Workshop Details
Facilitator: Adrià Lerma
Level: All levels
Cost: €80
Date: Sunday March 29
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm (with 1 hr lunch break at 1:00pm)
This workshop is open to improvisers of ALL LEVELS.
Object Work: How to Give Meaning to Holding Invisible Things
As we all know, object work is the practice of pretending to use an object on stage as if it were real, even though it doesn’t physically exist. Only if it were that easy—because holding shit that’s invisible convincingly is really hard! And even more so if you have aphantasia. So how do we make it easier? In this workshop, we’ll review the basics, like making objects feel realistic and consistent while enhancing the scene’s physicality. But more importantly, we’ll go beyond the fundamentals to discover the transformative power of object work in long-form storytelling—since it could be your secret sauce for building characters, advancing scenes, and rescuing moments when feeling lost.
About Adrià Lerma
Adrià is an actor, improviser, director, and teacher working in improv, theater, and film both nationally and internationally. For the past four years, he has performed in a long-running musical at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. He performs improv weekly and has performed at festivals across Europe, including Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, the UK, Greece, Germany, Bulgaria, and Ireland. His work spans scripted theater, film, television, documentaries, short films, music videos, and commercials.
Adrià is the founder of @aspaiet.impro (comedy improv in Spanish) and co-founder of @vlcplayground (comedy improv in English), @teatro.alta.sensibilidad (dramatic improv), and @ja.improvisacion (musical improv). He teaches improv regularly at The VLC Playground, Espai Rebombori, and Estudio Ortiz, fluent in English, Spanish, and Catalan.
Passionate about physical comedy and grounded acting, he has trained in the techniques of Lecoq and Meisner. Known for his “jello physicality” and his fearless “full send” attitude, he often throws himself into characters with such commitment that he wears knee pads on stage—though he has never broken a bone.
His inspirations include the sunflowers in his father’s garden, a little girl high on sugar, and Renaissance baby angels. Based in Valencia, he spends his spare time editing videos and playing board games.