What We Offer

Think of these workshops as facilitated friend-making!

Making friends as an adult is hard — that’s why we created IRL in the first place. These laughter-filled workshops use improv games and personal storytelling exercises to help you cut through the small talk and start forming deep friendships that will last.

Tickets for workshops in Seattle are available on Eventbrite!

Looking for a unique way to help residents connect and build a stronger sense of community? Host an Improv for Real Life workshop right in your building!

Designed specifically for apartment communities, this fun and interactive event uses simple games and team-based activities to break the ice and encourage authentic connections among neighbors.

A strong sense of community is one of the top factors in resident satisfaction and lease renewals. Our events offer a fresh, engaging way to make your community feel more like home.

Interested in bringing Improv for Real Life to your building? Send us an email at irlimprov@gmail.com.

This engaging, experiential workshop designed specifically for teachers allows teachers to try the key tenets of the improv mindset themselves. Teachers increase their instructional agility by learning to think on their feet, pivot gracefully in response to students' needs, and create more inclusive, responsive learning environments.

They will practice building on each other’s ideas, active listening, collaboration, and embracing uncertainty and be empowered to with activities they can use to implement those mindsets in their classrooms.

The improv mindset encourages students to celebrate and build on each other's ideas, thus creating trust and classroom community. Improv strengthens students’ social-emotional skills such as self-regulation and perspective taking. Researchers have demonstrated that participating in improv can improve teenagers’ divergent thinking and ability to come up with original ideas. Improv can also reduce students’ anxiety and fear of failure.

What can improv do for teachers?

Foster growth mindsets: Improv reframes mistakes as opportunities for learning, empowering teachers to model resilience and adaptability for their students.

Boost classroom communication: Improv training sharpens active listening and encourages collaborative dialogue skills that directly improve student engagement and teacher-student relationships.

Strengthen team culture: Through laughter, connection, and shared creativity, your faculty will strengthen their interpersonal bonds and sense of camaraderie.

Enhance instructional agility: Teachers learn to think on their feet, pivot gracefully in response to students' needs, and create more inclusive, responsive learning environments.

Support SEL & trauma-informed practices: The improv mindset aligns with social-emotional learning, promoting empathy, emotional awareness, and a culture of mutual respect.

Improv can help combat social isolation and anxiety among our elders. Participating in improv encourages creativity and adaptive cognitive stimulation — plus, it’s just a great time!

Our classes for senior citizens emphasize creativity & learning at every age, are physically accessible, and help seniors build community.

We also offer specialized collaborative storytelling workshops designed for memory care patients that offer people with dementia opportunities to joyfully use their imaginations.

We offer theatre & improv classes for students of all ages! Our facilitators have backgrounds in K-12 education and offer warm, inclusive environments for students to explore the arts.

Children of all skill levels and backgrounds are challenged and supported while nurturing their creative potential, self-confidence, and collaboration skills.

Interested in bringing us to your school? Get in touch at irlimprov@gmail.com