Mixed Level Improv Workshop
Schedule
Sat Jan 17 2026 at 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
Squamish United Church | Squamish, BC
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This improv workshop titled 'Don’t panic' is a fun and empowering workshop on commitment to character, environment and the moment, to make you more confident when hitting the stage. By committing to the moment and getting specific with choices, improvisors see how audiences will follow them into more truthful and universally human scenes and stories. Don’t panic! Improv is supposed to be FUN! Lauren McGibbon is an actor, improvisor and instructor based in Vancouver. She was a member of the MainStage Ensemble at Vancouver TheatreSports Improv Centre for twelve years, starting in 2009.
Through the company, she also travelled the globe performing at Festivals including Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Toronto and London, UK. Theatresports also partnered with Princess Cruise Lines to provide entertainment to guests on trips from Alaska to the Caribbean.
Lauren was also an Instructor at the company’s school, Improv Comedy Institute, for five Years.
As a writer, she created several showcase formats, including “O! Canada!”, which was one of the company's most successful summer shows.
Through stand-up comedy, Lauren has appeared at Just For Laughs Northwest and the Yuk Yuk’s Funniest Comic Competition.
Lauren has instructed at Vancouver Film School and currently works as an audition coach and instructor at Tri-Cities Film Studio.
As an actor, her film and television credits include NBC’s ‘Trial & Error’, Netflix's ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’, and the Netflix family series ‘Scaredy Cats’ as the villainous witch Wilma Winkle.
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Where is it happening?
Squamish United Church, Squamish United Church, 38014 4th Ave, Squamish, BC V8B, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: