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.
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
- Doing improv means that we “write” the story as we’re performing, “brick by brick,” in the moment.
- Doing improv means that we do what’s best for the story while making our improv partners look amazing.
- Doing improv means that when we practice or get on stage, we are ready, we are listening, and we “Yes, And…” our improv partners.
- Doing improv means that we believe every part of the story we tell is always true within the world we are creating together.
- Doing improv means that we accept ourselves and our partners as human beings and improvisers without judgment and with joy and grace.