Improv for Real Life (IRL) is a joyful experience full of laughter and community, rooted in improv and personal storytelling, designed to help you turn neighbors into friends.

Have you been to awkward networking events or happy hours where you've had the same surface-level conversation over and over? Improv for Real Life is NOT that. At IRL, you'll play games that will have you laughing and having meaningful conversations that will lay the groundwork for new friendships. This experience is introvert-friendly, and there's zero pressure to be funny :)

Why go to a workshop for building friendships?
We all know we need friends. We lived through a pandemic where we experienced the alienating jolt of being cut off from in-person interaction. But just because we value friendship doesn’t mean it’s easy to foster, especially in a new city. A third of Americans report that they don’t know any of their neighbors, and a nearly 90-year longitudinal study conducted at Harvard found that the quality of a person’s relationships is the number one factor that predicts whether someone will have a happy and healthy life, more than exercise, income, or sleep. In this workshop, we’ll cut through the awkward, repetitive small talk and get right to the fun.

Zero experience necessary!
Beginners are enthusiastically encouraged to attend! Being "good at improv" is not the point of this -- think of improv as being a means to an end, where friendship is the end goal. While we firmly believe that everyone is inherently creative, you don’t need to identify as a “creative type” to get a lot out of this workshop.