Non-Sequiturs for Connection

Explore how disconnected dialogue can build deeper connection. In this playful, high-participation workshop, you’ll experiment with holding separate threads, merging topics, and using emotional truth to transform disjointed talk into surprising, meaningful scenes. Learn to listen beneath words, stay present under pressure, and discover how non-sequiturs can unlock real characters, deep emotion, and comedy all at once. Recommended for intermediate and advanced improvisers.

With Yiovi Derpsch

Yiovi loves improv and teaching, always aiming to foster a supportive, playful, and creative learning environment for everyone. She currently teaches improvisational skills to drama students at the University of East Anglia. Her improv journey has been shaped by inspiring mentors at LCI (Liverpool), The Maydays, Second City, iO and The Annoyance in Chicago, and recently studied Teaching Improv with Jules Munns (&Also), deepening her expertise in class design & delivery.