Ruby Rocket as a podcast soon! Stacey also founded and curates the All Jane Comedy Festival to promote and celebrate women in comedy, as well as the Chroma Comedy Festival, with Artistic Director Jon Carr, which showcases BIPOC performers in improv from across the U.S..

Date

Saturday 31 May 2025 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (UTC+09:30)

Ticketing Information

Concession prices are available to individuals who are on a low income. For example: full-time students, government-issued health care card holders, people who are unemployed, pensioners, and seniors card holders. On the Fly Impro does not require proof of concession. For any questions please don't hesitate to reach out to us.