Private Workshops & Performances

SHAKE THINGS UP AT YOUR NEXT TEAM EVENT, CONFERENCE OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION WITH BAD DOG CREATIVE
A morale boosting experience your team will love - workshops, teambuilding, ice breakers and custom shows!

It’s not about being funny or performing - it’s about opening up and training your mind to be more flexible and positive which gets your creativity flowing.

Applied improvisation uses performance techniques and applies them to non-performance scenarios to help people adapt, grow and learn together in a fun and engaging way, all while saying "Yes, And". It helps teams share laughs, new experiences, and puts everyone (safely) a bit outside their comfort zones to explore how to return to a state of playfulness, which naturally breaks down barriers between us as we get to let our sillier sides out to play! How often do you get to really let loose as an adult?

We provide workshops that can help your team with:

  • Returning to the Office

  • Integrating New Team Members

  • Leadership

  • Team Resilience and Adaptability

  • Listening Skills

  • Public Speaking and Storytelling

  • Team Building and Collaboration

  • Creativity for Business

  • Growth Mindset

We also do custom entertainment for your company parties, conference openers, or to kick-off your off-site with a laugh! Bad Dog Creative has a network across Canada and the US, as well as online, and can meet you where you are!

Below you’ll see what we do, how we work, and why Bad Dog Theatre is different than the rest! Bad Dog has been providing exceptional teambuilding for over 20 years and has changed hundreds of businesses - will yours be next? (we hope you’ll say “Yes, And!”)


WHAT WE OFFER

CORPORATE WORKSHOPS

Unlock Creativity.

Bad Dog’s workshops focus on the fundamentals of improv, and how they can be applied in a career setting. Sessions can be tailored to your organization’s goals: making sales pitches sound more natural, encouraging proactive problem solving, building a more collaborative team, developing leadership skills, and more!

Our workshops are dynamic, engaging and experiential - focusing on soft skills in a safe and low-pressure environment. We work on keeping things fun and light so your team can focus on letting go and travelling outside their comfort zone in a playful and supportive environment.

Group members will participate in improv exercises in small groups and pairs so they can hone their skills and practice key soft skills like listening, collaboration, patience and communication.

Once everyone has been able to participate in the exercise, our workshop facilitators will take a few moments to go over discoveries and challenges people had, as well as explaining the real-world applications that are tailored to your goals before moving on to the next exercise. We will work with your group’s pace to ensure everyone learns together.

At the end of the workshop, participants will walk away with key learnings and are encouraged to reach out to us for further learning if they would like.

CUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT

Looking for the ‘wow’ factor at your next company function?  Book the Bad Dog for a personalized show that will have your group in stitches. Our roster of performers includes some of the very best comedic talent in North America.

Our improvisers get ideas, suggestions and occasionally volunteers from the audience and create instant scenes, stories and characters on the spot! Because we're using the audience directly it becomes a very intimate and personal comedy experience. We also get some basic information about the group in advance to bring an even more personalized touch. 

For example, we may present a day in the life of one of your employees, a Shakespearean adventure featuring the CEO as the hero, or a choose your own adventure type story where the audience always gets to decide what happens next!

Award-winning Bad Dog Theatre artists will create an entirely personalized improv show for your next big event. Get in touch with us to book a unique  - and hilarious - performance for your birthday, wedding, awards show, corporate gala, or holiday party!


Try it for yourself!

Sign up to participate in a free introductory course to see how improv can change your company culture! We’ll contact you when the next one is coming so you can try before you buy!


WHY WE’RE DIFFERENT

When you choose Bad Dog Theatre, you’re not just supporting your own team’s culture and development - you’re directly supporting the arts!

Bad Dog is a not-for-profit charity whose focus is presenting diverse voices and underrepresented communities on stages in and around Toronto.

Choosing Bad Dog ensures your corporate dollars make a direct community impact. Funds allow us to offer scholarships for classes, fund community initiatives and workshops, and provide world-class training and performances. It also helps to ensure the arts is a viable career path which builds community and personal resilience through artistic practice.

We have access to the best facilitators in the city at a reasonable and competitive price so you can be sure you’re getting high quality workshops while also feeling good about your organization’s social impact.


REQUEST A QUOTE

Whether you’re interested in holding a workshop, or a one-of-a-kind comedy show… we can build a memorable, customized experience. We’re excited to help make your next event a success! Request a quote to find out more.