Improvisational theatre or improv is the world’s oldest art form, older than novels, older than paintings even. We can be reasonably certain it started back in cro-magnon times when the first people stood up to act out the story which had happened to them earlier in the day.

It is an art form that I fell in love with. I love how one never masters it and even the masters become rusty quickly when they stop playing.

Improv is collaborative story telling and I believe anyone can do it.

The thing is doing improv is good for you. It is good for your mental health and your physical health as well. I have seen the results first hand over and over again. I have seen confidence increase radically in people in mere weeks. I have seen social anxiety lessen and communication barriers destroyed.

Reasons to take an improv class are many and include: