THE OCTOBER DATES FOR THESE WORKSHOPS ARE NO LONGER VALID. WE’RE PUSHING WILL’S VISIT TO 2025 DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER (HURRICANES IN FLORIDA). STAY TUNED FOR NEW DATES.
Will Luera is a beloved artistic director, improviser, instructor, director who performs and teaches regularly all across North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
We’re hosting Will this October during Hispanic Heritage Month for one-off evening workshops on Thursday, a 10-hour weekend intensive on Sat/Sun, and a free workshop for Latinx improvisers on Sunday evening.
Thursday Evening Workshop (2.5hrs)
Improvised Sitcom
with Will Luera
The workshop focuses on a modified Harold format to help create an improvised television show to your audience. Through a series of exercises, the cast learns how to present Sitcom-esque scenarios and characters and even how to improvise commercials and an opening jingle! First developed in Chicago in the early 90’s by Dan Goldstein, Sitcom came to Boston in 1998 and is now taught around the world by Will Luera.
7-9:30pm on Thursday DATE TBD, (pay what you can $45/55/75)
**OPEN CLASS** This workshop is open to all experience levels.
Weekend Intensive (10 hrs total)
Big Bang Free-Form Improv
Weekend Improv Intensive with Will Luera
This workshop explores the makings of the unique style of Big Bang free-form improvisation. This mindset is built on the concept of “follow the funny” and proposes that every single moment, beat, line and movement in a show can be deconstructed and used to lead you to the next scene. During this exploration and deconstruction of content, a language and pattern are established that help define form where previously there was no form.
10am-12:30pm and 2-4:30pm on Saturday & Sunday, DATES TBD (pay what you can $175/250/350)
**Six months improv experience required (or Hideout graduates of Level 3)
Sunday Evening Workshop (2 hrs)
Hispanic Heritage Workshop *FREE*
with Will Luera
This is a free workshop for Latinx improvisers. Come play
7-9pm on Sunday DATE TBD, (FREE, with the option to donate $0/15/35)
**OPEN CLASS** This workshop is open to all experience levels.
More BIO:
Will Luera is the Director of Improvisation at Florida Studio Theatre, Director of Big Bang Improv, serves as the Artistic Director Emeritus of ImprovBoston. He is the co-creator of Healing Moments for Alzheimer’s, a non-profit organization that provides education, advocacy, and ministry for persons with dementia and their caregivers; a conflict mediator with a focus on EDIA issues in the workplace; and the Simulation Coordinator for Real Academy, who specialize in immersive simulation training for human helpers, offering a profound opportunity to further integrate improvisation into impactful training methodologies. He sits on the boards of CreArte Latino, a Latino-centric cultural community center in the Sarasota area and Miss Sarasota Softball, an organization focused on empowering young women through educational-athletic programs. Will also was a part of the 2022 cohorts of Leadership Sarasota and Art Equity and the 2023 cohort of the Gulf Coast Leadership Institute. Will tours globally as an improv comedy actor, instructor, director and performs and teaches regularly all across North America, South America, Europe and Asia.