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Youth Program Tenets

Back in 2017, the Founders of Happy Valley Improv created the Happy Valley Improv tenets. These ever-evolving tenets inform everything the Company does, both on-stage and off-stage.

With the development of the improv-focused youth training program, the Happy Valley Improv Youth Training Committee has adopted these tenets for the youth training program. These tenets will be present in every Happy Valley Improv youth session and camp. 

The Youth Improv Tenets

  1. Doing improv means that we “write” the story as we’re performing, “brick by brick,” in the moment.
  2. Doing improv means that we do what’s best for the story while making our improv partners look amazing.
  3. Doing improv means that when we practice or get on stage, we are ready, we are listening, and we “Yes, And…” our improv partners.
  4. Doing improv means that we believe every part of the story we tell is always true within the world we are creating together.
  5. Doing improv means that we accept ourselves and our partners as human beings and improvisers without judgment and with joy and grace.
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  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Tenets
    • Our Company Members >
      • Alumni
  • Grab Tickets!
  • 2025 Happy Valley XL Improv Festival
    • XL Improv Fest Submission Guidelines
    • 2025 XL Fest Instructors
    • XL Fest Sponsorships
    • XL Fest Accommodations
    • XL Improv Festival FAQs
    • 2025 XL Festival Schedule of Events
    • Past XL Festivals >
      • 2022 Happy Valley XL Improv Festival >
        • 2022 XL Festival Schedule of Events
        • 2022 XL Fest Instructors
      • 2023 Happy Valley XL Improv Festival >
        • 2023 XL Festival Schedule of Events
        • 2023 XL Fest Instructors
      • 2024 Happy Valley XL Improv Festival >
        • 2024 XL Festival Schedule of Events
        • 2024 XL Fest Instructors
  • Theatre Upgrades
  • Classes
    • Economic Hardship Scholarship
  • Work With Us
    • Workshops
    • Private Shows
    • Community Events & Outreach
  • Youth Training Program
    • Youth Tenets
    • Youth Teachers
  • Improv Practice Group
  • Improv & Pedagogy
    • Education-focused Workshops
    • Literature
  • Merchandise!
  • Press
    • Press Kit
  • FAQs
  • Contact
  • Newsletter Signup
  • 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
  • Member Sites
    • AWRebels (Jason Browne)
    • James Tierney
    • Samuel Jaye Tanner
  • Happy Valley XS Improv Festival 2024
    • XS Improv Festival FAQs