There’s some entertainment in Charlotte that’s arguably better than a late night Netflix binge. It’s not sports, and it’s not a traveling Broadway show. It’s improv — unpredictable, supportive, ...

If last year taught us anything, it’s that planning can only get us so far. What’s the cliche? “The best-laid plans…” and then people trail off ominously. Yep, that was last year if you were a teacher ...

Leading in the current environment is stressful. Every day leaders are assessing and reacting to shifting realities. On good days, things click. On bad days, things fall apart. There is no way to ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. It was the 28th day of quarantine in New York City. Or was it the 16th? Or ...

For decades, the only people to know about improv’s benefits were improv teachers and students. We all knew it made us feel less anxious, more in the moment, and more connected to others but only as ...

A few years ago, for complex reasons, I attended the orientation week for Columbia Business School students. The week involved team-building exercises that forced us to solve problems together. It ...

Acme Comedy Theatre is host to a professional sketch comedy troupe managed by artistic director M.D. Sweeney, and improv workshops taught and run by Cynthia Szigeti, Todd Rohrbacher, Susie Geiser, ...

Levity Entertainment Group announced today that it has acquired The Improv, the legendary comedy brand owned by Budd Friedman and Mark Lonow. Some 54 years after Friedman launched the first club, The ...

Dalia Goldberg moved to Spain with her husband in late 2018. A few years later, she was going through a divorce and feeling overwhelmed and lonely. She ended up making friends by joining an improv ...