Professional Development with Solo Chicken

We are a team of experienced, knowledgeable, and affable theatre educators who know the impact a strong performance background can have on your professional life. SCP has a collective 40+ years of experience teaching performance technique across multiple sectors, from post-secondary to business incubators. As a company with a focus on fostering community, we are eager to share our expertise with organizations that are excited to step outside of their comfort zones in order to strengthen their business through the power of performance!

Hosting the largest improv training programing in the province, Solo Chicken Productions invites you and your team to learn with us in a welcoming, encouraging and judgement-free environment! 

While it may not always feel true, confidence, charisma and presence on stage are skills that can be learned! Join Solo Chicken’s team of theatre creators and learn essential tools for any public speaker.

Former improv student

“Improv has helped me work on my listening and communication skills so much. As a result, I've become a better consultant and a better friend. I think that everyone could benefit from an improv course!”

Former acting student

This class (With Lisa) has been one of my favourites… The way that our work allowed us to be who we are and to develop ourselves is what education is really all about. Honestly without this class I wouldn’t be the performer I am now.

Meet Your Instructors

Our instructors have decades of experience both in and outside of the classroom.

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    Founder, Artistic Producer

    Lisa Anne Ross is a theatre artist, director and educator with over 30 years of teaching experience.  She studied theatre at Dalhousie University, the Dell’arte School of Physical Theatre and has an MA from York University in ‘theatre as a tool for social change’.   She has taught everything from acting to movement to mask and puppetry at schools, companies, theatres and universities across the country.  She is the founder and Artistic Producer of Solo Chicken and currently teaches theatre at St. Thomas University.  She loves to help people discover their gifts and experience the joys of performance.

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    Associate Artistic Director, Head of Training

    Jean-Michel Cliche is a theatre and improv educator. He has taught at the University of New Brunswick and Theatre New Brunswick, and is the Head of Training at Solo Chicken Productions. He has over 15 years of improv experience, which includes competing in  competitive improv sports, training over 100+ improvisers in Fredericton NB, and developing the award-winning improv show TILT. Jean-Michel has also worked with Energia Ventures and the Summer Institute to provide performance coaching to their entrepreneurs.