“You should take an improv class!”  Nope.  Not really what anyone wants to hear.  In fact, it’s not something I would say, even though I am teaching Improv classes. I learned a long time ago to not should on people.  HA!!  I also know that improv can be scary, I also know that in improv, you are not alone and it can change your life.

Sometimes I think there is absolutely no gray area when it comes to Improv. Some love it, some hate it.  Some very strong opinions. I’ve heard people say, “Oh my god, I hate improv!”  and when I ask why?  What is it about improv that you hate so much, I’ve never gotten  clear answer.  And, that’s fine, I mean, there are a number of things that I “hate” and can’t necessarily articulate a clear ‘why’.  Garlic for instance, I just hate it.  But anytime I mention to someone that I hate garlic and don’t eat it, they spaz out.  “WHAT? YOU DON’T LIKE GARLIC?!  OH MY GOD I JUST LOVE GARLIC!”  Wow, good for you.  I mean if I said I can’t stand snakes…  Wait, I can’t stand snakes, I mean, I respect them, I just don’t want them on me. 

Once in High School I was hanging out with my friends and then some asshole guys had caught a snake and were chasing us.  We got in my friends VW and they threw the poor snake into the car with us.  Of course we started screaming, but I don’t have a voice that screams.  I have a pretty low range voice, so I sounded more like I was dry heaving.  At any rate, as I remember it, I grabbed the little snake and ran out of the VW sounding like I was dry heaving and tossed it in the grass.  So, I don’t like snakes, but I’m not going to like kill one or anything.  The poor snake was terrified.  Stupid boys.

My point is this, I was very scared of the snake, but I didn’t run from the snake.  I embraced it, I became friends with the snake, I gently cradled it and I rescued the snake.  Or did the snake rescue me??  So….even though improv can be scary, embrace it like a snake and maybe just maybe it can rescue you. 

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