Stacey is an international comedy instructor.  

 

She has been on the teaching faculty at both The Second City and iO Chicago, in addition to managing the training centers at CSz Theater Chicago, ImprovBoston, and now Boom Chicago.

 

She specializes in improvisation, sketch comedy, stand-up, clowning, acting and musical improvisation. She has worked in Youth & Teen programs, Wellness Programs (Improv for Anxiety) and with seniors (Humor Doesn't Retire). Stacey has created multiple curriculums and has designed many specialized workshops, including a comedy program for your female-identifying students called S.H.E (Sisterhood Humor Empowerment). 

WORKSHOP OFFERINGS:

Improv

• Secret Wants

• Dramatic Improv

• Scene-work Dreamwork

• Acting & Reacting

• The Harold

• In Character

• Jump On It

• Playing Organically

• Advanced Short Form

• The Unconventional Yes

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Musical Improv

• Intro to Musical Improv

• Songs in Character

• Improvised Song Structure

• Rhyme Time 

• No Lyrics: The Sonic Piece

 

Hosting

• Present Yourself

• Stage Presence & Confidence

 

Movement 

• Move Yo Dang Body

 

Writing

• Intro to Comedy Writing

• Punching Up! 

• Writing for Online

• Intro to Stand-Up & Storytelling

• Joke Writing

FESTIVAL APPEARANCES:

• North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival 2010

• Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

• Out of The Loop Fringe Festival 2010

• Big-Little Comedy Fest 2011

• Toronto Improv Festival 2011

• Big City Improv Festival 2012, 2013

• Laughing Stock Music Festival 2015

• Chicago Improv Festival 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

• Gainesville Improv Festival 2012, 2013, 2014

• New York Musical Improv Festival 2014, 2016, 2017

• Chicago Women’s Funny Festival 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

• Sarasota Improv Festival 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

• Detroit Improv Festival 2012, 2014, 2019

• Detroit Women's Funny Festival 2019

• Chicago Musical Improv Festival 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

• Kansas City Improv Festival 2019

• (Headliner) Miami Improv Festival 2016, 2017, 2018

• (Headliner) Sofia Improv Festival 2018

• (Headliner) Copenhagen International Improv Festival 2017, 2018

• (Headliner) Oslo Improv Festival 2017, 2018, 2019

• (Headliner) Omaha Improv Festival 2018, 2019

• (Headliner) Welcome! Impro Festival, Italy 2019 

• (Headliner) Omaha Improv Festival 2018-2019

• (Headliner) West Coast Musical Improv Festival 2019

• (Headliner) Detroit Improv Festival 2019

• (Headliner) Tilt Improv Festival, Estonia 2019

• ImproAmsterdam 2020