Josh Nicols
Improv Utopia West 2024
Josh Nicols presents
Being In Response
Workshop
Performers can be side tracked when they give more focus to the cast of voices in their own head. Whether you're conspiring with The Planner, The Judge, The Self Critic, The Joker, or The Frozen Deer, the result is the same, you're in your head which means you're not performing or listening. Instead, conspire with your scene partner, put that brain power to work in the shared space of the scene with the people actually in the scene and not the distractions in your brain. This class is designed to build strong habits through numerous reps with quick side coaching.
Recommended for: Beginner and Intermediate
About Josh Nicols
Josh Nicols is the Education Director and co-owner of RISE Comedy. Josh has been a professional improv teacher, producer and performer for 20 years. He has studied under instructors from iO West & Chicago, The Annoyance Theater, Groundlings, UCB, and Second City. He has performed and taught all around the country and abroad. Josh was the improv teacher at Mater Dei High School as well as working with Long Beach Poly Highschool, He also served as the Training Center Director at the Westside Comedy Theater, prior to that he was the Artistic Director/ Co-Owner of Spectacles Improv Engine in Fullerton Ca. He created and directed 7 years of The Orange County Improv Festival and is a founder and former director of The Improv Cup. He is a member of the teams Community Theater 3000, Tapestry, Laugh Track and A Bad Play Done Terribly. He has also directed full length improvised plays, which included The Awkward Party, Post Apocalyptic Bunker Comedy and Prentendessee Williams, with the Awkward Party receiving the accolade “Best Play of the Year” from the OC Weekly.
