Improv Workshop with Michelle Oram

Improvisation Mind Games Workshop with Michelle Oram

(Photo from the 2026 Summer One Semester's "Just Improvise!" course taught by Michelle.)

Three sessions:
Tuesdays, September 1, 8, and 15, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
at Berkshire Community College

In-person only.

This workshop is designed to make you laugh and have fun. Through a series of active mind games, students will:

• Boost confidence and self-acceptance
• Reduce fear of failure
• Improve communication and active listening
• Enhance creativity and quick thinking
• Build teamwork and empathy
• Provide stress release and joy
• Learn to focus and concentrate
• Adapt to ever-changing circumstances
• Be courageous and vulnerable
• Build awareness of how one thinks
• Believe in the quality of one’s inner voice
• Express one’s emotions

Students will learn the basic skills of improvisation: the concepts of give & take, justification, spontaneity, listening and most of all—PLAY.

The supportive, nurturing environment will help you practice the craft of creating scenes, building characters and taking risks that may surprise you.

A fun way to learn acting and the creative process—based on a lot of the games played on the TV show Whose line is it Anyway. If you are a writer, actor or just want to have a good laugh and unleash your creativity, this class is for you. No experience necessary.

Michelle Oram is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music at Berklee. She was the founder of Stagestruck Performing Arts Center in NJ with three locations where she developed art, dance, drama, musical theatre and vocal programs for thousands of students from age 3-to adult and arts and education programs for over 25 schools and senior centers. Michelle loves using improvisation techniques in her acting classes and while directing. She studied with Chicago City Limits in NYC and developed the first Theater Sports Olympics in NJ in the late 80’s.

In 2017, she had the honor to direct Tony and Emmy award winner Len Cariou at the Milford Theatre in “Love Letters” launching the Milford Readers and Writers Festival 2017.

Many of her students are famous composers, vocal coaches, songwriters, dancers, teachers, music therapists and yoga instructors, but all share one thing in common--the importance of the arts in their daily lives.

Cost: $35 for OLLI at BCC members
            $45 for non-members

Sign up today!

Register online or call 413.236.2190 (M-F 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) to register by phone with a credit card.