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Rebecca Oca-Nussbaum

Rebecca Oca-Nussbaum is a Los Angeles-native performer, teaching artist, and arts administrator. Her recent performance credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, Last Call Theatre’s original immersive hit Love Game, and the World Premiere of Bernardo Cubría’s The Hispanic Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote. Rebecca is currently working to obtain her Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from California State University of Northridge. For the past few years, Rebecca has trained at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, studying under esteemed Company Director Ellen Geer. When she’s not onstage, Rebecca can be found in the classroom passing on her love for storytelling and live performance. As a teaching artist throughout the Los Angeles area and Director of Education & Marketing for the nonprofit theatre organization Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival, Rebecca uses her classical theatre training to cultivate play, safety, and engagement for all students.

Comedy Improv

Improvisation is an enjoyable and safe environment for an individual to experience self-growth. Plus it is SUPER FUN! Through interactive activities and exercises, students learn about and practice improvised storytelling. Improv is incredibly popular in modern entertainment, and it has been around for centuries. Commedia dell’arte, which heavily utilizes improv, is an Italian style of theatre that was popular in Europe in the 16th century, and most of the comedy and stock characters we see today originated from this art form. Improv classes are great for helping shy students break out of their shells and active students learn how to harness and direct their energy. In addition to teaching acting techniques, this program works on key concepts that will serve students for the rest of their lives such as cooperation, communication, quick thinking, and self-confidence.

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