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This fall, spontaneity, laughter, and connection take center stage at the second annual Diablo Improv Festival (DIF), a three-day celebration of unscripted theater at the Lesher Center for the Arts in downtown Walnut Creek.
Whether you're a seasoned improviser, a comedy fan, or simply improv curious, DIF is an opportunity to see great live improv, try it for yourself, and become part of a welcoming creative community. No experience is necessary. Just a willingness to play!
COME FOR A SHOW. STAY FOR THE WEEKEND.
You don't have to be an improviser to enjoy the Diablo Improv Festival. Come see a show, take a workshop, jump into a jam, or make a weekend of it.
Special festival packages make it easy to experience more while saving money.
WATCH IT. LEARN IT. PLAY IT
The Diablo Improv Festival is presented by Spontaneous Mind, DKW Productions, Synergy Theater and The Lesher Center for the Arts.
CHECK OUT OUR ENTIRE WEEKEND LINEUP OF SHOWS, WORKSHOPS, AND JAMS!
Imagine Training
- Date: 10/25/2025 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Location: Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94596 - Introduction: A Diablo Improv Festival Workshop with Kat Koppett
About this Workshop
Improv offers an opportunity to practice a range of skills and mindsets—including empathy, awareness, presence, resilience, flexibility, and creative problem-solving—that are at least as valuable off-stage as on. In this practical and playful session, using Kat's book "Training to Imagine" as a foundational text, we will explore: How the tenets and activities of performance improv apply to work and life, tips for choosing and designing activities to align with specific goals and contexts, and facilitation best-practices from set-up to debrief,
Experience Level
Improvisers with some experience who want to strengthen their facilitation and teaching skills in non-performatory settings; facilitators and trainers who wish to incorporate improv techniques effectively.
About the Instructor
Kat Koppett is the Eponymous Founder of Koppett, an applied improv consultancy, and the co-director of The Mopco Improv Theatre. She has designed and delivered programs for Apple, Prezi, Meta, PwC, the U.N. NASA and many others, She is a founding member of the Applied Improvisation Network and the author of "Training to Imagine", considered a seminal work in the applied improv field. She has performed with Synergy Theatre and is an alumna of BATS Improv and Freestyle Repertory Theatre.
CHECK OUT OUR ENTIRE WEEKEND LINEUP OF SHOWS, WORKSHOPS, AND JAMS!
Prepare to be inspired, delighted, and entertained at the Diablo Improv Festival. Laugh while you learn at improv workshops designed for all ages and experience levels, meet new friends, cultivate creative collaborations, and enjoy unforgettable performances from top-notch improvisers who take the craft to the next level.
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