TRUTH IN FICTION | Improv Workshop - Single Session

Sun Feb 08 2026 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC-05:00

Visitor Information Centre | Waterloo

Pinch Cabaret
Publisher/HostPinch Cabaret
TRUTH IN FICTION | Improv Workshop - Single Session
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One-off, 3 hour workshop looking at how your real-life experience can shape your improv choices.
About this Event

TRUTH IN FICTION:
You have a unique POV and a lifetime of real life stories! This workshop one-off, 3 hour workshop will help you tap into the people, places and experiences that have shaped you, and turn them into a resource for hilarious and specific storytelling. Your autobiography is your superpower, so let's use truth as inspiration for our collaborative fictions!


Prerequisites:
*Some* improv experience recommended.
If you're not sure, just email [email protected]


Date and time:
Sunday, Feb 8 | 12:00-3:00pm


Venue:
Waterloo Visitor Information Centre | 10 Father David Bauer Dr


Accessible Pricing:
If cost is a barrier for you, please email [email protected] and we'll figure out an accessible price. Don't be shy!


About the instructor:
Ben Gorodetsky is an improviser, director, and educator based in Kitchener, Ontario. They are curator and host of KW monthly mainstays: Pinch Cabaret and Together We're Boisterous Comedy. Ben is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre, where he performed in the flagship TheatreSports show every friday night for seven years, and a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award. He has performed, taught, and directed improvisation at The Magnet Theatre (NYC), Out of Bounds Comedy (Austin), UCB (LA), Highwire Comedy (Atlanta), English Lovers (Vienna), IGLU (Ljubljana), FERIIR (Reunion Island), Bad Dog (Toronto), and Blind Tiger (Vancouver). His performance work has been presented by The Art Gallery of Ontario, CAFKA, Lumen Fest, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, Mile Zero Dance, Brian Webb Dance Company, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts, Rubaboo Festival, Guelph Dance Festival, SpringWorks, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. They are creator and executive producer of TV series "My Pet Ate What?" for CTV/Bell Media. They teach at UWaterloo and hold an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY and a BFA from the University of Alberta.

More info: www.pinchpinchpinch.com/classes


*photo by Phi Doan

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Visitor Information Centre, 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, Canada

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CAD 48.57

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