Change Through Play: Improv & Training Studio
Southwest Portland's Premier Provider of Applied Improv Classes & Performance Improv Classes
Since 2019, Change Through Play has been fixture in the Raleigh Hills neighbrohood of Southwest Portland. We use improvisation to bring people from all walks of life together and to experience joy and laughter. The practice of improv is meditative: it teaches staying the present and being a good collaborator and communicator! Our work is based in the research of and practice of play. Practicing improv develops community, creativity, communication skills, confidence, and adaptability, making it an exceptional practice for children. This includes students & young adults wishing to develop their mental sharpness. Remarkably, practicing improvisation is an incredible tool for those facing anxiety, addiction, or burnout.
Why Us? Simple:
- Our teachers have all been acting, improvising, and teaching for many, many years, so your child will be learning from the best.
- Our class sizes are no more than 10 students, so your children won't get lost in a sea of other participants.
Give your kids the gift of working with industry professions and plenty of attention in small classes.
David Koff, Change Through Play’s Founder, is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild and has been acting & improvising professionally since 1993. He continues to appear in commercials and films. Beginning in 1992, he trained and studied improvisation with The Groundlings in Los Angeles, before studying under the best improv teachers in both Los Angeles and Portland, including Stan Wells, Phyllis Katz, Bill Steinkellner, and Tom Johnson. He’s also learned techniques pioneered by some of the finest masters of “applied” improvisation like Augusto Boal and Paulo Friere. He’s become well known in the world of Applied Improvisation for combining approaches from the worlds of theater, psychology, and behavioral science in his classes.