Lifestage, Inc

Playing With Relationships In Improv Scenes, 4-week series starts Wed April 7, 6-7:30 pm EST. This class will focus on relationship as the grounding and driving force in improv scenes that are compelling, dynamic and intensely watchable. Through learning the skills to connect with other players in ways that generate what will appear to be organic relationships between the characters, we become more emotionally intelligent, effective communicators, more courageous in our willingness to explore all sides of human experience and grow in creative confidence. www.lifestage.me/improvisation

Storyteller, improviser, and cartoonist Anoush Froundjian performs her solo show "One Woman, Under Brow" on Thursday April 8, live-streaming at 7:30 pm EST, part of our weekly Totally True Things: A Socially Conscious Storytelling Show. This show is comedic, poignant, candid storytelling about what it was like to growing up Armenian, and the experience of a true cultural divide, Reverend Julie Hoplamazian, an Episcopal priest and justice advocate who shares Anoush's Armenian heritage, joins us for a post-show discussion. Tickets are $12. Social workers can earn 1.5 contact hours of CE. The ticketing link is in the comments.

Totally True Things: A Socially Conscious Storytelling Show presents "One Woman, Under Brow" Thursday April 8, livestreaming at 7:30 pm EST to the best seat in your house. Written & performed by Anoush Froundjian this show is comedic, poignant, candid storytelling about growing up Armenian and what it is like to live with a true cultural divide. Reverend Julie Hoplamazian - an Episcopal priest and justice advocate who shares Anoush's Armenian heritage - will join us for a post-show discussion. Tickets: $12 (link is in comments) NYS Social workers can get 1.5 contact hours of CE.

After over a year the Performing Arts Studio in beautiful Port Jefferson still has our (mostly) TRUE THINGS poster in the window. It’s a sign! Literally. It’s a sign AND maybe a hopeful one that we will do live shows here again when it’s ok to do them! #storytelling

Join Dr Mary Tyszkiewicz and Jude Treder-Wolff for this workshop that applies research into how people respond to unpredictable high-stress, high-stakes situations in ways that are effective and solve problems together, using improv to teach the concepts and abilities. The link to read more or register is on our website in the bio. NYS Social workers can earn 3 contact hours of Continuing Ed.

Friday April 9, 2021 1:30-4:30 pm EST HEROIC IMPROV: Small Group Abilities For Resilience in Times Of Crisis. (3 contact hours of CE for NYS Social Workers). Whether it is decision-making for a family member who is ill, parenting in a pandemic, unexpected crises popping up at work or any other situation that is both high-stakes and high-stress, people need the capacity to think and act effectively in a crisis. This training is a collaboration with Dr. Mary Tyszkiewicz (Dr. T...) whose research into how people navigate "no-notice" events - like natural disasters or school shootings - led to some profound conclusions about effective responses in high-stress situations. Heroic Improv, uses the principles and practices of improvisation to strengthen readiness to respond in situations of uncertainty and tension, in a process that is deeply empowering and useful for work with clients. The registration link is in the comments. See more