SUMMER WORKSHOP: DO LESS with Jan Caruana

BAD DOG SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES 2026

DO LESS with JAN CARUANA

JAN CARUANA, INSTRUCTOR

SUNDAY AUGUST 16 (NOON-2:30PM)

BAD DOG STUDIO (392 Spadina Ave)

$60+HST (For This Workshop Only)

$40+HST (For Each Additional Workshop)*

$180+HST (For 5 Workshop Pass)**

$300+HST (For 10 Workshop Pass)**

*-After booking your first workshop, a discount code will be sent to your email. Please email us at either support@baddogtheatre.com or education@baddogtheatre.com if you don't receive it within 24 hours of your original purchase.

**-5 and 10 Workshop Passes can be purchased HERE. Passholders will be sent a code via email within 24 hours of their original purchase with instructions on how to select workshops.

Description: So often we’re stuck in a scene thinking “I don’t know what to do” or “I don’t know what to say.” As we stress out looking for the perfect move, we forget the most powerful tools we have in our belt: Stillness and Silence. While those choices can be scary, they are the ones we use the least, but often the ones that have the most impact. In this workshop, you will learn to harness the power of stillness and silence, learn to sit in the uncomfortableness of those moments and mine them for comedy. Perfect for improvisers who have a good base in scenic improv and are looking to add more power to their game.

Prerequisite: Experience with improv scenework (Improv Foundation 2 or equivalent)

About The Instructor:

Jan Caruana, a mainstay of Toronto stages, is best known for her quick mind and quicker wit as an improviser. Jan is a Canadian Screen Award nominated TV writer. She has won a Dora Award as part of the ensemble for “The Wonder Pageant” (Coal Mine Theatre) and was nominated as a director for Holiday - The Improvised Musical (Bad Dog Theatre). She has appeared in films and television shows including Small Achievable Goals, Baroness Von Sketch Show (where she was also a writer), Mean Girls, and Kim’s Convenience.

Jan can be heard on CBC Radio’s The Debaters, and as a regular panelist (and writer) on Because News with Gavin Crawford.