Our signature event for building community in Seattle!

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.

A weekly class series that will help you practice trusting in your creativity and flexing your imaginative muscles on a weekly basis. If you enjoyed meeting people at a one-off improv workshop and want to strengthen both your improv skills and some newfound friendships on a weekly basis, Grown Up Drama Club is for you.

Our winter 2026 Grown Up Drama Club is filled up, but sign ups for our spring class series are coming soon!

Our interactive personal storytelling events help tap into your inherent creativity. You’ll realize just how many interesting stories you have to share! We’ll cover everything from grabbing your audience’s attention, to story structure, to speaking skills to strengthen your stage presence.

New this spring: a weekly storytelling class culminating in a performance live onstage!

Whether you're a seasoned storyteller or just starting out, this workshop will offer you new techniques to hone your storytelling skills.

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.

This engaging, experiential workshop designed specifically for teachers allows teachers to try the key tenets of the improv mindset themselves. This program helps 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.

In 2026 we are launching Improv for Real Life’s Open Stage, an inclusive performance opportunity for anyone looking to get performance experience.

Hosted by Seattle-based improviser Abbie Brasch, these pay-what-you-can Open Stages offer an opportunity for you to get up on stage in front of a supportive audience.