Corporate Improv & Acting - Gorton Center - Lake Forest, IL

Corporate Improv & Acting

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Corporate Improv & Acting

Wednesdays, November 19 to  December 17

Wed, November 19
6:00 pm
- 8:00 pm

$200
Actors doing improv

Time

Wed, November 19, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location

Gorton Center
400 East Illinois Road Lake Forest, IL 60045

Corporate Improv & Acting

Boost your communication, creativity, and confidence with acting and comedy-based improv techniques. Jeremy Kruse, Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio, combines Second City–style improv with Method Acting exercises to help professionals think on their feet, listen deeply, and navigate workplace challenges. Jeremy has coached salespeople, doctors, lawyers and executives at major companies. Participants will learn to be spontaneous, speak confidently, work better with others, boost presence and increase creativity. No acting experience is required, just a willingness to explore, play, and grow as a communicator.

  • Wednesdays
  • 4 Classes
  • November 19 to  December 17 (No class week of Thanksgiving)
  • 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
  • $200

Instructor: Jeremy Kruse

jeremy kruse 300x300 1Jeremy Kruse, acting teacher/director/Artistic Director of Gorton Drama Studio, is the author of “The Young Actor’s Handbook” (Applause Acting Series, 2017). Jeremy is a professional actor, published playwright, award-winning screenwriter, and award-winning filmmaker. Some of the classes he taught at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York include Method Acting, Comedic Improvisation, Sketch Comedy Writing, and Acting for Film and TV. He graduated from The Strasberg Institute at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he majored in drama. Jeremy also teaches privately, one on one. www.jeremykruse.com and www.jeremykruseactingtraining.com 

 

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Details

Date:
Wed, November 19
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
$200
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Venue

Gorton Center
400 East Illinois Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
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Phone
(847) 234-6060