Craig Cackowski is an actor, improvisor and teacher based in Los Angeles.
He was involved with the iO and iO West (RIP) theaters from 1992-2018, and was the three-time winner of the Del Close Award as Teacher of the Year at iO West. He has played numerous improv festivals around the US with his long-running three-man troupe Dasariski (with Bob Dassie and Rich Talarico) and his duo Orange Tuxedo (with his wife Carla!).
While in Chicago, he appeared in and co-wrote 5 revues for The Second City, and helped create such improv forms as JTS Brown and Close Quarters.
As an actor, he has been seen in recurring roles on such shows as Community, Veep, Drunk History, and Mindy Kaling’s Sex Lives Of College Girls (currently on HBOMax). He may be heard frequently on such podcasts as The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Kevin Pollak’s Alchemy This and his own podcast Craig’s List, in which he makes Carla watch his 100 favorite movies.
Saturday April 1st 3-6pm at Dad’s Garage
Sustaining a Scene - Max 16 students, recommend at least 6 months experience
Sure, your scenework's pretty good. But can you do a 10-minute scene? A 20-minute scene? An hourlong scene? Craig Cackowski shares some of the techniques he's learned about long, slow, patient scenework from his years working with such groups as Dasariski and Quartet.
Monday April 3rd 7-9pm at Dad’s Garage
Sell it!- Max 16 students, any level of experience
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Energy, confidence and decisiveness are 90% of the battle in improv, i.e. it's not so much what you say as when you say it and how you say it. How comfortable you are on stage will have a huge impact on how you're perceived by the audience. Whether you're a veteran improviser or new to the artform, this is the perfect workshop for the performer who needs to practice owning their impulses and delivering them with confidence right away.