Harmony in Humor: Mixing Improv and Gift Planning

NCGPC is excited to announce that registration has opened for our December 6, 2023, event "Harmony in Humor: Mixing Improv and Gift Planning" at The Kennedy Center's Theater Lab in Washington, D.C. This lively, fun, and interactive program will be presented on December 6 from 3:30pm - 6:00pm with members of the Improvised Shakespeare Company, headquartered in Chicago, IL, and temporarily in residence at the Kennedy Center.

It takes a lot of preparation to make theater in real time, more so for it to be fun and insightful. Learn and practice skills that Improv Comedians use for their craft and how we, as gift planning professionals, can bolster our active listening proficiency, navigate emotional conversations, prepare for a conversation without a script, and hone other crossover improvisational skills.

Following the presentation, there will be a networking happy hour at the Kennedy Center for all attendees.

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® was founded in Chicago in 2005. In 2006 it began an open run at the iO Theater where its hit show, Improvised Shakespeare Chicago℠ still performs today. The ISC performs regularly at The Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles and continues to entertain audiences around the globe. The ISC has been featured at The Kennedy Center, Bonnaroo, San Francisco Sketchfest, the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, The Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, and Outside Lands in San Francisco. They are featured regularly in NYC at Theatre 80 St Marks and the 92nd St Y and recently completed a run at the Soho Theatre in London where they were presented by Sir Patrick Stewart. The ISC was named Chicago's best improv group by both the Chicago Reader and the Chicago Examiner and has received numerous awards in LA (Best of LA-LA Weekly), New York (New York Nightlife Awards), and Chicago (The Chicago Improv Foundation).