In The Classroom
Slotnick and Katz apply their instincts and intuition to their clients, students and audiences. Games are thoughtfully designed to invite play, activate intuition and spark genuine connections. While they guide the experience, they remain collaborative partners in the learning and discovery process. With backgrounds in teaching and psychotherapy, they bring a deep understanding of navigating uncertainty, creating a space where each person can grow and thrive. Their approach encourages exploration, reflection, and authentic connection, making the experience both supportive and meaningful.
Most recently Joey and Lauren were invited to the University of Michigan’s School of Theatre, Music and Dance to perform as well as lead a series of workshops centered on improvisation as a tool to unearth the sub-text and nuance of human relationships in the plays of Anton Chekov.
“Joey Slotnick and Lauren Katz both have an innate ability to meet students where they are at in their individual artistic abilities. They both are able to bring out our students natural talents whether working with the first year new performers or polishing up skills for those that had much more experience and are about to enter the industry.“
- David Kersnar, Professor of Practice,School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture, Penn State University.
“It’s very rare that master performers are actually master teachers. Lauren Katz and Joey Slotnick are some of the most admired (and imitated) improvisers in the world whose work continues to set the bar for all long-form creators. Over the years, they have taken their singular approach and created a truly original and endlessly applicable rehearsal technique for scripted work and are now making it available with in-residence workshops for major universities. I only have one question: how soon can you get here?”
- Anna D. Shapiro, Professor, Marjorie Hoffman Hagen Chair, Department of Theatre, Northwestern University.
“Lauren and Joey deliver in passionate practice much of what I can only teach in theory.”
- Larry Grimm, Leo Lecturer, School of Music, Dance & Theater, University of Michigan
