OH, LOOK! HERE COMES THE MILDEST MAN IMAGINABLE.

Paulette stumbles into a room full of the most strangers he's ever seen, and he doesn't know whether to panic or mingle—so he does both. Sporting a brown sweater and a hot-off-the-fist black eye, he dares to address the room armed with nothing but an arsenal of pleasantries and a monumental fear of rejection.

Hot off of sold out shows in New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, certified clown Daniel Maseda brings well-mannered idiot Paulette to Toronto for the very first time with this fan-favorite show that never plays out the same way twice. A good night for anyone who wants to scream at a polite person.

Fringie Award (Clown), Philly Fringe 2025

Pick of the Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (Mervyn Stutter)

Best of the Fringe, District Fringe 2025 (DC Theater Arts)

★★★★½ "Utterly ridiculous...brilliantly performed...laugh-out-loud delirium." (DC Theater Arts)

★★★★ "For this hour, just say yes to the madness." (The Comic's Comic)

7:15pm doors / 7:30pm show

$20 advance / $25 day of, notaflof

A red-hot sketch comedy show the some of the best Toronto comedians — featuring performers from at Second City, CBC, and Just for Laughs.

Come watch as some of Toronto's best sketch comedians take to the stage for the very first, red hot sketch comedy show of it's kind!

That's right, on Saturday, March 14 at 9:30 p.m., MILF Duds (Bridget Cann, Tony Kim, Christopher Middleton) will showcase their fast, physical comedy style that mixes silly and sophisticated.

There will be drama 🎭

There will be laughs 🤣

There will be studs 💪

They'll be joined by Legally Brown (Saba Akhtar, Yazmin Butcher, Jacqueline Ashton, and Kirthiga Rajanayagam) right off their run at this year's Toronto SketchFest.

Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door, so book early if you can't take the heat ❤️‍🔥

So come on down to Sweet Action Theatre on the corner of Ossington and Queen for an unforgettable night of raucous comedy.

Want to be a beautiful idiot? Let’s get some reps in.

This workshop builds on clowning fundamentals to explore how we can turn an empty stage into a place of confident action, where we make people laugh from their bellies, even (and especially) when we have no idea what we’re doing there. We’ll set aside our improv expectations around scene work, clever lines, and the fourth wall and instead go searching for what makes each of us organically ridiculous. Most importantly, we’ll sharpen our sensitivity to the audience while we embolden ourselves to take risks in even the iciest of performing environments. Expect trial and error and trial and error and trial and error.

Some clown or improv experience is recommended. Participants will be given on-the-fly feedback throughout the workshop, while also being asked to work quickly and embrace moments of uncertainty—so the more ready you are to dive in, the more we can play, fail, and discover together as a group.

About the instructor: Daniel Maseda (he/him) is a performer from Washington, DC who makes ridiculous work. He is currently touring his solo performance “BE GOOD!” WITH PAULETTE, which played at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe (★★★★, Pick of the Fringe) and was awarded the inaugural Fringie for best Clown performance at the 2025 Philadelphia Fringe. As well as performing, Daniel teaches workshops on clown, improvisation, and devising. He is a graduate of École Philippe Gaulier.

Sunday March 15th 2026, 10am-4pm at Sweet Action Theatre

$100 CAD early bird (thru March 7th) // $150 CAD standard

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Embody the richness and complexity at the heart of your story.

Mondays, 6 – 9PM | Feb 2nd – March 16th, 2026 (no class Family Day, Feb 16th)

Showcase Show, Monday March 23rd, 7PM

$𝟯𝟯𝟵 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝘀𝘁, then $395 (Includes HST)

All Classes at Sweet Action Theatre Company (180 Shaw St.)

BUY CLASS HERE: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/XCZJWTE6NQY4S
Visit https://www.jamesgangl.com/pagetostage for class synopsis and for future classes.

Professor Eff’s Clown Drop-In

Curious about your inner Idiot? Suspicious you may have a secret predilection for stupidity? Come explore your propensity for the absurd through a guided tour of the ridiculous led by Clown Master Professor Eff.

This pay-what-you-can workshop series seeks to introduce Professor Eff’s structured chaos and slightly punk informed take on one of humanities greatest shared ancestors: the Clown. They will live forever, and everywhere to throw mud in the eye of reality.

While allowing impulse and play to inform our comedic explorations, Professor Eff also highlights the importance of structure, craft and a deeper consideration of the humour we develop. Let’s get smart about being Stupid. Professor Eff is sorry if all these big words are upsetting but he is a Professor and they do tend to be pedantic.

For any and all experience levels.

Professor Eff is a manifestation of Jesse Buck a 35 year veteran of the stage, 25 of those years as a Professional Clown. A prolific DIY theatre artist, he has created dozens of productions. He has won awards and toured the world with his own work as well as spending five years with Cirque du Soliel over four productions. He is a student of Philippe Gaulier and multiple international artists from a broad range of disciplines. It is this diversity of training and abundance of experience that makes Professor Eff’s Class unique, and as much an intellectual journey as a physical one.

PWYC suggested $20

RIFF REPS: A Practice In Contemporary Clowning

One performer. One audience. One goal: make us laugh.

This class is about getting on your feet and doing the thing.

No red nose required. The mask is already there—it’s you. Your instincts, timing, habits, impulses, charm, awkwardness, confidence, doubt. All of it.

Clown isn’t about jokes or punchlines. It’s about being real in front of people, listening to the audience, and responding honestly in the moment. Sometimes that response gets a big laugh. Sometimes it doesn’t. Both are useful.

In this drop-in, Chase throws you into games and improvs that force you to play, riff, and adjust in real time. When something works, we slow down and look at why. When it doesn’t, you learn how to change course instead of pushing harder.

You’ll practice chasing the laugh—and just as importantly, learning what to do when it doesn’t come.

What’s Your Funny?

Everyone has something that makes them uniquely funny. The audience will tell you.

The work is standing in front of them, trying things, missing, missing again—and then landing something that only you could land.

Whether you’re brand new to clown or already performing, this class gives you real reps in front of an audience, with live direction from Chase Jeffels to help you identify what’s working and do more of it.

Who This Is For

This drop-in is for people who want to:

• Try a new approach to comedy, performing, and writing

• Add specificity and individuality to their improv

• Be more spontaneous on stage or on camera

• Build confidence by doing, not overthinking

• Discover what actually works for them

• Get more comfortable failing in front of people

In my stand-up sets after the workshop, I’ve noticed that I feel more playful and comfortable on stage. I trust myself more to be funny without planning or material, and I feel much more tapped into my creative instincts.

— Bita Joudaki, Comedian & TV Writer (JFL Toronto, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Children Ruin Everything) · Goofing Workshop

You feel like an idiot and it’s super vulnerable, but also funny. The audience lets you know pretty quickly what they like and don’t like, and Chase does a great job of summing it up at the end so you walk away with genuinely useful information, even while kind of feeling insane. It’s enlivening and worth it, especially if practicing failure is useful to you. For me, it is.

— Rakhee Morzaria, Actor, Comedian & Writer (Run the Burbs, What We Do in the Shadows, Mr. D, Second City) · Riff Reps

He’s a warm, sensitive, and rigorous teacher who cares deeply not only about his students’ learning journeys, but about the state of clown pedagogy itself. He’s constantly experimenting with new exercises, innovating within the form and pushing it beyond a strictly clown-centric box, opening the work to new expressive comedic forms. He’s simply one of the best clown teachers and performers in the city. Highly recommend watching him perform and taking his classes.

— Adam Paolozza, Actor, Director, Teacher & Artistic Director, Bad New Days Theatre

What I love most about Chase’s approach is that he encourages you to find what works for you. He’s deeply empathetic and clearly cares about every person in the room, while also bringing a level of organization and consistency that’s rare. I don’t think I could have found a better teacher than Chase to dive into the clown world. Through the work, I’m slowly finding the confidence to be weird on stage.

— Ankur Kaushal, Performer, Goofing Student

With warmth, care, and real skill, Chase creates a welcoming and stimulating space to explore beyond our habits and reconnect with spontaneity. It feels less like an invitation and more like a permission to be. The workshop supported me in finding my way back to a childlike, playful exploration, allowing me to take risks with spontaneity and with others.

— Isabelle Meline, Gestalt Therapist & Workshop Participant

Class Details

Time: 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Length: 2.5 hours
Fee: $30 + HST = $33.90

I’ve had to turn people away at the door. Registration helps make sure everyone gets time in the room.

Max participants is 12 people

To secure your spot, register and send an e-transfer to:
jeffels.chase@gmail.com
Include your name and the date of the drop-in in the transfer notes.

About Chase: 

Chase Jeffels is an actor, comedian, and teacher whose work bridges clown, improv, and the art of playful failure. He is a graduate of École Jacques Lecoq and the Laboratoire d'Étude du Mouvement (Laboratory of Movement Study) in Paris, France, and trained under renowned clown master Philippe Gaulier (teacher of Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, and Emma Thompson). Gaulier once said of Chase’s work (imagine it in a thick French accent):

“I do not like very much Canada, but I like what you do.”

Chase has also studied with a host of notable teachers in clown, bouffon, and idiot work, including Aitor Basauri, John Gilkey, Chad Damiani, Kevin Krieger, Deanna Fleysher, Jaime Mears, Ken Hall, Isaac Kessler, and Gordon Neill. He is a graduate of the George Brown Theatre School classical conservatory program.

As a performer, Chase’s work spans film, television, and theatre. He is a member of the improv and sketch collective $20 Sandwich, where he performs UCB-style longform improv infused with his own clown sensibility — bringing a spirit of risk, play, and discovery to structured comedic form.

He is also one half of West 2 West, a duo known for their innovative blend of clown sketch and clown improv, merging physical comedy, audience connection, and absurd play.

In his solo work, Chase continues to push the boundaries of comedy through Goofing — a punk-inspired mix of clown, riffing, and improvisation that explores connection, risk, and laughter through failure. His work merges improv, sketch, and clown to create performances that are as vulnerable as they are hilarious, uniting mainstream comedy with the spirit of live play.

PWYC

"[]" - Roger Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times

"Never has chaos looked so good." - Morgan Joy, “Peggy’s Place,” “the Sweet and Sultry Burlesque”

"(a) Toronto icon." - Adam Mohammand, the Flop Shop

“[She has an] innate sense of balance” Joseph Swanek, Guelph School of Art

“Stunning” - Randall Willis, “So, What’s Your Story?”

What is(n’t) it about? (While) definitely her, it could very well be (about) Jennything.

Developed initially as an experiment in taking the explicit instructions in the band Pulp’s lyrics verbatim, self-expl(or/an)atory (incid/ev)ent(ertainment) ([industr/historian]ian) Jenna Shows once again takes to the Sweet Action stage for an evening of music, mystery, and mayhem. Incorporating audience feedback from its previous presentation Jenna invites you to find out just how differently she can perform (some of) the same songs (and dances). 

In its first iteration as the solo show that she has been working on (mostly virtually through her Instagram persona @jennythingshows) for almost eight years solid, Jenna invited Sweet Action owner and proprietor, and multi-award winning clown (father) Gordon Neill to “live-direct” this ongoing work-in-progress. In October she passed the reins to Cirque du Soleil alum Jesse Buck (aka: Professor Eff). In December, Ken Hall.

(Witness) the walking jukebox musical and shame(ful)/less) Anglophiliac Jenna Show(s) (and tells?) clown-based solo improv [that] playfully delves into the intricacies of late-diagnosed neurodivergence. Through elaborate musical numbers (gone awry), Leqoc-inspired neutral mask (meditations in motion), (rambling) monologues that expose her (lack of) executive functioning, Jenna invites the audience into her playful world of chaotic awkwardness all in the service of basic human presence.

Come join in the pro(c/gr)ess: maybe you’ll want to direct her (one day) too/and see how it unfolds right before, and because of your very eyes.

A trad wife by trad(e) in her leisure (time/dreams) you may find her at home ironing her underwear.

DISCLAIMER: this show *may* (or may) [not] (end up) be(ing) a comedy, (but you will) laugh.

You bear witness. They bare their souls.

Professor Eff’s Clown Drop-In

Curious about your inner Idiot? Suspicious you may have a secret predilection for stupidity? Come explore your propensity for the absurd through a guided tour of the ridiculous led by Clown Master Professor Eff.

This pay-what-you-can workshop series seeks to introduce Professor Eff’s structured chaos and slightly punk informed take on one of humanities greatest shared ancestors: the Clown. They will live forever, and everywhere to throw mud in the eye of reality.

While allowing impulse and play to inform our comedic explorations, Professor Eff also highlights the importance of structure, craft and a deeper consideration of the humour we develop. Let’s get smart about being Stupid. Professor Eff is sorry if all these big words are upsetting but he is a Professor and they do tend to be pedantic.

For any and all experience levels.

Professor Eff is a manifestation of Jesse Buck a 35 year veteran of the stage, 25 of those years as a Professional Clown. A prolific DIY theatre artist, he has created dozens of productions. He has won awards and toured the world with his own work as well as spending five years with Cirque du Soliel over four productions. He is a student of Philippe Gaulier and multiple international artists from a broad range of disciplines. It is this diversity of training and abundance of experience that makes Professor Eff’s Class unique, and as much an intellectual journey as a physical one.

PWYC suggested $20

RIFF REPS: A Practice In Contemporary Clowning

One performer. One audience. One goal: make us laugh.

This class is about getting on your feet and doing the thing.

No red nose required. The mask is already there—it’s you. Your instincts, timing, habits, impulses, charm, awkwardness, confidence, doubt. All of it.

Clown isn’t about jokes or punchlines. It’s about being real in front of people, listening to the audience, and responding honestly in the moment. Sometimes that response gets a big laugh. Sometimes it doesn’t. Both are useful.

In this drop-in, Chase throws you into games and improvs that force you to play, riff, and adjust in real time. When something works, we slow down and look at why. When it doesn’t, you learn how to change course instead of pushing harder.

You’ll practice chasing the laugh—and just as importantly, learning what to do when it doesn’t come.

What’s Your Funny?

Everyone has something that makes them uniquely funny. The audience will tell you.

The work is standing in front of them, trying things, missing, missing again—and then landing something that only you could land.

Whether you’re brand new to clown or already performing, this class gives you real reps in front of an audience, with live direction from Chase Jeffels to help you identify what’s working and do more of it.

Who This Is For

This drop-in is for people who want to:

• Try a new approach to comedy, performing, and writing

• Add specificity and individuality to their improv

• Be more spontaneous on stage or on camera

• Build confidence by doing, not overthinking

• Discover what actually works for them

• Get more comfortable failing in front of people

In my stand-up sets after the workshop, I’ve noticed that I feel more playful and comfortable on stage. I trust myself more to be funny without planning or material, and I feel much more tapped into my creative instincts.

— Bita Joudaki, Comedian & TV Writer (JFL Toronto, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Children Ruin Everything) · Goofing Workshop

You feel like an idiot and it’s super vulnerable, but also funny. The audience lets you know pretty quickly what they like and don’t like, and Chase does a great job of summing it up at the end so you walk away with genuinely useful information, even while kind of feeling insane. It’s enlivening and worth it, especially if practicing failure is useful to you. For me, it is.

— Rakhee Morzaria, Actor, Comedian & Writer (Run the Burbs, What We Do in the Shadows, Mr. D, Second City) · Riff Reps

He’s a warm, sensitive, and rigorous teacher who cares deeply not only about his students’ learning journeys, but about the state of clown pedagogy itself. He’s constantly experimenting with new exercises, innovating within the form and pushing it beyond a strictly clown-centric box, opening the work to new expressive comedic forms. He’s simply one of the best clown teachers and performers in the city. Highly recommend watching him perform and taking his classes.

— Adam Paolozza, Actor, Director, Teacher & Artistic Director, Bad New Days Theatre

What I love most about Chase’s approach is that he encourages you to find what works for you. He’s deeply empathetic and clearly cares about every person in the room, while also bringing a level of organization and consistency that’s rare. I don’t think I could have found a better teacher than Chase to dive into the clown world. Through the work, I’m slowly finding the confidence to be weird on stage.

— Ankur Kaushal, Performer, Goofing Student

With warmth, care, and real skill, Chase creates a welcoming and stimulating space to explore beyond our habits and reconnect with spontaneity. It feels less like an invitation and more like a permission to be. The workshop supported me in finding my way back to a childlike, playful exploration, allowing me to take risks with spontaneity and with others.

— Isabelle Meline, Gestalt Therapist & Workshop Participant

Class Details

Time: 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Length: 2.5 hours
Fee: $30 + HST = $33.90

I’ve had to turn people away at the door. Registration helps make sure everyone gets time in the room.

Max participants is 12 people

To secure your spot, register and send an e-transfer to:
jeffels.chase@gmail.com
Include your name and the date of the drop-in in the transfer notes.

About Chase: 

Chase Jeffels is an actor, comedian, and teacher whose work bridges clown, improv, and the art of playful failure. He is a graduate of École Jacques Lecoq and the Laboratoire d'Étude du Mouvement (Laboratory of Movement Study) in Paris, France, and trained under renowned clown master Philippe Gaulier (teacher of Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, and Emma Thompson). Gaulier once said of Chase’s work (imagine it in a thick French accent):

“I do not like very much Canada, but I like what you do.”

Chase has also studied with a host of notable teachers in clown, bouffon, and idiot work, including Aitor Basauri, John Gilkey, Chad Damiani, Kevin Krieger, Deanna Fleysher, Jaime Mears, Ken Hall, Isaac Kessler, and Gordon Neill. He is a graduate of the George Brown Theatre School classical conservatory program.

As a performer, Chase’s work spans film, television, and theatre. He is a member of the improv and sketch collective $20 Sandwich, where he performs UCB-style longform improv infused with his own clown sensibility — bringing a spirit of risk, play, and discovery to structured comedic form.

He is also one half of West 2 West, a duo known for their innovative blend of clown sketch and clown improv, merging physical comedy, audience connection, and absurd play.

In his solo work, Chase continues to push the boundaries of comedy through Goofing — a punk-inspired mix of clown, riffing, and improvisation that explores connection, risk, and laughter through failure. His work merges improv, sketch, and clown to create performances that are as vulnerable as they are hilarious, uniting mainstream comedy with the spirit of live play.

Get ready for drama, laughs, and wild characters at Not Here To Make Friends – the ultimate reality tv birthday bash!

Not Here To Make Friends (a reality birthday show)

Jenny is turning 42, and what better way to celebrate than hosting her very own reality tv show! A cast of characters have signed up to compete for the ultimate prize: Jenny's hand in marriage (and some actual prizes).

Following the show there will be cake, chips, and dancing. Bring pals, lovers, a few single hotties who want to date Jenny, and get ready for a fun night of stupid laughs.

Making friends is optional, but having a blast is mandatory!

Doors at 7:15, Show at 7:30
No gifts!
19+

Page to Stage: Storytelling & Structure

Pulitzer Prize winning author Frank McCourt said, “Everyone has a story to tell. All you have to do is write it.” Sounds easy enough, but with a lifetime full of stories, how do you know where to start? This class is that start!

Each week, you’ll use writing exercises to generate material inspired by your own lived experience and get feedback in real-time. You’ll practice listening to your unique artistic voice, giving it structure, and translating it into a dynamic performance piece. This class takes you from sitting in front of a blank page to standing in front of an audience, performing a fully realized performance piece inspired by your life.

All are welcome, no experience necessary.

What You’ll Learn

• How to generate ideas.

• How to structure a story.

• How to get to the heart of what your story is about.

• How to find the FUN! What You’ll Get

• An intimate setting, classes are capped at 12

• Six, 3-hour classes

• A performance piece of your own creation

• A showcase performance featuring your work.

When?

• CLASSES: Mondays, 6 – 9PM | March 30th – May 4th, 2026

• SHOWCASE: Monday May 11th, 7PM

Where?

• The Sweet Action Theatre Company 180 Shaw Street, Unit 106

Cancellation & Refunds: Because class sizes are limited, your registration reserves a dedicated spot just for you. If your plans change, we’re happy to offer a refund (less a $100 administrative fee) when we receive at least 7 days’ written notice before the first class. Notice can be give via the contact us page at www.jamesgangl.com Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer refunds for cancellations made within 7 days of the start date.

Professor Eff’s Clown Drop-In

Curious about your inner Idiot? Suspicious you may have a secret predilection for stupidity? Come explore your propensity for the absurd through a guided tour of the ridiculous led by Clown Master Professor Eff.

This pay-what-you-can workshop series seeks to introduce Professor Eff’s structured chaos and slightly punk informed take on one of humanities greatest shared ancestors: the Clown. They will live forever, and everywhere to throw mud in the eye of reality.

While allowing impulse and play to inform our comedic explorations, Professor Eff also highlights the importance of structure, craft and a deeper consideration of the humour we develop. Let’s get smart about being Stupid. Professor Eff is sorry if all these big words are upsetting but he is a Professor and they do tend to be pedantic.

For any and all experience levels.

Professor Eff is a manifestation of Jesse Buck a 35 year veteran of the stage, 25 of those years as a Professional Clown. A prolific DIY theatre artist, he has created dozens of productions. He has won awards and toured the world with his own work as well as spending five years with Cirque du Soliel over four productions. He is a student of Philippe Gaulier and multiple international artists from a broad range of disciplines. It is this diversity of training and abundance of experience that makes Professor Eff’s Class unique, and as much an intellectual journey as a physical one.

PWYC suggested $20

Toronto's alternative comedy cabaret, featuring clowns, sketch, improv, and other variety acts.

Funny Bone features clown, sketch, stand-up, music, burlesque, and a variety of other acts. Each month features a fresh lineup of the city's funniest performers.

Lineup Announcement Coming Soon!

Stick around after the show for Open Stage, a free open-mic for all types of comedy acts!

Sweet Action Theatre is located at 180 Shaw Street in Toronto, unit 106. The theatre is located in Youngplace, a fully accessible hub for all genres and mediums of art. Information about Sweet Action can be found here.

Want to perform on a future Funny Bone show? Visit iclown.ca to register your interest.

Open Stage Night is Here!

Free, no tickets.

Join us for an evening of laughter, creativity, and surprise at the Open Stage Night! It’s like an open mic for comics, just instead of a microphone we’re opening up the entire stage for ridiculousness to occur. Whether you're a seasoned performer or a curious newcomer, this is your chance to step into the spotlight and share your silliest, most whimsical acts. From playful antics to heartwarming stories, clown, bouffon, improv, and all other performance artists, we want to see what you're working on!

Up to 10 minutes of stage time for each performer. List will be posted at 9:00 pm, show starts at 9:15pm.

Not just for performers! Come out to watch the show, see some fresh acts, and laugh at the hilarity that will ensue. Ridiculousness is almost guaranteed to occur!

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."  —  Sanford Meisner

Whether you’re an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser! Most acting methods aren't geared toward writing and dramaturgy as well, but as improvisers it's all on us. We'll be learning to recognize and play with the tenets of Viewpoints for organic content creation via the wisdom of both Mindfulness and the Meisner acting technique.

Registration is open to performers from both acting and improv backgrounds. You will get the most out of this course if you have an existing level of comfort onstage and are prepared to be present and focused while in class. 


“Oliver’s course is one of the most rich and rewarding programs I have taken. From start to finish, you learn practical ways to improvise organically and stay out of your head. I found that the exercises are amazing tools to bring authentic parts of myself into my scenes, which is an incredible and liberating feeling.   ”
— Luke Hayes

“Even after one class performance, I can see improvement. Bringing in more depth and variety into my performance and not having it come from a place of invention is huge.”
— Chris Nyugen

“Oliver is an amazing teacher who puts support and joy at the center of his teaching. Oliver’s class is a refreshing take that brings back the magic of theater onto the stage, inviting every performer to surprise themselves first, so that we can carry that joy of play throughout our scenes effortlessly. I wholeheartedly recommend taking Oliver’s classes for everyone who wants to carry their theater inspiration to louder and brighter limits.”
— Fatma Ozbek

“Oliver created a safe and supportive space to be silly, connect with my classmates, and experiment. He reduced big concepts into bite sized chunks that made it easier for me to grasp and use right away in my scenes.”
— Damian Waithe

“Oliver is a fantastic and dedicated teacher, performer and person, and I would highly recommend this class to any performer.”
— Allison Mah

CLASS DETAILS
Course Dates: April 4 - May 9, 2026
Day & Time: Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Tuition: $250 + HST

About Oliver:

Oliver Georgiou is passionate about unscripted theatre and the cross-section that exists between acting and improvisation. He runs SODA Impro through which he produces Played Out, a three-act unscripted play with an emphasis on emotionally grounded, character-driven scenes. He is also one-half of Jan & George with Reid Janisse. Specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles have included: Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor Improviser; Make it Meaningful; Stanislavski and Scene Dynamics; Impulse, Insight, and Emotion; The Game In Narrative; and Intro to Viewpoints for Improvisation. He's the regular coach for Duck Confetti, and an occasional guest coach for HinProv and other troupes around Toronto. This past year he was a featured guest instructor at the Dramatic Improv Festival in Chicago, Le Grand Yes And in Montreal, and the Snow Day Improv Marathon in Detroit. This year he's delighted to be teaching at Camp Improv Utopia East.

The award-winning Vampire Zombies... From Space! just completed a limited theatre run in cities across North America and will be available for streaming later this year. He's delighted to have worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver returns to Detroit biannually for the Snow Day Improvised Marathon for local cancer charities and the Detroit Improv Festival. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found sporting a horrible pseudo-Irish accent in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."  —  Sanford Meisner

Whether you’re an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser! Most acting methods aren't geared toward writing and dramaturgy as well, but as improvisers it's all on us. We'll be learning to recognize and play with the tenets of Viewpoints for organic content creation via the wisdom of both Mindfulness and the Meisner acting technique.

Registration is open to performers from both acting and improv backgrounds. You will get the most out of this course if you have an existing level of comfort onstage and are prepared to be present and focused while in class. 


“Oliver’s course is one of the most rich and rewarding programs I have taken. From start to finish, you learn practical ways to improvise organically and stay out of your head. I found that the exercises are amazing tools to bring authentic parts of myself into my scenes, which is an incredible and liberating feeling.   ”
— Luke Hayes

“Even after one class performance, I can see improvement. Bringing in more depth and variety into my performance and not having it come from a place of invention is huge.”
— Chris Nyugen

“Oliver is an amazing teacher who puts support and joy at the center of his teaching. Oliver’s class is a refreshing take that brings back the magic of theater onto the stage, inviting every performer to surprise themselves first, so that we can carry that joy of play throughout our scenes effortlessly. I wholeheartedly recommend taking Oliver’s classes for everyone who wants to carry their theater inspiration to louder and brighter limits.”
— Fatma Ozbek

“Oliver created a safe and supportive space to be silly, connect with my classmates, and experiment. He reduced big concepts into bite sized chunks that made it easier for me to grasp and use right away in my scenes.”
— Damian Waithe

“Oliver is a fantastic and dedicated teacher, performer and person, and I would highly recommend this class to any performer.”
— Allison Mah

CLASS DETAILS
Course Dates: April 4 - May 9, 2026
Day & Time: Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Tuition: $250 + HST

About Oliver:

Oliver Georgiou is passionate about unscripted theatre and the cross-section that exists between acting and improvisation. He runs SODA Impro through which he produces Played Out, a three-act unscripted play with an emphasis on emotionally grounded, character-driven scenes. He is also one-half of Jan & George with Reid Janisse. Specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles have included: Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor Improviser; Make it Meaningful; Stanislavski and Scene Dynamics; Impulse, Insight, and Emotion; The Game In Narrative; and Intro to Viewpoints for Improvisation. He's the regular coach for Duck Confetti, and an occasional guest coach for HinProv and other troupes around Toronto. This past year he was a featured guest instructor at the Dramatic Improv Festival in Chicago, Le Grand Yes And in Montreal, and the Snow Day Improv Marathon in Detroit. This year he's delighted to be teaching at Camp Improv Utopia East.

The award-winning Vampire Zombies... From Space! just completed a limited theatre run in cities across North America and will be available for streaming later this year. He's delighted to have worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver returns to Detroit biannually for the Snow Day Improvised Marathon for local cancer charities and the Detroit Improv Festival. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found sporting a horrible pseudo-Irish accent in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.

A one-woman show about becoming. And being unbecoming. Chela Davison dishes the dirt about a life filled with ideas, jokes, sex, drugs, travel, hairdressing, dating, marriage, kids, coaching and relentless personal growth. Shaking her fist at the excruciating and unwinnable game of “having it all” and “being somebody”, this is for anyone – particularly any woman – who’s been told they’re “a little bit much”. Directed and Dramaturged by TJ Dawe. Mature language & Content. 14+

April 11, 2026

Doors Open at 7:00 pm.
Show Starts at 7:30 pm.

A one-woman show about becoming. And being unbecoming. Chela Davison dishes the dirt about a life filled with ideas, jokes, sex, drugs, travel, hairdressing, dating, marriage, kids, coaching and relentless personal growth. Shaking her fist at the excruciating and unwinnable game of “having it all” and “being somebody”, this is for anyone – particularly any woman – who’s been told they’re “a little bit much”. Directed and Dramaturged by TJ Dawe. Mature language & Content. 14+

April 11, 2026

Doors Open at 9:00 pm.
Show Starts at 9:30 pm.

Is he Right? Is she Wrong? You be the Judge!

Who needs to heal more from patriarchal bullshit? Him? or Her?

One night! Three Epic Battles:

I swear: the lies we tell in the name of love

If you really loved me...

How the Patriarchy effed me!

Two perspectives, two stories, one winner

You be the judge!

We've been fighting it out for centuriues. Now we'll settle the score.

As a couple couples therapist, I’ve seen it all. The quiet rage seethed between slow spoken words. The chastising parent tactic. The full-on name-calling, dirty fighters. The shamers and the blamers. The collapsers and the crumblers. and the worst: the theraperizers: therapizing their partrners into submission :)

And I think I’ve been all of them at different points in my life - yeah, I'm human

What are we really fighting for?

6 story tellers plus one fantastic host takes you on a journey through the epic fights we have in the name of love!

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."  —  Sanford Meisner

Whether you’re an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser! Most acting methods aren't geared toward writing and dramaturgy as well, but as improvisers it's all on us. We'll be learning to recognize and play with the tenets of Viewpoints for organic content creation via the wisdom of both Mindfulness and the Meisner acting technique.

Registration is open to performers from both acting and improv backgrounds. You will get the most out of this course if you have an existing level of comfort onstage and are prepared to be present and focused while in class. 


“Oliver’s course is one of the most rich and rewarding programs I have taken. From start to finish, you learn practical ways to improvise organically and stay out of your head. I found that the exercises are amazing tools to bring authentic parts of myself into my scenes, which is an incredible and liberating feeling.   ”
— Luke Hayes

“Even after one class performance, I can see improvement. Bringing in more depth and variety into my performance and not having it come from a place of invention is huge.”
— Chris Nyugen

“Oliver is an amazing teacher who puts support and joy at the center of his teaching. Oliver’s class is a refreshing take that brings back the magic of theater onto the stage, inviting every performer to surprise themselves first, so that we can carry that joy of play throughout our scenes effortlessly. I wholeheartedly recommend taking Oliver’s classes for everyone who wants to carry their theater inspiration to louder and brighter limits.”
— Fatma Ozbek

“Oliver created a safe and supportive space to be silly, connect with my classmates, and experiment. He reduced big concepts into bite sized chunks that made it easier for me to grasp and use right away in my scenes.”
— Damian Waithe

“Oliver is a fantastic and dedicated teacher, performer and person, and I would highly recommend this class to any performer.”
— Allison Mah

CLASS DETAILS
Course Dates: April 4 - May 9, 2026
Day & Time: Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Tuition: $250 + HST

About Oliver:

Oliver Georgiou is passionate about unscripted theatre and the cross-section that exists between acting and improvisation. He runs SODA Impro through which he produces Played Out, a three-act unscripted play with an emphasis on emotionally grounded, character-driven scenes. He is also one-half of Jan & George with Reid Janisse. Specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles have included: Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor Improviser; Make it Meaningful; Stanislavski and Scene Dynamics; Impulse, Insight, and Emotion; The Game In Narrative; and Intro to Viewpoints for Improvisation. He's the regular coach for Duck Confetti, and an occasional guest coach for HinProv and other troupes around Toronto. This past year he was a featured guest instructor at the Dramatic Improv Festival in Chicago, Le Grand Yes And in Montreal, and the Snow Day Improv Marathon in Detroit. This year he's delighted to be teaching at Camp Improv Utopia East.

The award-winning Vampire Zombies... From Space! just completed a limited theatre run in cities across North America and will be available for streaming later this year. He's delighted to have worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver returns to Detroit biannually for the Snow Day Improvised Marathon for local cancer charities and the Detroit Improv Festival. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found sporting a horrible pseudo-Irish accent in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."  —  Sanford Meisner

Whether you’re an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser! Most acting methods aren't geared toward writing and dramaturgy as well, but as improvisers it's all on us. We'll be learning to recognize and play with the tenets of Viewpoints for organic content creation via the wisdom of both Mindfulness and the Meisner acting technique.

Registration is open to performers from both acting and improv backgrounds. You will get the most out of this course if you have an existing level of comfort onstage and are prepared to be present and focused while in class. 


“Oliver’s course is one of the most rich and rewarding programs I have taken. From start to finish, you learn practical ways to improvise organically and stay out of your head. I found that the exercises are amazing tools to bring authentic parts of myself into my scenes, which is an incredible and liberating feeling.   ”
— Luke Hayes

“Even after one class performance, I can see improvement. Bringing in more depth and variety into my performance and not having it come from a place of invention is huge.”
— Chris Nyugen

“Oliver is an amazing teacher who puts support and joy at the center of his teaching. Oliver’s class is a refreshing take that brings back the magic of theater onto the stage, inviting every performer to surprise themselves first, so that we can carry that joy of play throughout our scenes effortlessly. I wholeheartedly recommend taking Oliver’s classes for everyone who wants to carry their theater inspiration to louder and brighter limits.”
— Fatma Ozbek

“Oliver created a safe and supportive space to be silly, connect with my classmates, and experiment. He reduced big concepts into bite sized chunks that made it easier for me to grasp and use right away in my scenes.”
— Damian Waithe

“Oliver is a fantastic and dedicated teacher, performer and person, and I would highly recommend this class to any performer.”
— Allison Mah

CLASS DETAILS
Course Dates: April 4 - May 9, 2026
Day & Time: Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Tuition: $250 + HST

About Oliver:

Oliver Georgiou is passionate about unscripted theatre and the cross-section that exists between acting and improvisation. He runs SODA Impro through which he produces Played Out, a three-act unscripted play with an emphasis on emotionally grounded, character-driven scenes. He is also one-half of Jan & George with Reid Janisse. Specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles have included: Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor Improviser; Make it Meaningful; Stanislavski and Scene Dynamics; Impulse, Insight, and Emotion; The Game In Narrative; and Intro to Viewpoints for Improvisation. He's the regular coach for Duck Confetti, and an occasional guest coach for HinProv and other troupes around Toronto. This past year he was a featured guest instructor at the Dramatic Improv Festival in Chicago, Le Grand Yes And in Montreal, and the Snow Day Improv Marathon in Detroit. This year he's delighted to be teaching at Camp Improv Utopia East.

The award-winning Vampire Zombies... From Space! just completed a limited theatre run in cities across North America and will be available for streaming later this year. He's delighted to have worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver returns to Detroit biannually for the Snow Day Improvised Marathon for local cancer charities and the Detroit Improv Festival. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found sporting a horrible pseudo-Irish accent in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."  —  Sanford Meisner

Whether you’re an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser! Most acting methods aren't geared toward writing and dramaturgy as well, but as improvisers it's all on us. We'll be learning to recognize and play with the tenets of Viewpoints for organic content creation via the wisdom of both Mindfulness and the Meisner acting technique.

Registration is open to performers from both acting and improv backgrounds. You will get the most out of this course if you have an existing level of comfort onstage and are prepared to be present and focused while in class. 


“Oliver’s course is one of the most rich and rewarding programs I have taken. From start to finish, you learn practical ways to improvise organically and stay out of your head. I found that the exercises are amazing tools to bring authentic parts of myself into my scenes, which is an incredible and liberating feeling.   ”
— Luke Hayes

“Even after one class performance, I can see improvement. Bringing in more depth and variety into my performance and not having it come from a place of invention is huge.”
— Chris Nyugen

“Oliver is an amazing teacher who puts support and joy at the center of his teaching. Oliver’s class is a refreshing take that brings back the magic of theater onto the stage, inviting every performer to surprise themselves first, so that we can carry that joy of play throughout our scenes effortlessly. I wholeheartedly recommend taking Oliver’s classes for everyone who wants to carry their theater inspiration to louder and brighter limits.”
— Fatma Ozbek

“Oliver created a safe and supportive space to be silly, connect with my classmates, and experiment. He reduced big concepts into bite sized chunks that made it easier for me to grasp and use right away in my scenes.”
— Damian Waithe

“Oliver is a fantastic and dedicated teacher, performer and person, and I would highly recommend this class to any performer.”
— Allison Mah

CLASS DETAILS
Course Dates: April 4 - May 9, 2026
Day & Time: Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Tuition: $250 + HST

About Oliver:

Oliver Georgiou is passionate about unscripted theatre and the cross-section that exists between acting and improvisation. He runs SODA Impro through which he produces Played Out, a three-act unscripted play with an emphasis on emotionally grounded, character-driven scenes. He is also one-half of Jan & George with Reid Janisse. Specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles have included: Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor Improviser; Make it Meaningful; Stanislavski and Scene Dynamics; Impulse, Insight, and Emotion; The Game In Narrative; and Intro to Viewpoints for Improvisation. He's the regular coach for Duck Confetti, and an occasional guest coach for HinProv and other troupes around Toronto. This past year he was a featured guest instructor at the Dramatic Improv Festival in Chicago, Le Grand Yes And in Montreal, and the Snow Day Improv Marathon in Detroit. This year he's delighted to be teaching at Camp Improv Utopia East.

The award-winning Vampire Zombies... From Space! just completed a limited theatre run in cities across North America and will be available for streaming later this year. He's delighted to have worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver returns to Detroit biannually for the Snow Day Improvised Marathon for local cancer charities and the Detroit Improv Festival. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found sporting a horrible pseudo-Irish accent in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.

"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances."  —  Sanford Meisner

Whether you’re an improviser who struggles to stay emotionally grounded and committed to the integrity of a scene, or an actor who struggles to come up with content on the spot, this course develops all aspects of the actor-improviser! Most acting methods aren't geared toward writing and dramaturgy as well, but as improvisers it's all on us. We'll be learning to recognize and play with the tenets of Viewpoints for organic content creation via the wisdom of both Mindfulness and the Meisner acting technique.

Registration is open to performers from both acting and improv backgrounds. You will get the most out of this course if you have an existing level of comfort onstage and are prepared to be present and focused while in class. 


“Oliver’s course is one of the most rich and rewarding programs I have taken. From start to finish, you learn practical ways to improvise organically and stay out of your head. I found that the exercises are amazing tools to bring authentic parts of myself into my scenes, which is an incredible and liberating feeling.   ”
— Luke Hayes

“Even after one class performance, I can see improvement. Bringing in more depth and variety into my performance and not having it come from a place of invention is huge.”
— Chris Nyugen

“Oliver is an amazing teacher who puts support and joy at the center of his teaching. Oliver’s class is a refreshing take that brings back the magic of theater onto the stage, inviting every performer to surprise themselves first, so that we can carry that joy of play throughout our scenes effortlessly. I wholeheartedly recommend taking Oliver’s classes for everyone who wants to carry their theater inspiration to louder and brighter limits.”
— Fatma Ozbek

“Oliver created a safe and supportive space to be silly, connect with my classmates, and experiment. He reduced big concepts into bite sized chunks that made it easier for me to grasp and use right away in my scenes.”
— Damian Waithe

“Oliver is a fantastic and dedicated teacher, performer and person, and I would highly recommend this class to any performer.”
— Allison Mah

CLASS DETAILS
Course Dates: April 4 - May 9, 2026
Day & Time: Saturdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Tuition: $250 + HST

About Oliver:

Oliver Georgiou is passionate about unscripted theatre and the cross-section that exists between acting and improvisation. He runs SODA Impro through which he produces Played Out, a three-act unscripted play with an emphasis on emotionally grounded, character-driven scenes. He is also one-half of Jan & George with Reid Janisse. Specialty course offerings in Toronto, Detroit, and Los Angeles have included: Viewpoints, Mindfulness, and Meisner for the Actor Improviser; Make it Meaningful; Stanislavski and Scene Dynamics; Impulse, Insight, and Emotion; The Game In Narrative; and Intro to Viewpoints for Improvisation. He's the regular coach for Duck Confetti, and an occasional guest coach for HinProv and other troupes around Toronto. This past year he was a featured guest instructor at the Dramatic Improv Festival in Chicago, Le Grand Yes And in Montreal, and the Snow Day Improv Marathon in Detroit. This year he's delighted to be teaching at Camp Improv Utopia East.

The award-winning Vampire Zombies... From Space! just completed a limited theatre run in cities across North America and will be available for streaming later this year. He's delighted to have worked so closely with Bygone Theatre in the past few years on live stage productions of The Rear Window, The Birds, and Wayne & Shuster, Live! He also helped develop the roles of Edwin in Kristen Da Silva's The Bluff (Theatre Orangeville) and Mr. Gordon in Vishesh Abeyratne's workshop of Blood Offering (Alma Matter Productions). Oliver returns to Detroit biannually for the Snow Day Improvised Marathon for local cancer charities and the Detroit Improv Festival. He's an alumnus of Second City Toronto House Co, and can be found sporting a horrible pseudo-Irish accent in the Canadian Podcast Award-winning series Caverns & Comedians.