“Now you are wizards and fairies!” My improv teacher Jamie shouted with glee, and the five of us flapped our arms like wings and zapped each other with imaginary wands. We had two minutes to ...

An improv workshop led by The Unscripted Project. As the back-to-school season kicks into gear and students step into classrooms once again, we at The Unscripted Project, an improv education nonprofit ...

Improv techniques have been used for years to help corporate types get over their onstage jitters. As a marketer, I’ve always felt pretty comfortable with public speaking, but I decided to challenge ...

He proceeds to immerse an eclectic collection of would-be actors, comedians, writers and job hopefuls in the rudiments of improvisation. The guy’s name is Bill Chott. An actor, comedian and native of ...

I've recently been taking some improv classes through The Hashtag Comedy Co. in Columbus, Ohio. I thought it would be fun to learn the basics of improv, to develop some useful skills. I had no idea, ...

We've been doing a lot of live video on Facebook lately (upwards of 80 a month). Folks in the newsroom have embraced it and we've had fun playing with different formats and approaches. Still, with ...

Rick Hodder gets into some weird situations. He lives in Danbury and works as a computer programmer. But on a recent Saturday night, he found himself in Ridgefield, interviewing a woman who knits with ...

As a borderline pun-a-holic, I thought comedy improv would be my cup of hibiscus tea. When I decided to take an improv course at the Groundlings in LA, not only did I fall into a passionate and steamy ...

Leading in the current environment is stressful. Every day leaders are assessing and reacting to shifting realities. On good days, things click. On bad days, things fall apart. There is no way to ...

Vivid Stage is set to offer spring improv classes, providing an opportunity for adults to engage in creative expression through improvisation. Learn more here!

If you've ever taken an improv class, you know they make you do some goofy stuff, like communicate with sounds, not words, and play out all kinds of unique situations. At The Upfront Theatre in ...