Mona's Info
Mona Thompson is an improv performer, teacher, and coach. She has performed and taught in Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, and 21 cities around the U.S. She currently lives in Boston and is pursuing her M.Ed in Arts in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She performs and teaches with her two-woman group, Mona and Shara Do Improv. And for the past 5 years, she lived in San Francisco, performed with Un-Scripted Theater Company, Social Studies Improv, and Minerva and taught at BATS Improv, Stagebridge, and Stanford University. In 2014, she co-founded Collective Capital, a company that helps organizations create a culture of generosity, curiosity, and resilience using the tools of improv and design thinking.Some of her most popular workshops are:
- Sex & Violence: an in-depth look at consent, communication, and some of the most fun scenes you'll ever do onstage. This workshop is for advanced improvisers.
- Attention & Playfulness: how to delight your scene partners and the audience.
- Environments: create magic onstage!
Currently Teaching at: BATS Improv, Un-Scripted Theater Company®
For more info: http://monashara.com/workshops/
"I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Mona and Shara both onstage as professional improvisers and within the coaching and facilitation realm through several adult and teen organizations. These two are a bright future for improv and applied improv training: intelligent, talented, energetic, curious, immensely pleasant and highly dependable. They have a universal ‘likeability’ stemming from their attentiveness to those around them that enables them to thrive with students of any age." - Andy Sarouhan, Head of Un-Scripted School of Improvisation
"Solid instructors. Very knowledgeable of their craft. Their experience, passion, and joy illuminate the classroom. If you have a chance to practice with them, I recommend Mona & Shara." - Dan Maher, Performer and Teacher @ ArtsQuest
"A great workshop - all improvisers and improvising teams should take it." - Student at Impro Neuf in Oslo, Sex & Violence workshop