A LIFE AT THE IMPROV

The rules of improv are not complicated and, depending who you ask, they vary, but there are 4 that are universal, guiding principles that keep things on track and keep the actors moving headlong into the funny rather than those long awkward moments that foretell a comic death. That’s not to say they guarantee success, no improv actors in the world have been spared the crickets in the audience that signal a wrong turn into the territory of the unfunny. Risk and uncertainty is the stage on which improv plays out, as it is in life. But these rules give the best shot at working well together and moving in a collaborative direction, rather than getting derailed and I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to see improv as a metaphor for everyday creativity. Listen in to learn more.