Qq improv

## 🎭 EXPERIMENTAL IMPROV WORKSHOP FOR ENSEMBLE TEAM

### 📅 Showcase: May 17th @ Aconchego House, Lisbon

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### 🚀 Oops, My Neurodiversity Is Showing!

We're launching a bold, experimental short-form improv series—and we want YOU in the ensemble!
This isn’t just another comedy show. We're fusing raw, real-life monologues with fast-paced improv scenes to explore mental health, LGBTQ+ experiences, neurodiversity, and the joy (and chaos) of being delightfully different.

***

### 💥 WANT TO JOIN THE ENSEMBLE?

We’re looking for:

• 🎭 Improv performers, comedians, or theatre-makers
  With experience—or big enthusiasm—for short-form improv and autobiographical storytelling
• 🌈 LGBTQ+ and/or neurodivergent folks (strongly encouraged to apply!)
  Allies are also welcome
• 🤝 Team players
  Open to a profit-share model (donation-based, split after costs)
• 🎤 Performers who love real stories
  And can improvise scenes based on themes like identity, mental health, and life’s weird moments
• 📢 People who want to build community and spread the word!

***

### 🗓️ WORKSHOP & REHEARSAL DATES – LISBON

📍 Polo Cultural Gaivotas | Boavista
(Rua das Gaivotas, 8 | 1200-202 Lisboa)

• Tuesday, April 8 & 15 – 19:30–22:00
• Saturday, April 26 – 14:30–17:00
• Sunday, May 4 – 19:30–21:30
• Thursday, May 15 – 19:30–22:00

> 💡 You must attend at least 3 workshops to be part of the final performance.

***

### 🎓 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

In this ensemble-based improv journey, you’ll:

• Practice short-form improv games to boost spontaneity and group synergy
• Blend personal storytelling with unscripted scene work rooted in lived experience
• Explore themes of neurodivergence, queerness, and mental health through comedy and drama
• Expand your emotional range, character depth, and stage presence
• Take creative risks and embrace the unknown
• Strengthen collaboration and deep listening
• Create raw, playful, and honest performances
• Prepare for a bold, high-energy showcase celebrating radical visibility and self-expression

***

### 🎭 SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE

• 🗓️ Date: May 17, 2025
• ⏰ Call Time: 19:00 | Showtime: 19:30
• 📍 Venue: Aconchego House / Aco Lisboa (Rua São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon)
• 🕺🏽 Runtime: ~45 minutes + audience feedback

***

### 💸 DONATE & SUPPORT THE WORK

This project is part of the launch of the Empauher neuro-spicy queer social enterprise! 💖
Recommended donation: €10 (Pay What You Want) per workshop
This helps cover platform subscriptions and ongoing project costs.
All donations go back into sustaining the community and making this project possible.

• Donate via GoFundMe:
  https://gofund.me/7edd19e3
• Pay in advance (Stripe):
  https://buy.stripe.com/28o3fXgMX9Xeh2g003
• Or bring cash/card on the day!

***

### 🛑 DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS

This is a grassroots, community-led initiative rooted in care, creativity, and mutual support. As part of the Empauher social enterprise, it exists to uplift LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent voices—not to generate profit.
All contributions support:

• Subscription and platform fees
• Materials and venue costs
• Continued sustainability of this work

💖 I am donating my time and energy as a facilitator, director, writer, performer, and producer because I believe in the power of radical visibility and collective joy. Your support keeps this space alive.

***

### 📌 ATTENDANCE POLICY

✨ Be real, not flaky.
If you sign up, show up.
That said—life happens. If you can’t make it, please give at least 5 hours’ notice.
We get it—spoons run out, curveballs come flying. Just keep it kind and communicative.

***

### 💬 JOIN THE WHATSAPP GROUP

Stay in the loop, ask questions, and share silly gifs:
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/H9oPbIDyH3O3QUGePw51VN

***

### 🌟 READY TO APPLY?

📲 DM me on WhatsApp about who you are and your improv experience.
Spaces are limited—let’s create something hilarious, honest, and unforgettable together!
+44 7938 001959

***

#ImprovLisbon #NeurodiverseComedy #LGBTQTheatre #OopsMyNeurodiversityIsShowing #Empauher

## 🎭 EXPERIMENTAL IMPROV WORKSHOP FOR ENSEMBLE TEAM

### 📅 Showcase: May 17th @ Aconchego House, Lisbon

***

### 🚀 Oops, My Neurodiversity Is Showing!

We're launching a bold, experimental short-form improv series—and we want YOU in the ensemble!
This isn’t just another comedy show. We're fusing raw, real-life monologues with fast-paced improv scenes to explore mental health, LGBTQ+ experiences, neurodiversity, and the joy (and chaos) of being delightfully different.

***

### 💥 WANT TO JOIN THE ENSEMBLE?

We’re looking for:

• 🎭 Improv performers, comedians, or theatre-makers
  With experience—or big enthusiasm—for short-form improv and autobiographical storytelling
• 🌈 LGBTQ+ and/or neurodivergent folks (strongly encouraged to apply!)
  Allies are also welcome
• 🤝 Team players
  Open to a profit-share model (donation-based, split after costs)
• 🎤 Performers who love real stories
  And can improvise scenes based on themes like identity, mental health, and life’s weird moments
• 📢 People who want to build community and spread the word!

***

### 🗓️ WORKSHOP & REHEARSAL DATES – LISBON

📍 Polo Cultural Gaivotas | Boavista
(Rua das Gaivotas, 8 | 1200-202 Lisboa)

• Tuesday, April 8 & 15 – 19:30–22:00
• Saturday, April 26 – 14:30–17:30
• Sunday, May 4 – 19:30–21:30
• Thursday, May 15 – 19:30–22:00

> 💡 You must attend at least 3 workshops to be part of the final performance.

***

### 🎓 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

In this ensemble-based improv journey, you’ll:

• Practice short-form improv games to boost spontaneity and group synergy
• Blend personal storytelling with unscripted scene work rooted in lived experience
• Explore themes of neurodivergence, queerness, and mental health through comedy and drama
• Expand your emotional range, character depth, and stage presence
• Take creative risks and embrace the unknown
• Strengthen collaboration and deep listening
• Create raw, playful, and honest performances
• Prepare for a bold, high-energy showcase celebrating radical visibility and self-expression

***

### 🎭 SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE

• 🗓️ Date: May 17, 2025
• ⏰ Call Time: 19:00 | Showtime: 19:30
• 📍 Venue: Aconchego House / Aco Lisboa (Rua São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon)
• 🕺🏽 Runtime: ~45 minutes + audience feedback

***

### 💸 DONATE & SUPPORT THE WORK

This project is part of the launch of the Empauher neuro-spicy queer social enterprise! 💖
Recommended donation: €10 (Pay What You Want) per workshop
This helps cover platform subscriptions and ongoing project costs.
All donations go back into sustaining the community and making this project possible.

• Donate via GoFundMe:
  https://gofund.me/7edd19e3
• Pay in advance (Stripe):
  https://buy.stripe.com/28o3fXgMX9Xeh2g003
• Or bring cash/card on the day!

***

### 🛑 DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS

This is a grassroots, community-led initiative rooted in care, creativity, and mutual support. As part of the Empauher social enterprise, it exists to uplift LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent voices—not to generate profit.
All contributions support:

• Subscription and platform fees
• Materials and venue costs
• Continued sustainability of this work

💖 I am donating my time and energy as a facilitator, director, writer, performer, and producer because I believe in the power of radical visibility and collective joy. Your support keeps this space alive.

***

### 📌 ATTENDANCE POLICY

✨ Be real, not flaky.
If you sign up, show up.
That said—life happens. If you can’t make it, please give at least 5 hours’ notice.
We get it—spoons run out, curveballs come flying. Just keep it kind and communicative.

***

### 💬 JOIN THE WHATSAPP GROUP

Stay in the loop, ask questions, and share silly gifs:
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/H9oPbIDyH3O3QUGePw51VN

***

### 🌟 READY TO APPLY?

📲 DM me on WhatsApp about who you are and your improv experience.
Spaces are limited—let’s create something hilarious, honest, and unforgettable together!
+44 7938 001959

***

#ImprovLisbon #NeurodiverseComedy #LGBTQTheatre #OopsMyNeurodiversityIsShowing #Empauher

## Details

🎭 EXPERIMENTAL IMPROV WORKSHOP FOR ENSEMBLE TEAM
Showcase: May 17th @ Aconchego House, Lisbon
🚀 Oops, My Neurodiversity Is Showing! is launching a bold, experimental short-form improv series—and we want YOU!
This isn’t just another comedy show. We're blending raw, real-life monologues with fast-paced improv scenes exploring mental health, LGBTQ+ experiences, neurodiversity, and the joy (and chaos) of being delightfully different.
***
### 💥 Want to Join the Ensemble?
We’re looking for:

• 🎭 Improv performers, comedians, or theatre-makers with some experience or big enthusiasm for short-form improv and autobiographical storytelling
• 🌈 LGBTQ+ and/or neurodivergent folks (strongly encouraged to apply!)—but allies are welcome
• 🤝 Team players open to a profit-share model (donation-based, split after costs)
• 🎤 Performers excited to improvise scenes based on real stories about identity, mental health, and life’s weird moments
• 📢 People who can help us spread the word and build an audience!

***
### 🗓️ WORKSHOP & REHEARSAL DATES – Lisbon
📍 Polo Cultural Gaivotas | Boavista (Rua das Gaivotas, 8 | 1200-202 LISBOA)

• Tuesday, April 8 & 15 – 19:30–22:00
• Saturday, April 26 – 14:30–17:30
• Sunday, May 4 – 19:30–22:00
• Thursday, May 15 – 19:30–22:00

💡 You must attend at least 3 workshops to be part of the final performance.
***
### 🎭 SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE
🗓️ May 17, 2025
⏰ Call time: 19:00 | Showtime: 19:30
📍 Aconchego House / Aco Lisboa (Rua São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon)
🕺🏽 Runtime: ~45 minutes + audience feedback
***
### 💸 DONATE & SUPPORT THE WORK
This workshop is part of the launch of the Empauher neuro-spicy queer social enterprise! 💖 Donate via GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/7edd19e3
For the workshop, it is expected that you PAY WHAT YOU WANT, but a recommended donation of €10 for the work that I do as a facilitator, director, events organiser, writer, performer, and producer is compensated.

• 💳 Pay in advance: https://buy.stripe.com/28o3fXgMX9Xeh2g003
• Or bring cash/card on the day!

***
### 📌 ATTENDANCE POLICY
Be real, not flaky. If you sign up, you’re expected to show up.
That said—we all have lives, low spoons, and sudden curveballs. Just give us at least 5 hours notice if you can’t make it. Please don’t bail an hour before call time—we’ve all been there, but this is a group commitment.
***
### 💬 JOIN THE WHATSAPP GROUP
To stay in the loop, ask questions, and share silly gifs:
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/H9oPbIDyH3O3QUGePw51VN
***
### 🌟 Ready to Apply?
DM me on WhatsApp with a bit about who you are and your improv experience. Spaces are limited—let’s create something hilarious, honest, and unforgettable together! +447938001959
***
#ImprovLisbon #NeurodiverseComedy #LGBTQTheatre #OopsMyNeurodiversityIsShowing #Empauher

# 🌈 INTERSECTIONS: A Wellbeing Workshop for Neurospicy &/or LGBTQI+ Humans & Allies

ADVANCE PAYMENT REQUIRED – LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS
📍 Location: Aconchego House / Aco Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
🎟️ Workshop Ticket: €25
👉 Book now: https://buy.stripe.com/00g4k18greducM0dQS

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## 🎯 The Quick Blurb

Who: LGBTQI+ and/or neurodivergent humans (diagnosed, self-diagnosed or exploring) and their allies.
What: A two-part interactive wellbeing workshop with a social hour and evening improv show.
Where: Aconchego House / Aco Lisboa, Lisbon @aconchego.house
When: 17th May 2025 | WORKSHOP: 2:15 PM–5:30 PM
POST WORKSHOP SOCIAL HANGOUT 5:45 – 6:45 PM SHOW: doors open 6.45 SHOW STARTS: 7 PM UNTIL 8 PM
Why: Because being queer and neurospicy deserves celebration, connection, and laughter.

INTERSECTIONS is a bold and inclusive event hosted by Isabelle Amorim and Ginny Evans-Pollard, combining therapeutic conversation with creative expression. Part 1 explores how neurodiversity shapes relationships. Part 2 brings the healing power of humour into the spotlight through improv, storytelling, and joyful chaos. The day ends with an optional performance — Oops! My Neurodiversity is Showing!? — from Queen Queerlysh and her team. A space for laughing, sharing, and being gloriously yourself.

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## 🎁 EARLY BIRD BONUS – WORTH €50

## 🎁 EARLY BIRD BONUS – WORTH €50
Remember! For the first 5 BOOKINGS, by May 15 @ 2:15 PM, and you’ll get a FREE 30-minute private coaching session with Ginny (worth €50). 👉 Claim your session here after payment:
https://calendly.com/empauher_com/empauher-initial-call-intersections
FREE 30 min private counselling session, for the first 5 BOOKINGS, with Isabelle (worth 50 EUR), contact me privately on email: isabelle.amorim.counselor@gmail.com

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## 🎟 How to Book for the Workshop:

✅ Step 1: Pay for your ticket → https://buy.stripe.com/00g4k18greducM0dQS
📸 Step 2: Share a screenshot of your payment to Ginny's business Empauher WhatsApp @ +447938001959
👋 Step 3: Join the group chat to connect → https://chat.whatsapp.com/J2K4jv8bwf44DuSKYYyvg1

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## Facilitator Bios

## About Ginny Evans-Pollard (Coach)

Ginny Evans-Pollard (she/they) is a neurodivergent and queer coach, educator, and founder of Empauher Coaching & Retreats. With the lived experience of ADHD and dyslexia, and as an out and proud lesbian, Ginny supports LGBTQI+ and neurodivergent individuals to stop masking, build confidence, and thrive. Her coaching spaces are radically inclusive, creatively led, and deeply affirming.

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## 🧠 About Isabelle Amorim

Isabelle Amorim (she/her) is a trauma-informed therapeutic practitioner, body-based therapist, and community facilitator with a background in clinical psychology. Passionate about creating safer spaces for healing and collective care, Isabelle integrates somatic tools, intersectional awareness, and deep listening to support those living at the margins to reconnect with themselves and others. She is queer, neurodivergent, and Brazilian-born.

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## 🧠💜 What is INTERSECTIONS?

INTERSECTIONS is a creative well-being experience for neurodivergent and/or LGBTQI+ humans and allies. Whether you’re diagnosed, self-diagnosed, questioning, or just exploring — this is your space to connect, express, and be unapologetically YOU.
Led by Isabelle Amorim and Ginny Evans-Pollard, the workshop blends therapeutic discussion with playful performance to celebrate the intersection of neurodivergence, queerness, and creative expression.

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## ✨ Why Attend?

This is more than a workshop — it's a brave and joyful space to share, laugh, and reflect with people who just get it.

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### 🔹 PART 1 — Neurodiversity & Relationships (2:15 – 3:45 PM)

Led by Isabelle Amorim (with support from Ginny Evans-Pollard)
A therapeutic sharing circle exploring how neurodivergence impacts communication, boundaries, and emotional connection in relationships.
📝 Includes optional written reflections and a story box for anonymous sharing.

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### 🔹 Break (3:45 – 4:00 PM)

Stretch, grab a drink, or drop an anonymous oops moment in our installation box.

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### 🔹 PART 2 — Comedy is Tragedy Plus Time (4:00 – 5:30 PM)

Led by Ginny Evans-Pollard (with support from Isabelle Amorim)
A joyful, interactive session using improv games and storytelling to explore how laughter helps us reframe challenges and celebrate our neuro-spicy selves.

Stay to hang out after the workshop and make new friends and new connections:

### 🔹 SOCIAL HANGOUT (5:45 – 6:45 PM)

Join us for an informal post-workshop hangout!
🍿 Bring a snack that pairs well with a drink — something easy to share.
🍹 Drinks are available at the bar. A minimum spend of €7 supports the venue.
Connect, decompress, and enjoy the vibe with your fellow neurodivergent and queer community.

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## 🎭 SHOWTIME: Oops! My Neurodiversity Is Showing!? (7:15 – 8:15 PM)

Sign up for a meet-up:
https://www.meetup.com/lisbon-improv-workshops/events/306798905
Doors open: 6:45 PM
An early-evening comedy-drama-infused improv show inspired by real-life oops moments from the community. Created and performed by Queen Queerlysh (Ginny’s alter ego) and her team of neurospicy misfits.
Expect raw honesty, awkward hilarity, and queer neurodivergent magic on stage.
🎤 Final reflections and closing: 8:15 – 8:30 PM
🎟 Want to attend the show too? Grab your show ticket separately — spots are limited!
👉 [Show ticket link – insert here]

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## 👑 About Queen Queerlysh (Performer Bio – short)

Queen Queerlysh is the bold, irreverent stage persona of Ginny Evans-Pollard. A comedic storyteller and seasoned improviser, she brings sharp wit, theatrical flair, and chaotic joy to every performance. Her work celebrates queer identity, neurodivergent truth, and the power of laughing at life’s messiest moments.

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## 🌈 Unapologetically Neurodiverse. Unapologetically LGBTQI+. Unapologetically YOU!

🎟 Spots are limited — book now, bring your story, and connect with your creative crew at Aconchego House / Aco Lisboa, Lisbon.