DELIGHTFUL DILEMMAS: Playing With Comedic Tension In Improv Scenes
an online class series
Mondays 6:30-8 pm EST May 4, 11, and 18, 2026 OR
Tuesdays 6:30-8 pm EST May 12, 26 and June 2, 2026
$25/class
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This series will focus on having fun with tension between characters in improv scenes. Tension and discomfort is the gateway to comedy, and we create it in real time by leaning into it. We can have fun playing characters with blind spots, stubborn opinions and selfish wants whose choices generate tensions with other characters and explore the dilemmas that develop as a result. This is an exercise in creative expansion that strengthens our capacity to tolerate uncertainty, discover themes within and between scenes, and follow the fun wherever it goes - to which we contribute but do not control. The warm-up exercises and games will generate warmth and a strong spirit of support within the group, and the overall experience is a genuine delight while exploring human dilemmas.

Instructor: Jude Treder-Wolff

In-Person classes
The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St, Port Jefferson, NY
Sundays 4:15-5:30 pm
May 17, 2026
$45/class REGISTER
This class is designed for anyone who wants to try improv, from absolute beginners to more advanced participants who want to renew the foundational skills of improv, revisit some familiar games and learn new ones. It is an opportunity to experience the creativity boost, sense of possibility and joy that arises from these experiences. We will focus on the basics, which generate creative energy, radical encouragement and support within the group, and more laughs that you can possibly predict. It’s comedy that we make ourselves, and reap the benefits in feeling inspired and uplifted. Join us!

ACTING IN-TO A NEW WAY OF THINKING:
Applying Improv To Therapeutic Goals

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 7-9 pm
750 7th Avenue Suite 405 New York, NY
$65
This workshop is an introduction to the therapeutic elements of improv games and exercises. Research shows that calibrated creative and emotional risks expand the capacity to tolerate uncertainty and the unfamiliar. The therapeutic process involves engaging with the unknown, and strengthening resilience for navigating what we cannot predict about what is emerging through the change process. The improv exercises in this workshop are designed to cultivate uncertainty tolerance, tap spontaneity, and deepen understanding of how experiences like this translate to skills and strengths that promote therapeutic change and growth process.  READ MORE OR REGISTER