Improvising the Path Forward

With over thirty years of professional experience as an improv deviser, director, performer, professor, consultant, and author, the improv doctor is ready to work for you.

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What can the Improv Doctor do for you?

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And hear me on Stephen Kadwell’s Improv Autopsy podcast here and here.

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DEVISER / CREATOR

Extensive experience crafting original works in a wide-range of styles and genres: from short-form large-cast competitions, to long-form genre-specific homages, to service-focused and community-building interactive events.

DIRECTOR

Critically-acclaimed career extending over thirty years in community, academic, and professional venues, with scripted and improvisational productions alike routinely pushing the boundaries of live performance.

PERFORMER

Bringing playfulness, abandon, and the professional experience of literally thousands of performances to the stage as an improvisational practitioner in both time-tested franchises and groundbreaking original formats.

PROFESSOR

Award-winning university Professor, teaching a custom-built improvisational curriculum drawing from tried and tested techniques alongside the pedagogies of renowned practitioners such as Spolin, Johnstone, and Boal.

CONSULTANT

Seasoned workshop facilitator, published author, and popular conference presenter, offering skill-focused course sequences, one-off masterclasses, and custom-built corporate experiences designed to bring the tools and joy of improv into your workplace.

Whether you’re interested in producing an existing improvisational work, commissioning or collaborating on a new custom-built show, or looking for training, coaching, or a one-of-a-kind corporate experience, you’ve come to the right place.

Take a look around, imagine the possibilities, and then connect with David Charles, the “Improv Dr,” by clicking here:

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Game Library

“I” is for Index

Current and Upcoming Projects:

Check out the following projects if you’re in the Orlando area.

The 12th installment is coming December 18th!!!

Enjoy our intrepid improv researchers pushing the very limits of comedic play! First, Robby, Ashley, Austin & David reimagine one of your favorite short-form games in an improvisational test of wits and stamina (Research). Then, the veteran improvisers share the stage with their handpicked (and) trained assistants, alongside brave test subject volunteers from the audience, to breathe new life into old classic games and scenes (Development). Come and laugh at the grand experiment that promises bold new ingredients and results every performance.

SAK Comedy Lab’s
Duel of Fools and
King of the Hill

SAK Comedy Lab’s signature short-form competitive shows playing Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm. Teams enter the battlefield but only one will emerge victorious. Check this page for my upcoming performances.

DECEMBER DATES:

Fri, December 5th, 9:00pm
Thurs, December 18th, 7:00pm R&D Show

(Duel of Fools plays at 7:00pm; King of the Hill plays at 9:00pm on weekend nights)

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Keith Johnstone’s
Gorilla Theatre

DIRECTED BY DAVID CHARLES

A mainstay for 10 years on the SAK Comedy Lab stage, Gorilla Theatre pits four improv directors against each other. Who will win over the audience with their theme and take home the coveted Gorilla Trophy?
This show is B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

WE HOPE TO BE BACK SOON!

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Lights Up: The Improvised Rock Opera

CREATED AND DIRECTED
BY DAVID CHARLES

A special long-form offering, Lights Up combines four fearless improv singers with a rocking band and a technical wizard. Together they create a one-of-a-kind rock opera based on your suggestion.

CURRENTLY ON HIATUS

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