Happy Valley Improv
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    • The State Theatre
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    • 3 Dots Downtown
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    • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
    • Federal Taphouse
    • SCYP
    • Central PA Theatre and Dance Fest
    • Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts + First Night
    • CBICC
    • Happy Valley Adventure Bureau
  • Happy Valley XS Improv Festival 2022
    • XS Improv Festival FAQs
  • Member Sites
    • AWRebels (Jason Browne)
    • James Tierney
    • Samuel Jaye Tanner

About Us

Happy Valley Improv is State College's premier longform improv company. We are a growing community of improvisers who aim to bring the art of improv theatre to State College.

Happy Valley Improv started in the basement of a church when three improvisers came together and said, "hey, this could be fun." Andrea, James, and Sam started practicing weekly and were joined by Nate soon after, in the frigid month of January 2017.

Since then, we have performed a run of shows at the State Theatre, expanded our company, led workshops in various settings, and have begun to offer improv classes for the community.

In May 2021, Happy Valley Improv took over the lease at 209 W Calder Way in downtown State College and opened the Blue Brick Theatre. A big step in expanding the improv community in State College.

Follow along with us on our journey to bring improv to Happy Valley!
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Our Mission

To cultivate and support a community of people dedicated to the study, practice, and exploration of improvisation.

 

Our Tenets of Improvisation

1. Improvisation is a discovery-based narrative form with no predetermined outcome. 2. Improvisation requires individuals to defer to the collective. 3. Improvisation requres individuals to listen, accept, and build off the truths established by the collective. 4. Improvisation requires individuals to bleieve they exist in the reality established by the collective. 5. Improvisation requires non-evaluative acceptance of individual differences. Click to learn more!
The founders of Happy Valley Improv created these five Tenets of Improvisation. These tenets inform everything the Company does, both on-stage and off-stage.

1. Improvisation is a discovery-based theatrical art form with no predetermined outcome.

2. Improvisation requires individuals to work in service to the collective.

3. Improvisation requires individuals to listen, accept, and build off the truths established by the collective.

4. Improvisation requires individuals to believe they exist in the reality established by the collective.

5. Improvisation requires non-evaluative participation.

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happyvalleyimprov@gmail.com
209 W Calder Way
State College, PA 16801
(814) 954-0053

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  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Tenets
    • Our Company Members
  • Youth Training Program
    • Youth Tenets
    • Youth Teachers
  • Classes
    • Economic Hardship Scholarship
  • 2023 Happy Valley XL Improv Festival
    • XL Improv Festival FAQs
    • XL Fest Accommodations
    • XL Fest Sponsorships
    • 2023 XL Fest Instructors
    • 2022 Happy Valley XL Improv Festival >
      • 2022 XL Festival Schedule of Events
      • XL Fest Instructors
  • Shows
  • Work With Us
    • Workshops
    • Private Shows
    • Community Events & Outreach
  • Comedy Workshops
  • Improv & Pedagogy
    • Education-focused Workshops
    • Literature
  • Blog
  • Press
    • Press Kit
  • FAQs
  • Contact
  • Merch
  • Newsletter Signup
  • Improv Practice Group
  • Our Partners
    • The State Theatre
    • PASCP
    • 3 Dots Downtown
    • The Makery
    • Happy Valley LaunchBox
    • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
    • Federal Taphouse
    • SCYP
    • Central PA Theatre and Dance Fest
    • Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts + First Night
    • CBICC
    • Happy Valley Adventure Bureau
  • Happy Valley XS Improv Festival 2022
    • XS Improv Festival FAQs
  • Member Sites
    • AWRebels (Jason Browne)
    • James Tierney
    • Samuel Jaye Tanner