Improvising the Path Forward
With over thirty years of professional experience as an improv deviser, director, performer, professor, and consultant, the improv doctor is ready to work for you.
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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.
Critically-acclaimed career extending nearly thirty years in community, academic, and professional venues, with scripted and improvisational productions alike routinely pushing the boundaries of live performance.
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.
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.
Seasoned workshop facilitator, published author, and 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.
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Current and Upcoming Projects:
Check out the following projects if you’re in the Orlando area.
An Improv Revue
CREATED AND DIRECTED
BY DAVID CHARLES
Debuted in July at the Sarasota Improv Festival
Now taking bookings for your special event or corporate party!
SAK Comedy Lab’s
Duel of Fools
SAK Comedy Lab’s signature short-form competitive show playing Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm. Two teams enter the battlefield but only one will emerge victorious. Check this page for my upcoming performances.
APRIL DATES:
Fri, April 5th, 7:00 and 9:00pm
(ORANGE STREET HOME)
Fri, April 12th, 7:00 and 9:00pm
(ORANGE STREET HOME)
Fri, April 19th, 7:00 and 9:00pm
(CANCELED)
Additional days this month TBA
(Duel of Fools plays at 7:00pm; King of the Hill plays at 9:00pm
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!
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.
JUST PLAYED AT ORLANDO’S FESTN4 IN JANUARY!
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