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Full Day | Max. 24 Participants
Workshop Outcomes
- Diagnose culture more clearly, identify unspoken norms and “scripts” shaping team behaviour, recognise how status, power dynamics, and emotional subtext affect culture, gain language and insight to discuss culture constructively without blame
- Build stronger connection & trust, practise active listening, presence, and ensemble thinking to foster deeper connection, experience trust-building techniques actors use to create instant rapport, understand the role of empathy in shaping psychologically safe environments
- Improve real-time communication, rehearse authentic responses in difficult or emotionally charged conversations, recognise the difference between intention and impact in workplace dialogue, use improvisation and "the magic if" to respond flexibly and creatively in the moment
Topics Covered
- Understanding Workplace Scripts
- Presence and Listening as Culture Drivers
- Intention vs. Impact
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
- Willing to work internationally
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to face
Overview
Transforming workplace culture through the lens of actor training—using rehearsal room practices to create connection, psychological safety, and purposeful collaboration.
Great cultures don’t happen by accident—they’re rehearsed, refined, and performed every day. In the world of theatre, actors intentionally create ensemble-based environments where trust, presence, and vulnerability are essential. This workshop brings those same techniques into the workplace to help teams examine their current ‘scripts’, rehearse more constructive behaviours, and begin shifting the culture from the inside out.
Through experiential exercises based on acting training, participants will explore the unspoken rules of their culture, practise more conscious ways of relating, and learn how to co-author a healthier, high-performing environment—one scene at a time.
Workshop Outcomes
- Diagnose culture more clearly, identify unspoken norms and “scripts” shaping team behaviour, recognise how status, power dynamics, and emotional subtext affect culture, gain language and insight to discuss culture constructively without blame
- Build stronger connection & trust, practise active listening, presence, and ensemble thinking to foster deeper connection, experience trust-building techniques actors use to create instant rapport, understand the role of empathy in shaping psychologically safe environments
- Improve real-time communication, rehearse authentic responses in difficult or emotionally charged conversations, recognise the difference between intention and impact in workplace dialogue, use improvisation and "the magic if" to respond flexibly and creatively in the moment
Topics Covered
- Understanding Workplace Scripts
- Presence and Listening as Culture Drivers
- Intention vs. Impact
Who is this workshop for
Corporate and government teams, HR leaders, culture/change champions, whole departments experiencing culture fatigue or low engagement.
Handouts/materials provided
A Powerpoint will be utilised and participants will be able to access the slideshow after the workshop.
Participants will be provided with a paper workbook.
What to bring
A pen.
Facilitator
About the facilitator
Dr Andrew Lewis is an accomplished performing and screen arts educator and recognised leader in his field, with an acclaimed industry career followed by 20 years of success as head of Performance with one of the world's leading performance training institutions – the nationally recognised Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Successful alumni include Hugh Jackman, Tim Minchin and Lisa McCune. Andrew has extensive experience as an actor and director. He has directed a few television series that you may be familiar with including Home and Away, Neighbours, Parrallax, Something in the Air, All Saints, Going Home and Playschool. He has lectured around the world in Acting and Directing. Andrew holds a PhD in Storytelling Devising Practices and two Master Degrees in Theatre and Screen studies. He has a wealth of both academic and industry knowledge and enjoys inspiring people to ‘Stop Acting and Get Real’. Work with Andrew to achieve your Peak Performance. As an experienced learning designer, educator, inspiring facilitator and trainer Andrew brings fun to serious subjects.
He has worked extensively with Professional Development companies EVOLVE and Interchange and delivered workshops to Government, Corporate, Health and non-for profit organisations.
Key Expertise
- Team Building
- Managing Challenging Personalities
- Achieving Peak Performance
Industry Focus
- Mining
- Not-for profit
- Government
- Health
Based in:
About the facilitator
Dr Andrew Lewis is an accomplished performing and screen arts educator and recognised leader in his field, with an acclaimed industry career followed by 20 years of success as head of Performance with one of the world's leading performance training institutions – the nationally recognised Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). Successful alumni include Hugh Jackman, Tim Minchin and Lisa McCune. Andrew has extensive experience as an actor and director. He has directed a few television series that you may be familiar with including Home and Away, Neighbours, Parrallax, Something in the Air, All Saints, Going Home and Playschool. He has lectured around the world in Acting and Directing. Andrew holds a PhD in Storytelling Devising Practices and two Master Degrees in Theatre and Screen studies. He has a wealth of both academic and industry knowledge and enjoys inspiring people to ‘Stop Acting and Get Real’. Work with Andrew to achieve your Peak Performance. As an experienced learning designer, educator, inspiring facilitator and trainer Andrew brings fun to serious subjects.
He has worked extensively with Professional Development companies EVOLVE and Interchange and delivered workshops to Government, Corporate, Health and non-for profit organisations.
Key Expertise
- Team Building
- Managing Challenging Personalities
- Achieving Peak Performance
Industry Focus
- Mining
- Not-for profit
- Government
- Health
Based in:
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