Storytelling Workshop (6-week series)
with Kristen Drenning
Whether you already love being onstage, or break into a cold sweat every time a group of people turns to look at you— storytelling is a learnable skill. This class is designed for seasoned improvisers, nervous public speakers, people in client-facing jobs, chronic over-explainers, people with incredible lives who don’t know how to talk about them yet, and anyone who secretly worries they’re fundamentally uncharismatic. In other words: everybody.
Students will learn the fundamentals of true personal storytelling: finding stories, building structure, developing emotional stakes, and connecting with an audience. Through supportive workshops and performance practice, you’ll develop your own storytelling process and leave with a fully realized five-minute story ready for the stage.
This class is open to graduates of Level Three and above.
7-9:30pm on Friday June 12 – July 17
Pay what you can $230/$250/$265
at Hideout Campus (7620 Guadalupe St)
Bio:
Kristen Drenning (she/her) is an improviser and storyteller based in Austin, Texas. She has trained locally at The Hideout, Merlin Works, ColdTowne, and Fallout Theater, and completed advanced study programs at the Upright Citizens Brigade, The Groundlings, and Second City Conservatory. Kristen was voted Most Valuable Performer at ColdTowne’s 2024 ColdTony Awards and has earned additional honors for Grounded Character (2023), Absurd Character (2024), Most Supportive Player (2024), and Rookie of the Year (2023). You can often catch her performing with her troupes Hot Mom Highway, Tortoise in a Pram, and After Hours. She has also appeared in numerous ensemble shows, including Blvd. Q, Murder, They Improvised, Into the Metaverse, and The Emma