This is a two-hour improv workshop for people who have experienced loss and understand what it means to grieve, whether that loss is recent, old, clear, complicated, private, or still unfolding.
General Admission: $60
This is not therapy, and no one will be asked to perform their grief. It is an improv workshop first: we will play games, build scenes, laugh, listen, make each other look good, and remember what it feels like to be surprised in a room full of people.
At the same time, the workshop is designed with grief in mind. We will set clear expectations, build safety and trust, take breaks, allow people to pass when needed, and make room for the truth that loss changes how we show up.
Through classic improv exercises and grief-aware adaptations, participants will practice presence, flexibility, connection, and play. The goal is not to “move on” or turn pain into comedy. The goal is to create a room where people can laugh without explaining themselves, participate without pressure, and feel a little less alone.
In this workshop, we will use classic improv warm-ups, ensemble games, character exercises, short scenes, and group reflection to explore comedy, connection, and presence in a grief-aware space. You will not be asked to perform your grief, tell your whole story, or make your pain funny. This is not therapy. It is an improv class designed with care for people who understand loss.
We will laugh. We will play. We will probably make strange characters and awkward scenes. We will practice saying yes, making each other look good, listening closely, and finding comedy in human behavior rather than in anyone’s pain.
This workshop is open to all experience levels. Come as you are. Pass when you need to. Laugh when it happens. Let the room hold both the grief and the ridiculousness of being human.
About Chris Williams:
I believe stories are one of the quickest ways we remember that we belong to each other. Whether I’m producing a live storytelling show, leading a workshop, or helping a team better understand itself, my work is rooted in the same idea: people connect more deeply when they have the space, structure, and invitation to be real with one another.
Through Front Porch Sessions LLC, I create storytelling, improv, facilitation, and belonging-centered workshops for organizations, teams, communities, and individuals.
My work helps people build trust, strengthen communication, listen with more care, navigate conflict more thoughtfully, and tell clearer, more meaningful stories about who they are and why their work matters.