CSz Portland

Games Lab is focused on the techniques behind short form games. It's a battle-tested, proven, advanced class for students who have at least gone through 301, are already performing in Rec League—and up to and including pro-team members. There's a showcase at the end of the class.

Hadas Cassorla developed this class in Florida with the insight that categorizing the games into techniques instead of "rules" makes the players more successful in attacking any game in any show and also recognizing the game within the game as they play. 

We have a wide range of justification games, from Pick Up Lines to Changing Emotions to New Choice. Games Lab focuses on the skill of justification itself, helping students to succeed no matter what the “rules” of the game.

Students in Florida and Richmond, Virginia, who had been performing for a while (even in pro shows) said that this class gave them a-ha moments and finally helped everything click.i

Hadas' teaching style is highly focused on side coaching and nuance, and can be demanding—but still a lot of fun.