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The Lantern

General Admission

Event Description:This is a two-hour improv <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.frontporchsessions.com/facilitation-coaching-workshops" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">workshop</a> for people who have experienced loss and understand what it means to grieve, whether that loss is recent, old, clear, complicated, private, or still unfolding. This is not therapy, and no one will be asked to perform their grief. It is an improv workshop first: we will play games, build scenes, laugh, listen, make each other look good, and remember what it feels like to be surprised in a room full of people.At the same time, the workshop is designed with grief in mind. We will set clear expectations, build safety and trust, take breaks, allow people to pass when needed, and make room for the truth that loss changes how we show up. Through classic improv exercises and grief-aware adaptations, participants will practice presence, flexibility, connection, and play. The goal is not to &ldquo;move on&rdquo; or turn pain into comedy. The goal is to create a room where people can laugh without explaining themselves, participate without pressure, and feel a little less alone. Session:August 15, 12:00pm-2:00pm. In this workshop, we will use classic improv warm-ups, ensemble games, character exercises, short scenes, and group reflection to explore comedy, connection, and presence in a grief-aware space. You will not be asked to perform your grief, tell your whole story, or make your pain funny. This is not therapy. It is an improv class designed with care for people who understand loss. We will laugh. We will play. We will probably make strange characters and awkward scenes. We will practice saying yes, making each other look good, listening closely, and finding comedy in human behavior rather than in anyone&rsquo;s pain. This workshop is open to all experience levels. Come as you are. Pass when you need to. Laugh when it happens. Let the room hold both the grief and the ridiculousness of being human. About Chris Williams:I believe stories are one of the quickest ways we remember that we belong to each other. Whether I&rsquo;m producing a live storytelling show, leading a workshop, or helping a team better understand itself, my work is rooted in the same idea: people connect more deeply when they have the space, structure, and invitation to be real with one another. Through Front Porch Sessions LLC, I create storytelling, improv, facilitation, and belonging-centered workshops for organizations, teams, communities, and individuals.&nbsp; My work helps people build trust, strengthen communication, listen with more care, navigate conflict more thoughtfully, and tell clearer, more meaningful stories about who they are and why their work matters. About Kristen Schier:Kristen Schier (she/her) is an actor, improviser, teacher, and clown. She has extensive improv teaching, directing, and performing experience. She holds a BFA in Theater Arts from the University of the Arts where she also taught Acting for Non-Majors, Improvisation for the Actor, and first-year Acting Studio. She has toured all over the country teaching and performing at various festivals such as the Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater, Chicago Improv Festival, Vancouver International Improv Festival, Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam, and more. Kristen is the former Co-Artistic Director of Curious Comedy in Portland Oregon and former Improv Producer at the Philly Improv Theater. She has studied improv at Second City, Magnet Theater, and Annoyance. Kristen has also studied Physical Theater, clown, extensively with Pig Iron Theater company and Movement Theater Studio. About The LanternThe Lantern is a new nonprofit organization born from the belief that no one should have to grieve alone. We are on a mission to embrace and illuminate the full human experience by holding supportive space for life&#39;s joys and sorrows, nourishing deep connections, expanding access to grief and healing, advancing grief literacy across sectors, and reawakening our capacity to grieve and love. You can find us here: <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.thelanternpdx.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.thelanternpdx.org</a>

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Event Description:This is a two-hour improv <a href="https://www.frontporchsessions.com/facilitation-coaching-workshops" target="_blank">workshop</a> for people who have experienced loss and understand what it means to grieve, whether that loss is recent, old, clear, complicated, private, or still unfolding. This is not therapy, and no one will be asked to perform their grief. It is an improv workshop first: we will play games, build scenes, laugh, listen, make each other look good, and remember what it feels like to be surprised in a room full of people.At the same time, the workshop is designed with grief in mind. We will set clear expectations, build safety and trust, take breaks, allow people to pass when needed, and make room for the truth that loss changes how we show up. Through classic improv exercises and grief-aware adaptations, participants will practice presence, flexibility, connection, and play. The goal is not to “move on” or turn pain into comedy. The goal is to create a room where people can laugh without explaining themselves, participate without pressure, and feel a little less alone. Session:August 15, 12:00pm-2:00pm. In this workshop, we will use classic improv warm-ups, ensemble games, character exercises, short scenes, and group reflection to explore comedy, connection, and presence in a grief-aware space. You will not be asked to perform your grief, tell your whole story, or make your pain funny. This is not therapy. It is an improv class designed with care for people who understand loss. We will laugh. We will play. We will probably make strange characters and awkward scenes. We will practice saying yes, making each other look good, listening closely, and finding comedy in human behavior rather than in anyone’s pain. This workshop is open to all experience levels. Come as you are. Pass when you need to. Laugh when it happens. Let the room hold both the grief and the ridiculousness of being human. About Chris Williams:I believe stories are one of the quickest ways we remember that we belong to each other. Whether I’m producing a live storytelling show, leading a workshop, or helping a team better understand itself, my work is rooted in the same idea: people connect more deeply when they have the space, structure, and invitation to be real with one another. Through Front Porch Sessions LLC, I create storytelling, improv, facilitation, and belonging-centered workshops for organizations, teams, communities, and individuals.  My work helps people build trust, strengthen communication, listen with more care, navigate conflict more thoughtfully, and tell clearer, more meaningful stories about who they are and why their work matters. About Kristen Schier:Kristen Schier (she/her) is an actor, improviser, teacher, and clown. She has extensive improv teaching, directing, and performing experience. She holds a BFA in Theater Arts from the University of the Arts where she also taught Acting for Non-Majors, Improvisation for the Actor, and first-year Acting Studio. She has toured all over the country teaching and performing at various festivals such as the Seattle Festival of Improvised Theater, Chicago Improv Festival, Vancouver International Improv Festival, Boom Chicago Comedy Festival in Amsterdam, and more. Kristen is the former Co-Artistic Director of Curious Comedy in Portland Oregon and former Improv Producer at the Philly Improv Theater. She has studied improv at Second City, Magnet Theater, and Annoyance. Kristen has also studied Physical Theater, clown, extensively with Pig Iron Theater company and Movement Theater Studio. About The LanternThe Lantern is a new nonprofit organization born from the belief that no one should have to grieve alone. We are on a mission to embrace and illuminate the full human experience by holding supportive space for life's joys and sorrows, nourishing deep connections, expanding access to grief and healing, advancing grief literacy across sectors, and reawakening our capacity to grieve and love. You can find us here: <a href="http://www.thelanternpdx.org" target="_blank">www.thelanternpdx.org</a>

The Lantern

Improv Workshop: with Chris Williams & Kristen Schier

2828 SE Stephens St

General Admission

$60

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