What We Do
Improv for Good.
Laughter boosts the immune system and provides an overall feeling of well-being. We endeavor to bring healing and ease suffering through smiles. Our growing troupe performs for community members who could use a little extra cheer, including seniors, disadvantaged children, and caregivers. We also offer affordable and accessible community classes, applied improv facilitation, and free improv meetups. In addition, IFG performs at fundraisers for good causes.
PERFORMANCES
Improv is live theater made up on the spot! All of our performances are completely original and based on audience suggestions, and they can be specifically tailored. Please contact IFG at improvforgood@gmail.com to book a free performance at your venue or event. Need to learn more about improv? Go here.
>>> Our next show is March 22nd at 7 pm at La Casita Mexican Restaurant in Grover Beach, benefitting the People's Kitchen of SLO
APPLIED IMPROVISATION
Applied improvisation takes improv off the stage and into your life. It offers numerous benefits, including improved communication, collaboration, and creativity. It also enhances personal development by fostering confidence, emotional intelligence, and the ability to think on one's feet in various situations. Schedule a facilitator to lead your team or clients in improv exercises by emailing improvforgood@gmail.com.
Have you ever wanted to try improv? Are you an experienced player looking for opportunities to practice? Come play short form games and share smiles in a supportive environment. The Second Saturday Improv Meetup is 2-4 pm in Studio B at Flex Performing Arts, 1820 West Grand Ave, Grover Beach, every second Saturday of each month.
CLASSES
Studies have shown that improv boosts confidence, decreases stress, fosters creativity, reduces social anxiety and uncertainty intolerance, activates the brain's language and creativity centers and promotes brain connectivity to repair the effects of trauma. (Source: 7 Research-Backed Benefits of Improv Comedy, Psychology Today.)
Community improv classes are offered through the City of Arroyo Grande and Flex Performing Arts in Grover Beach.
- Improv Taster. This one-hour class provides a taste of what unscripted theater is all about, introducing the basic concepts through fun short form games in a supportive environment.
- Improvisation - Spolin Theater Games. Through Spolin games, you’ll unlock your inner spontaneity and intuition and have fun while you learn by doing - the game is the teacher.
- Improv Workshop - Physical Improv. This workshop will help you to develop your skills as an improv illusionist to add depth to your characters and scenes.
- Improv 201: Characters and Relationships. This 8-week class will focus on accessing emotion in the moment, building characters and relationships on emotional perspectives, and using patterns of emotional behaviors to drive scenes forward.
- Improv Workshop - Narrative/Genre. This workshop will help you to collaborate with other players to craft an improvised play that follows a traditional story arc.
Spring classes start at Flex in March and will run every 1st and 3rd Saturday from 1-2 pm in Studio B. Email info@flexperformingarts.com.
