Category Archives: Improv

Wake Up to Spring

Date: Mon, May 8, 2023 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Tickets: Pay What You Wish (scroll down to register/pay)
Location: In person at Dreamland Arts
Ages: Ages 18+

Table Salt Productions presents
Wake Up to Spring
An evening of introductory improvisation

All levels welcome. No previous improvisation experience necessary.

Mask Policy: Masks are optional for this event.

We’ve been hibernating for months. Time to wake up and get our blood pumping! Let’s come together and have a fun, supportive, cross-pollinating evening of improvisation. This 90-minute IN PERSON workshop will use improv techniques to help us connect with one another in easy, celebratory ways! In improv we say, “Explore and heighten!” It’s time we gave that a try. Please join Jim Robinson and Dreamland Arts for this pay-what-you-wish introductory improv event. You can welcome Spring AND join us at Dreamland Arts. Sounds perfect!

This session is part of a series with Jim Robinson on Improvisation and Mental Health.

Jim Robinson has a dual career in improvisation and psychology. He’s an alumnus of the Brave New Workshop, the Off-Beat Comedy Club onboard the Disney Magic, and is co-founder of Table Salt Productions, a local theater company dedicated to producing original works in the Twin Cities. Jim has also taught psychology at St. Catherine University and at the University of St. Thomas. He hails from Riverside, California.

Out Like a Lamb

Date: Mon, Mar 27, 2023 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Tickets: Pay What You Wish (scroll down to register/pay)
Location: In person at Dreamland Arts
Ages: Ages 18+

Table Salt Productions presents
Out Like a Lamb
An evening of introductory improvisation

All levels welcome. No previous improvisation experience necessary.

Mask Policy: Masks are optional for this event.

The lion has roared and now it’s time to follow the lamb into Spring. Let’s get together and have a fun, supportive WARM evening of improvisation. This 90-minute IN PERSON workshop will use improv techniques to help us connect with one another in easy, celebratory ways! In improv we say, “let go of old stories!” It’s time we gave that a try. Please join Jim Robinson and Dreamland Arts for this pay-what-you-wish introductory improv event. You can stay warm AND join us at Dreamland Arts. Sounds perfect!

This session is part of a series with Jim Robinson on Improvisation and Mental Health.

Jim Robinson has a dual career in improvisation and psychology. He’s an alumnus of the Brave New Workshop, the Off-Beat Comedy Club onboard the Disney Magic, and is co-founder of Table Salt Productions, a local theater company dedicated to producing original works in the Twin Cities. Jim has also taught psychology at St. Catherine University and at the University of St. Thomas. He hails from Riverside, California.

Come in from the Cold

Date: Mon, Feb 27, 2023 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Tickets: Pay What You Wish (scroll down to register/pay)
Location: In person at Dreamland Arts
Ages: Ages 18+

Table Salt Productions presents
Come in from the Cold
An evening of introductory improvisation

All levels welcome. No previous improvisation experience necessary.

COVID-19 Policy: Masks are optional for this event.

Spring hasn’t yet sprung, but that’s no reason to prolong our hibernation. Let’s get together and have a fun, supportive evening of improvisation. This 90-minute IN PERSON workshop will use improv techniques to help us connect with one another in easy, celebratory ways! In improv we say, “make your scene partner look good.” It’s time we gave that a try. Please join Jim Robinson and Dreamland Arts for this pay-what-you-wish introductory improv event. You can stay warm AND join us at Dreamland Arts. Sounds perfect!

This session is part of a series with Jim Robinson on Improvisation and Mental Health.

Jim Robinson has a dual career in improvisation and psychology. He’s an alumnus of the Brave New Workshop, the Off-Beat Comedy Club onboard the Disney Magic, and is co-founder of Table Salt Productions, a local theater company dedicated to producing original works in the Twin Cities. Jim has also taught psychology at St. Catherine University and at the University of St. Thomas. He hails from Riverside, California.

Bucket List!

Date: Mon, Jan 9, 2023 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Tickets: Pay What You Wish (scroll down to register/pay)
Location: In person at Dreamland Arts
Ages: Ages 18+

Table Salt Productions presents
Bucket List!
An Introductory Improvisation Workshop

All levels welcome. No previous improvisation experience necessary. Masks are optional.

“I could NEVER do that!” Oh? How about this instead: “I haven’t done that YET!” The new year is upon us and it’s time to leap into those resolutions to be more active/courageous/creative. Maybe you’ve harbored aspirations of being a performer (or not!). Maybe you wish you could overcome that bothersome stage fright that trips us up when we’re giving presentations or engaging in difficult conversations. Maybe you want to test yourself in 2023 and see how brave you can be. Here’s your chance to explore the connection between improvisation and fulfillment!

This 90-minute, pay-what-you-wish improv workshop is fun, supportive, and liberating. Please join Jim Robinson and Dreamland Arts for this in-person event, the first in a series on Improvisation and Mental Health. If you take this chance in January, who knows what February will bring!

Jim Robinson has a dual career in improvisation and psychology. He’s an alumnus of the Brave New Workshop, the Off-Beat Comedy Club onboard the Disney Magic, and is co-founder of Table Salt Productions, a local theater company dedicated to producing original works in the Twin Cities. Jim has also taught psychology at St. Catherine University and at the University of St. Thomas. He hails from Riverside, California.

Put Down That Phone: Make Real Connections

Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2022 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Tickets: Pay What You Wish (scroll down to register/pay)
Location: In person at Dreamland Arts
Ages: Ages 18+

Table Salt Productions presents
Put Down That Phone: Make Real Connections
An Introductory Improvisation Workshop

All levels welcome. No previous improvisation experience necessary.

As the pandemic becomes a distant, bad dream, and you’re looking for fun, human interaction, and a little learning on the side, we’ve got the perfect antidote to doom scrolling. Join improvisational expert and psychology professor, Dr. Jim Robinson, composer and performer Dennis Curley, and communications expert, Martha Burnett Pettee, for an immersive, musical, and instructive night of introductory improvisation. This 90-minute workshop will use improv techniques to improve your listening, responding, and sense of humor.