The Adaptarain
Stories about adaptability. Updated monthly-ish.
IMPROV AND HEALTHCARE: THE GROWING FIELD OF MEDICAL IMPROV
Medicine and improv. You’re thinking, “Maybe let’s not mix those? I don’t want my surgeon improvising.” Jay Reid is sorry to tell you, but medicine and improv have already begun to mix, and by the time you finish this article, you’re going to have no other choice but to throw your phone to the floor and passionately scream, “I want my doctor to be an improviser! Someone call Justin Trudeau for me because my screen is cracked!”
A M-B INTERVIEW W/ JEFF KATZMAN, M.D.: A PSYCHIATRIST'S TAKE ON IMPROV
We were pleasantly surprised when one day an improvising psychatrist, Jeff Katzman and co-founder of Theatresports LA, Dan O’Connor, emailed us out the blue. They told us they’ve literally written the book on improv being a valuable tool set to apply in everyday life, and not just in performance.
A M-B INTERVIEW W/ DAN O'CONNOR: IMPROV PERFORMANCE ON STAGE AND IN LIFE
We were pleasantly surprised when one day an improvising psychologist, Jeff Katzman and co-founder of Theatresports LA, Dan O’Connor, emailed us out the blue. They told us they’ve literally written the book on improv being a valuable tool set to apply in everyday life, and not just in performance.
LAUGHING & LEARNING With DEVELOPMENTAL EXCEPTIONALITIES
Adults with developmental exceptionalities are frequently told “You can’t”. “You can’t participate. You can’t do what neurotypical people get to do. You can’t have that opportunity…”. My Improv for Joy class is a a bright, bold, shining example of what someone with a developmental exceptionality can do, when doors are opened and someone says “Yes, you can.”
STORYTELLERS, LEARN TO IMPROVISE: INTERVIEW W/ SAGE TYRTLE
