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 ...

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 ...

The following article originally appeared in Inside Higher Ed. A few years ago, Northwestern University alumnus Stephen Colbert spoke to our graduating seniors about improvisation. He said one of the ...

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 ...

If last year taught us anything, it’s that planning can only get us so far. What’s the cliche? “The best-laid plans…” and then people trail off ominously. Yep, that was last year if you were a teacher ...

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 ...

When Dan Stabb attended his first improv show almost 20 years ago, he was recently out of college and looking for something different — although he was unsure what that something would be. During the ...

Any journalist will tell you that it can be difficult for scientists to explain themselves in layman’s terms. Actor Alan Alda and Stony Brook University are trying to change that. Since 2009, the ...

Improvisation is a comedic art form valuing creative action without pre-planning. This focus on spontaneity and the creation of meaning in an ever-changing environment has relevancy beyond the stage ...

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 caught up with Michael Vietinghoff and Matt Beaudry just after they wrapped their weekly Monday podcast, The Big Daddies. The pair have seven children between them, hence the name. Vietinghoff’s ...

Many young people like to participate in improvisational comedy skits — even if they are about saving money. So Wachovia Corp. has hired a Minneapolis improv group, National Theatre for Children Inc., ...