This workshop will help improvisers understand the differences in how their brains work when they are playing improv scenes vs improv games. We’ll cover how the harmony of the Engineer and Jazz Musician sensibilities in your head can be vital in playing Scenes, Narrative, and Games (and “Game of The Scene’, if applicable). There are psychological differences that happen when we play for comedy as the goal vs. when we play for comedy as a consequence of emotional and psychological connection. I’ve studied psychology and behavioral neuroscience for more than 30 years and in this workshop I aim to help everyone, at any point in their improv life, to understand how to ground themselves immediately in an improv scene, in ANY context. I will help you gain confidence, get out of your head, and feel more connected so you can just PLAY!