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Jen deHaan

Actor, podcaster, and improviser.


Bio

Jen deHaan has taught and coached improv at several schools including World’s Greatest Improv School (WGIS) and Queen City Comedy. She was also the Online School Director of WGIS. Her focus is in character acting.Jen creates and produces shows and podcasts, from audio dramas to improvised comedy, and delivers them on StereoForest.



Training

Training taken
Extensive coaching and hundreds of classes from 40+ improv comedians in LA and NY. Several improv comedy certifications. Focus: UCB-style improv, character acting, monologues, sketch writing.
Comedy teacher
Improv comedy teacher at WGIS, Queen City Comedy, Highwire Improv, Compass Improv. Former Online School Director at WGIS. Instructional focus: characters and monologues. Jen also delivers an educational podcast and articles on comedy here and here
Digital editing
Jen has been editing audio, video, animating and doing graphics since 1998. She worked at Adobe on the Creative Suite (managing/contributing to the web, video and audio products) from 2004-2012.
Degree in fine arts and honors certification from Vancouver Film School in new media.



Home Studio

I record with the following in a sound treated room:Shure SM7dB
Focusrite Solo 4th gen
Reaper DAW
I have edited audio since 1999.


Full Podcasts / Series

Creator, writer, performer in and producer of the following podcasts:



Other Credits

Guest as self or character in the following episodes: