
GET READY TO LAUGH AND LEARN!
Explore the world of comedy with workshops for all levels, taught by instructors from the Seacoast community. Try Improv for the first time, learn more about creating characters, jump into Sketch Writing, or check out our Musical Improv classes (Crash Course & Rhythm). Ever thought about doing Stand Up? Couch to Mic is offering a condensed workshop to help you out. Cap off the day with a fun, open Improv Jam and enjoy a Showcase Performance featuring some from the workshop talent. Whether you're a seasoned performer or just comedy-curious, join us for a day of skill-building and community connection.
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Workshop Instructors

Jacqueline Martell
Jacqueline Martell is an improv veteran having spent 15 years performing and directing Stranger Than Fiction Improv & Comedy, she also was a staple of the mainstage show FaceOff at ImprovBoston, and was an educator for Casual Thursday, the Dartmouth improv team. Jacqueline has a knack for embodying characters physically and vocally, is a highly trainer musical improviser, and all-around comedy enthusiast.

Seth Waters
Seth Waters is a music teacher, improviser, and comedian with over a decade of experience!

Ian MacDonald
Ian MacDonald is a razor-sharp joke writer from Maine and a regular at Empire Comedy Club. He was a semi-finalist at both the Boston (2023, 2024) and Blue Ridge (2024) Comedy Festivals, and the 3rd place finalist in New England's Funniest Comedian (2022). He has also performed at North Carolina Comedy Festival, iO Fest, and Portland Maine Comedy Festival.

Stephanie Simpson Lazenby
Stephanie Simpson Lazenby is a writer, performer, and educator. Dedicated to crafting entertaining, irreverent comedy, Stephanie is equally driven to help others find and share their unique comedic voice. Stephanie has studied comedy with Robin Williams, Gilda Radner and Jack Tripper, having spent her entire childhood in front of the television.

Chad Moore
Chad Moore was in his mid-twenties when he learned that a hippodrome wasn't a facility that hosted hippopotamus races, as he originally thought. He was crushed by the cruelty of the world. He's since found much joy by being a husband to one, and father to two. He relishes in absurdity as a Sketch and Improv comedian. You can find Chad at https://chadmoore.net

Harry Prichett
Harry Prichett performed with Chicago City Limits' main-stage and touring companies in NYC and co-founded the interactive radio/stage improv show, Radio-Active Theatre. He has trained and performed extensively, including at NYC venues like UCB, The PIT, Magnet Theatre, and Chicago City Limits. Harry is an experienced improv teacher for children, adults, and corporate clients.

Julia Doucett
Julia Doucett began playing theatre games as a child and decided she never wanted to stop. She believes in the importance of community and thinks that small scale, local theatre is magical. She helps facilitate a weekly improv meetup called the Seacoast Improv Incubator and is also a producer for the sketch comedy group Darwin's Waiting Room. She enjoys teaching improv because she always ends up learning much more than she teaches.

Tyler Paterson
Tyler Paterson is a graduate of Second City’s Conservatory program, toured with the musical comedy trio “The Shock T’s”, and even had the (brief) opportunity to audition for SNL as part of the Chicago Showcase. He is the founder and head instructor of the Ocean Park Comedy Camp for Kids.