A theatrical art form in which actors perform without a script.
Improvisation is spontaneous communication between actors on stage inspired by audience suggestions.
It is a comedically based form of theatre. As a comedic art form, it is accessible to anyone who watches it. Improv Past In Chicago in the 1930's, Viola Spolin began to develop a new approach to teaching acting while working at The Hull House. It was based on the simple and powerful idea that children would enjoy learning the craft of acting if it were presented as a series of games. Spolin's son, Paul Sills, built on his mother's work and was one of the driving forces of improvisational theatre centered around the University of Chicago in the mid-1950's.