NAMI Orange County will be hosting "Laugh Rx: A Stand-Up Comedy Workshop Program" -- a series of comedy training workshops in March through June of 2024.
Our Community Spotlight this month: TAY
(Transitional Aged Youth / Teens & Young Adults)
Participants will have the opportunity to share their comedy piece on stage in front of their peers, and anyone 15 and older is welcome to join. Registration is no cost, and you are more than welcome to sign up for more than one workshop!
This event will be hosted in the COSTA MESA ROOM at Norma Hertzog Community Center
( 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 )
Questions? Please call our office at 714-544-8488 or email us at info@namioc.org
We hope to see you there!
About this event:
10:00 am - 3:30 pm PT with a half-hour for lunch provided by NAMI OC.
“Laugh Rx” will build confidence, foster connections, and ultimately, help break stigma, allowing participants to feel validated in their personal experiences and less isolated in the world.
The Workshop will be led by Aidan Park, professional comedian, bestselling author, and founder of the YAY Foundation.
Using the healing art of comedy, he will teach community members how to share their story in a funny and relatable way.
Spotlighted for March is the TAY community.
Resources tables staffed by organizations confirmed so far: the LGBTQ Community Collective, (comprised of APAIT, LGBTQ Center OC, Radiant Health, and Viet Rainbow of OC), and Shanti OC.
About this series:
NAMI Orange County will be hosting "Laugh Rx: A Stand-Up Comedy Workshop Program" -- a series of comedy training workshops in March through June of 2024.
This Spring, NAMI Orange County launches “Laugh Rx”, a Stand-up Comedy Workshop series, in which professional comedian, bestselling author, and mental health advocate, Aidan Park, will teach community members how to share their story in a funny and relatable way.
Through family-friendly exercises in self-introduction, emotional signature, and overcoming emotional challenges, “Laugh Rx” will help build confidence, foster connections, and break stigma, allowing participants to feel validated in their personal experiences and less isolated in the world. Every participant will be given the (optional) opportunity to perform their coached, practiced piece at the end of the workshop. Lunch will be provided!
Three of the workshops will be highlighting a specific community: March: LGBTQ, April: TAY (Transitional Age Youth/Teens and Young Adults), and May: AAPI. The Final workshop in June will highlight mental health in general. Each workshop will be open to the entire community. Anyone interested in participating is welcome to join.