Meet The Team

Kat Brown
Owner + Creative Director
Fast. Furious. Connected.
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Taking a class with me is a high energy + highly supportive experience, I love to watch you shine!
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Improv is always about the people in the room, and asks everyone to show up honestly in the moment. I cherish the opportunity to support vulnerability in a space that asks humans to support each other fully.
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The Bay Area is the best because of our genuine interest in each other, west coast best coast for life.
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My students will walk away feeling heard, challenged to get out of their heads, and stretch their creative muscles.
Life's a garden, dig it.

Eisa Al-Shamma
Community Liason
Expressive. Attuned. Warm.
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Taking a class with me is serious unserious business - Let's find what you wanna work on and dive in!
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Improv encourages us to listen to ourselves and to our teammates. We explore deeper parts of who we are and delight in the funny, honest reactions we have to the world around us.
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I'm a San Diego kid spoiled by good weather--I like the rain in the Bay. And the people.
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My students grow their capacity for listening and exploring new ideas onstage, getting bolder, braver, and kinder in class!
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Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art.

Ahran Lee
Teacher
Feral, disruptive, spiritual.
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Taking my improv class feels like being supported by a homie who happens to be your "improv coach"—you'll learn the joys of fucking-around-and-finding-out and discover that embracing play and pleasure is a powerful act of disruption.
I love that improv is inherently collectivist joy creation because the barrier to entry is low. All we need are our bodies, hearts, and minds, starting with the sacred choice to play together.
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The most important lesson I want my improv students to take away from my classes is that play is our birthright. Play doesn't care what age, gender, class, religion, or which direction you place the toilet paper roll in. Play begets more play and that choice to play is always within us if we can remember that it's there.
Let's fuck-around-and-find-out together!

Arastoo Darakhashan
Teacher
Playful. Thoughtful. Immersive.
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A class with me is going to inspire and bring out the fantastically creative storyteller that is within you!
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I love that improv offers an environment for a person to explore their creativity. The collaborative nature of improv also promotes everyone to listen, accept, and build upon each other's ideas.
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I love the diversity of the people in the Bay Area along with its beautiful geography.
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The most important lesson my students will learn is realizing their own creative potential and abilities.
The improv stage is a lens for who you are.

Tiffany Dalpiaz
Teacher
Spontaneous. Effervescent. Fun.
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Taking a class with me is like listening to an amazing cover of your favorite song...refreshing and joy-inducing!
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What I love about improv is that you get to collaborate to create something that has never and will never happen again. Magic happens when you connect with others towards a common goal, all while you are all in a state of "play."
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I love the Bay Area because all are accepted and weird is welcome.
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I want my students feel empowered and confident in their newfound skills.
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There's no flight plan: gotta wing it!

Mal Penney
Teacher
Connected. Playful. Supportive.
Class with me is like walking into a warm, inviting home on a cold night, and as you enter, you realize the lamp speaks! and the fireplace is a portal to another world! You step through the fireplace and the new world comes into view…what’s possible?
I am a huge nerd for all things improv, especially the applications of improv in our work and home lives. In addition to being fun, improv is the “gym” to build powerful muscles like: connection and trust, curiosity and listening, thinking on our feet, and navigating the unknown.
I love the Bay Area because you can’t beat the people, culture, and food - biased Bay Area native here ;)
I want students to leave knowing they can do anything. Giving yourself permission to go for it is the hardest part, and we are all here to support you as we navigate uncharted territory together.
“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than a year of conversation”- Plato

Kasey Needham
Teacher
Playful. Offbeat. Giving.
A class with me is an opportunity to foster your strengths and develop your unique voice as a performer.
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Improv is this amazingly weird artform that can be anything. It is hilarious, heartfelt, absurd, heartbreaking, magical, and more! It inspires communities and builds confidence in people. Improv tickles my soul.
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The Bay Area is where I was born and raised. From the breathtaking landscapes to its progressive values to its vast variety of perspectives and experiences, I cherish what this area has to offer. I carry a great pride in calling this my home.
I want my students to feel empowered to recognize that they are never stuck in their scenes. There are always infinite possibilities within reach. I will help you to effectively access them.
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Everybody shines. Everybody wins.

David Moore
Teacher + Coach of Mothership (House Team)
Colorful. Energetic. Genuine.
Improv is at its best when everyone feels welcome. And you’ll find that here.
My class is a place to be empowered and refreshed. We’ll find new ways to be creative, new techniques to support scene partners, and plenty of excuses to laugh. Let’s work together to make thoughtful and hilarious characters that are uniquely, you. You’ll leave every class with me ready to create more. I got your back, everytime!

Karen Twelves
Teacher
Thoughtful. Supportive. Mischievous.
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I build sequentially on skills to start small and learn through discovery.
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I love the surprise and delight of the unexpected in improv, and treating the comical and absurd with genuine emotions.
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The Bay Area improv scene is about making connections rather than following the laugh!
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I want my students to leave class feeling invigorated, inspired, and confident in themselves.
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Choose a choice and believe in it!

Marcia Aguilar Kailian
Teacher
Grounded. Authentic. Movement.
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Class is always filled with joy, laughter, and letting you follow your intuition. You are the art!
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I love improv because it's a fun way to express yourself, connect with others, and have a hilarious time. Improv is an opportunity to be your authentic self in a supportive way.
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The Bay Area is an amazing community filled with silly, creative weirdos! It must be the coastal air.
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My students walk away with less anxiety, a sense of newly discovered confidence, and a belly full of laughs.
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Put improv on your bucket list, and let's kick it.


