Meet Your Improv Instructor
Wendy Pennington!
Wendy Pennington is a professional actress for over 25 years working for Disney Pictures, ABC, CBS, Paramount+, national commercials, and Los Angeles stage productions.
Improv Instructor with over 12 years of experience
training companies like:
American Heart Association
Ben Abbott & Associates
Make A Wish Foundation
Toyota
Top Golf
AT&T Performing Arts Center
Women's Leadership Conference
McKinsey
Insurance Sales Lab
Armis Marketing Team
PayCom
Sales Force
Fidelity
ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY
BUILD TRUST WITH YOUR TEAM
CREATE A HAPPIER WORKPLACE
Yes! And...
SO MUCH MORE!
Our Approach
As an improv instructor, I like to start off small and easy by helping everyone be present, giving them the permission to play, enjoy life and work more, all with simple improv games.
Our Results
As you'll see from our reviews, everyone not only enjoys the Improv session (that they may have feared going into!) they also learn valuable techniques that can be applied daily in communications.
see how it works!
We used improv to bond with our new team.
"Five-star rating for Improv Dallas! Wendy and her team provided an exceptional experience as part of our corporate team-building event. Wendy is amazing at what she does – she is a gifted and talented actress and improv coach. As a team, we were not experienced in improv (and we were also a new team who did not know each other well). We spent the time laughing and feeling bonded from the experience. We also learned some techniques that will be helpful in terms of communicating with one another. Above and beyond in coaching and overall delivery of the improv experience. I would highly recommend Improv Dallas for a fun night out or a corporate event!
CIGNA CORPORATION
A Bit About Wendy
At the young age of 3, I became a mascot on a Texas drill team. The moment I took the field and saw the audiences faces light up with Joy, I knew that's what I wanted to do for a living... Bring Joy!
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Having first studied Improv in High School Theater in Dallas, I headed to Los Angeles ready to learn more. There I studied at the famed Groundling's School of Improv off Melrose Blvd. This new level of skill gained me employment as an actress at Disney Studios doing improv voice work for TV. Lots of new jobs came my way in the form of national commercials, speaking TV and Film roles, and various voiceover work.
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Moving back to Dallas to raise my family near my family, I opened IMPROV DALLAS in 2012 and have been an improv instructor helping actors gain speaking roles on screen, and companies grow together with this magical art and fun known as improvisation.
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Improv Dallas is a gift I cherish as I get to give back and have a wonderful purpose teaching others while they laugh and grow through my training.
Professional Background
Feb 2014 to Current
Sept 2012 to Current
Aug 1991 to Current
Director of award winning films, commercials and stage performances
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Professional actress of both stage & screen having worked with:
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Steve Martin
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Sylvester Stallone
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Fred Willard
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Julia Sweeney
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Top National Commercial Directors
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Yes! And... So much more!
Teaching and Directing Improv events at my company,
Improv Dallas
