The Adaptarain
Stories about adaptability. Updated monthly-ish.
IMPROV & CONSENT: WHY "YES, AND" DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN YES
One of the first tools we learn as improvisers is to say YES. We accept others’ offers on stage and build that idea together. It’s a common misconception that yes means agreement. In improv, yes means acceptance not agreement.
WHY IMPROVISERS FALL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER
Because of what improvisers do and the environment improviser’s create, Jay Reid thinks you’ll have a higher percentage of falling in love with one. In this blog, he explains why.
HOW TO ENERGIZE YOUR DAY WITH DAILY IMPROV HABITS
HOW TO IMPROVISE YOUR WAY TO BETTER WRITING
There's a reason some of comedy's biggest TV shows have improvisers on their writing staff. Writers can learn a lot from trying NOT to write for once.
ON MEETING IMPROV'S GRANDFATHER
Our founder and director, Jay Reid, met a very old man, who shaped what improv is today.
A MAKING-BOX INTERVIEW WITH AURORA BROWNE OF BARONESS VON SKETCH SHOW
Our Improv Incubator Director, Hayley Kellett, shares a conversation with her past teacher, doppelgänger and member of Baroness von Sketch, Aurora Browne, about the role improv has plays in the development of a successful sketch show and life in general.