improv

Wonder not then, what God for you saw good If I refuse not, but convert, as you, To proper substance; time may come when men With Angels may participate, and find No inconvenient Diet, nor too light Fare: And from these corporal nutriments perhaps Your bodies may at last turn all to Spirit Improv'd by tract of time, and wingd ascend Ethereal, as wee, or may at choice Here or in Heav'nly Paradises dwell; If ye be found obedient, and retain Unalterably firm his love entire Whose progenie you are.

Originally from Kansas City, Hogan had put her passion for improv and theatre on the backburner, focusing on travel and teaching.

"I feel my improv training helps me a lot, especially with reactions and breaking news stories - I'm able to put stories together very quickly." - GR.

Hull's workshop is part of an applied-improv program at ComedySportz Milwaukee, an improv organization offering both instruction and entertainment.

Improvisational theater, also called improv, is almost always comedic in nature.

This year's MIF includes 58 improv acts from all over the world, including groups and individuals from Israel, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Australia, the United States, Spain, Colombia, France and Venezuela.

A foundational tenet of improv is "saying yes," which sometimes lends itself to criticism that it's a cult, like the positive-think world of self-help types like Tony Robbins.

Our Funny Girls' curriculum uses improv games as a way to practice leadership skills.

The Onion's parody hit on an uncomfortable truth about the improv world: For much of its history, improv has been a straight white man's game.

Another young woman in the audience was cajoled onstage, asked to remove her shoe and use her sock as a puppet to do some improv dialogue.

For more on the role of improv in professional development, see "How an Improv Class Can Help Develop Essential Business Skills," FM magazine, Feb.

Yes, there was improv before Spolin--actors have been improvising in character at least since the days of commedia dell'arte--but Wasson is referring to the modern American brand of improv.