Darryl Spencer believes improv can make just about anyone’s life better. Interested? Consider signing up for the “Improv Your Life” class scheduled for four Tuesdays, May 7-28 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at ...

When someone talks about improvisation, odds are your mind goes to what is known as short-form; theater games or quick scenes, the sort of performances popularized by “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and ...

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 ...

Students in Northwestern Engineering's Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSAI) program received an unorthodox lesson this school year: A lesson in improv. The art of improvisation is not ...

Failure has seldom been sexier, with advocates believing that if you’re not failing regularly, you’re not pushing the boundaries far enough. Such cheerleaders often evoke the spirit of Edison, who ...

Three dozen police captains pair off in a Chicago conference room to play a game: They must start a sentence with the last word their partner used. Many exchanges are nonsensical, full of ...

My first in-person course after being vaccinated was not, as I anticipated, one I was teaching. Rather, I was a student in an improvisation class I took over the summer. When I was doing research for ...

When: Thursday through April 5. Times vary. Where: Blue Door Theatre, 319 S. Cedar St. and The Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $37/one-night pass; $67/weekend pass. Workshops: $30-$50.

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 ...

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