"Diana transformed us..."
Diana Brown is a professional Actor and Improviser, Director and Teaching Artist
Communication and Performance Coach
Diana has presented customized workshops and programs for Whole Foods, Genentech, Oracle, Chevron, The United States Coast Guard Training Center, Big Bus Tours San Francisco, AirBnB and others.
Additionally, Diana works with doctors and health care professionals to increase their communication skills for the purpose of improving patient satisfaction and cultural equity.
Testimonials from clients and students
Customized Improv Workshops
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Custom Teambuilding
Diana has presented customized training and programs for Whole Foods, Google, Genentech, Oracle, Chevron, The United States Coast Guard Training Center, Big Bus Tours San Francisco, AirBnB and others.
Additionally, Diana works with doctors and health care professionals to increase their communication skills for the purpose of improving patient satisfaction and compliance with treatment protocol.
“Characters comfortable in thier own skin.
-Roger Caitlin, Washington Post
Diana is an actor and improv artist appearing locally and nationally
“In my humble opinion, Diana is one of the best character actors I’ve seen. Her depth and breadth of her characters is so impressive. From high status brainy girl scouts to wise elders from the South to Victorian England society women. Diana truly transforms herself in an instant! Her brain works at lightning fast speed! My jaw literally drops as I witness her pull together topical news, multiple call-backs, and historical and literature references. This woman was born for the improv stage.”
Teacher/Mentor
Master Classes and Private Coaching Sessions.
Diana will be adding a select few private clients in 2019 in the areas of:
-Scripted and Improvisational Acting Coaching
-Independent Improv Ensemble Coaching
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Also, in collaboration with Leela San Francisco Diana brings her approach to Leela’s curriculum for level I and level III improv classes at the Leela Training Center in San Francisco. Diana also directs Leela’s performing improv ensemble On the Verge
As an improv teacher, director and improv team coach, Diana enjoys approaching the work through character keeping the main focus on needs, desires and hopes and the impact they have on relationship. She especially enjoys creating exercises in the moment that address specific performer challenges.
Independently, Diana has been a guest instructor for City College San Francisco and has created custom improv workshops and communication intensives for corporate clients through her company Improv Recess™.
In collaboration with Leela, Diana leads Level I and Level lll Improv classes at the Leela SF Training Center in downtown San Francisco and Leela's Spring Break Trio Jam. Diana directs Leela’s Performing Improv Ensemble On the Verge.
Diana coaches and teaches through her own company Improv Recess™ - "Improving work through play", with Leela Theatre's Improv Training Center and as a guest instructor with San Francisco City College Theatre Arts Department.
Participants and Students of Diana's training intensives and workshops have this to say about working with her:
“Diana transformed us, both as individuals - with greater confidence and skills that we could carry into our respective workplaces and daily lives and as a group”
“Diana was an amazing Level 1 teacher! I particularly loved her ability to frame what each exercise was for and help us figure out what we should learn from it. I’ve taken away so much to apply both to future improv scenes as well as to life interactions in general.”
“Diana’s everything you could ask for: empathetic, funny, full of information, easy to understand, and invested in her students.
Christine D.”