Can improv games and study become improv wisdom in life?
The promise of improvisation is a playful environment where everyone plays well together, anything is possible and people around you constantly say, “Yes, and…”
In Improv Wisdom, Patricia Ryan Madson examines how these pillars of Improvisational Theatre play out in our lives.
I heard a noise coming from the basement, why don’t you go down there and see if it’s safe?”
The Stage is Safer than Life
On stage saying yes is not ‘really’ risking very much. On stage an improv actor might say to you, “I heard a noise coming from the basement, why don’t you go down there and see if it’s safe?” Your response might well be, “Sure, it’s pretty dark, but I’ll go down there. You stay up here.” Why? Because on stage there is no basement, no monster no danger. It’s pure storytelling adventure.
But in life – it’s different. There are real actions and real consequences. So how can we take the joy we find on the stage with improv and get it into our life? Get this book. Every chapter includes activities.
Patricia not only builds the path, she points the way.