1. Listening

Actively listening to your scene partners and to your own creative impulses, enabling effective responses and collaboration.

2. Yes, And

Accepting offers made by others and building upon them, embracing collaborative creativity.

3. Free Play

Spontaneous Expression

Encouraging free-flowing creativity, making bold choices, and finding joy in the unexpected. Feeling free to express oneself openly, finding and utilizing your unique voice within.

4. Commitment and Presence

Fully dedicating yourself to the character and the scene, authenticity and engagement. Staying fully engaged with the moment, not getting lost in planning ahead or dwelling on past moments.

5. Scenes: CROWE 

Character, Relationships, Objective, Where, Emotion

Becoming a strong character with clear values, and desires. Understanding physical and social environments and how we live in the space around us. Growing relationships and sharing experiences, creating great stories.

6. Support and Trust

Create trust in success with you group. Ensure an open space for creativity. Make fellow improvisers look good, and you will look good. 

7. Adaptability

Being open to change, ready to adapt as the scene unfolds and implement every skill on this list.

8. Narrative

Engaging and coherent stories of life. Developing narrative skills allows performers to construct compelling plots , character arcs on the spot, and tell compelling stories every day.