Parkscapes: Improv and Comedy Workshop Three for Seniors

Date and Time
Sat, Jul 25, 2026 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM EDT

Location
Timberlane Park
75 Timberlane Dr,
Brampton, ON L6Y 4V7

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Parkscapes is a seasonal public art-making program that brings together neighbours around select Brampton parks. There, through accessible, all-ages, hands-on collaborative workshops, they strengthen community bonds and create temporary artworks and performances.

Seniors, join Laal Button’s Sunny Deewana, in Timberlane Park for a series of free improv and comedy workshops this July and August from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The workshops will be conducted in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.

These workshops are designed for seniors with zero performance experience, as well as seniors who have performed before, to stimulate their creativity as they learn the fundamentals of improv. Rest assured, these workshops focus on “clean comedy” and employ traditional, familiar South Asian artistic expressions.

Weekly Workshop Themes:

Saturday, July 25 – The Rhythm, Verses & Resistance workshop adds traditional South Asian rhythmic expressions, such as Boliyan (Punjabi folk couplets), into the improv structure. The seniors will choose their performance style: individual storytelling or a group “communal monologue.”

Saturday, August 8 – The Character Relationships & “Object Work” workshop teaches the seniors how to act out scenes without props (“Object Work”) while they begin developing their performance pieces and experiment with audience prompts for improvisation.

Saturday, August 15 – The Open-Air “Tech” Rehearsal workshop helps the seniors become comfortable performing in a public space surrounded by noise and activity.

No registration is needed.

This workshop series is open to drop-in participants. Please note, however, that it has been designed for weekly additive skill building and to support a community of returning participants.

This workshop series is for seniors and does not require experience in the arts to participate. Instruction can be given in English, Punjabi, Hindi,and Urdu.

Parkscapes: Seniors is funded by the Government of Canada‘s New Horizons for Seniors Program.

DONATE – Your donation helps us support Brampton artists and expand free programming like this.

Notice of Filming and Photography – When you attend this workshop, you will be in a space where photography, audio, and video recording may happen. These recordings may include your image and voice. By entering the event premises, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition or reproduction.

Accessibility: Participants can contact us at info@bramptonartsorg.ca to arrange assistance or support to register and/or participate in this workshop series. Please contact us as soon as possible (minimum of five business days in advance) so that we can assist you in a timely manner.

Transportation: We can provide all-ages Brampton Transit Tickets to Brampton residents free of charge to those who need them for all BAO in-person events. If you would like to pick up a ticket for yourself and others attending with you, please email info@bramptonartsorg.ca prior to the event and we will have them available for you onsite. Tickets work for both Brampton Transit and Züm buses.

Workshop Presenter

Sunny Deewana is a Brampton-based comedian and arts educator who moved to Canada from Punjab, India at the age of fourteen. He has studied long-form and short-form improv, acting, music, and dance. Over the past several years, Sunny has successfully adapted his extensive knowledge of improvisational theater into multilingual formats (English, Punjabi, and Hindi) to bridge cultural gaps and cater to Brampton’s diverse population.

Among his notable artistic accomplishments, most recently he had a featured role on the acclaimed series “Late Bloomer,” starring Jasmeet Raina. Passionate about community arts, Sunny has successfully delivered this workshop series in Punjabi previously and has led numerous specialized community drop-in sessions in partnership with organizations such as SatRang Theatre and the Punjabi Arts Association (PAA).

Laal Button is an organization that strives to provide opportunities for new immigrants and settlers from South Asian backgrounds to meet  in a safe and inclusive place and celebrate their love and passion for the performing arts. Every event, workshop or performance allows the community to come together, share their struggles, laughter, and the challenges of being in a distant place and nurture meaningful and deep cultural as well as social connections. We set the stage, quite literally, to bring South Asian talent to the forefront!

Tickets

No registration is needed.