“Don’t think, just speak. If you’re sitting on the fence, jump off,” Jason Shotts instructed Chicago Program students. Shotts, instructor and member of the iO Theater, led Chicago Program students through exercises and games into the hilarious world of improv! We learned the basics, all the while increasing spontaneity and becoming funny! And, we learned more and more about each other!
Skills learned in improv can help us in future jobs as employees and employers. You learn to go with your gut, to react quickly, and to take risks. There is an inherent understanding that mistakes will be tolerated. Improv helps us to accept and cooperate with each other, to listen, to build on another’s actions and ideas, all the while supporting each other to be successful. “The magic of improv is it nurtures us as creative, connected human beings..” (Terrill Fischer)
Thanks for a terrific session, Jason.
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