How does a freestyle rapper rhyme without rehearsal? How does a jazz improviser shape an instant solo? How do improv comedians wing it under pressure? Creativity is one of our most mysterious and ...

Imagine being asked to stand on stage, face hundreds of strangers, and make them laugh. Sounds like a nightmare, right? But, comedian Bill Connolly says taking to the stage is exactly what you should ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY - Painting in a studio or practicing an instrument alone is a very different experience than ...

Crown Point Community Theatre’s house improv team, Makeshift Up, is set to stage six performances of a show that will be different each time. “Makeshift Monologue Madness,” from Jan. 13-22 at Old Lake ...

To be quick on your toes through the practice of improvisation is one thing; to be able to apply these practices to everyday life is another. This weekend, one Columbus performance group is merging ...

Let me go out on a limb and venture a guess that you’ve never seen anyone on stage who’s quite like Nina Wise. An improvisational performance artist, she’ll reveal the intimate details of her life, ...

I have always been in awe of improv comedy, and as a child, I grew up with the TV show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" So when I got the opportunity in July to learn the art of improv (short for ...

LE MARS, IA (KTIV) - In July, the Le Mars Community Theatre was in the middle of rehearsals for its latest production when the theatre’s ceiling collapsed over the stage. No one was there, so no one ...