Justin Wayne

Improviser · Tech Director · Producer

Tech Specialist & Producer, Stomping Ground Comedy Theater · Founding member, Push Comedy Theater Diversity Council

Improv Performance

Malicious ComplianceEnsemble · Harold, Big Dang Friday house teamStomping Ground2026–now
Can We Have a Prime Time Slot?Ensemble · HaroldStomping Ground2026–now
Sporks OutEnsemble, co-director · musical long-formStomping Ground2026–now
Total FiascoEnsemble · long-formStomping Ground2025–now
Not Myself TodayTech director, occasional performerStomping Ground2025–now
DuofestJust Two Bats; The Things We Go ThroughStomping Ground2026
ThunderdomeCompetitorStomping Ground2026
Welcome to Your TownEnsemble · Big Dang Friday house teamStomping Ground2023–2025
You Can Count on MeEnsemble · JTS BrownStomping Ground2025
Mic DroppingsEnsemble, co-producerStomping Ground2023–2025
Peter's Last NoteEnsemble · musical improvStomping Ground2023
Dead RingerChris FarleyStomping Ground2022
Humor GamesEnsemble · short-formThe Comedy Arena2021–2022
Teacher's PetEnsemble · long-formPush Comedy Theater2021–2022
The Jam; American Master DebatersEnsemble · short-formEarprov (online)2020–2021

Creating, Producing & Teaching

Brave SpaceProducerStomping Ground2026–now
EvilProv: An Unscripted UprisingCreator / producer / host (Ashen Graves)SG; Lewisville Playhouse2024–2025
Whose Mind Is It Anyway?Co-creator / tech directorStomping Ground2024–2025
Pup 'ProvProducerStomping Ground2023
Haunt 'em LeapDirector / creatorStomping Ground2022–2023
Summer Improv Workshop LabInstructor · “Beyond the Sweep”Stomping Ground2026

Technical Direction Lighting, sound and video, designed and run live at Stomping Ground unless noted

Training Stomping Ground Comedy Theater unless noted

Improv Fundamentals
Improv 101 (Push Comedy Theater, Norfolk); Improv 201 (Push Comedy Theater, Norfolk); Improv Levels 1–6
Advanced Improv
Advanced Improv: Narrative; Advanced Improv: Game of the Scene (Audrey MacNeil); Advanced Feedback (Lindsay Goldapp); Advanced Duo Intensive (Greg Mihalik); Advanced Improv: Location, Location, Location (John Gerhardt); Advanced Improv: Playing Longer Scenes (Greg Mihalik); Advanced Improv: Creating Dynamic Base Realities (Hayden McGovern); Advanced Movie Class (Lindsay Goldapp); Coaching & Directing (Greg Mihalik)
Short Form
Advanced Short Form (Tim Miller); Advanced Short Form (John Gerhardt)
Long-Form Formats
Knock the Rust Off (Push Comedy Theater, Norfolk); Advanced JTS Brown (Hayden McGovern); Advanced Improv: Creating Formats (Hayden McGovern); Advanced Formats (Greg Mihalik)
Musical Improv
Hip-Hop Improv (Push Comedy Theater, Norfolk); Musical Improv Level 1 (Greg Mihalik); Musical Improv Level 2 (Lynsey Hale, Kelsey Satalino); Musical Improv Level 3 (Lynsey Hale); Advanced Musical Improv: Song Styles & Genres (Kelsey Satalino); Advanced Musical Improv: Singing Ugly & Character Driven Songs (Lynsey Hale); Advanced Musical Improv (Laura Hall)
Sketch, Storytelling & Acting
Sketch Writing 101 (Push Comedy Theater, Norfolk); Sketch Level 1 (Lindsay Goldapp); Storytelling (Julia Cotton); Acting for Improvisers (Milo Wilder); Intro to Clowning (Stephanie Bell); Bouffon Intensive (Eric Davis)
Workshops
One-Line Premise (Kevin McDonald); Squeezing Comedy from Improv (Kevin McDonald); Comedy Masterclass (Susan Messing, John Lehr); Summer Intensive (The Annoyance Theatre, Chicago)
Also studied
The Comedy Arena (McKinney); Earprov (online)

Skills

Improv
Harold, JTS Brown and other long-form formats; musical improv; short-form; character work
Tech
ETC Eos lighting programming and live cueing; live sound; projections; OBS streaming; custom show software