🌈 Queering Improv
A soft, joyful space to explore improvisation theater.No experience needed,
no performance pressure.A space to play, just for the sake of feeling good.
“That looks so cool, but I could never do improvisation theater myself.”
If that sounds like you, just know that this space is for you!
What does
Queering improv
means?
It means disrupting and reimagining how improvisation theater operates.It’s not only about including queer people, but transforming the entire structure to reflect queer feminist values and politics.
A soft rebellion against the idea that only certain people belong on stage
Some topics we'll explore
• Learning how to make others shine• Questioning gender roles, family models, and power dynamics in scenes• Making room for neurodivergence, softness, slowness, and contradiction• Moving beyond “yes, and” to include “no, and” to express our boundaries with kindness• Centering on enthusiastic consent• Embodying and representing queer characters and dynamics• Celebrating what’s messy, nonlinear, or hard to label
Some good stuff that improvisation theater could bring
• Laughter and joy, even after a tiring day• A sense of belonging• Mental flexibility• Gender exploration, character play, and freedom from performance norms• Relief from social rules and expectations• A gentle reconnection with your body and its boundaries• Permission to be silly, quiet, loud, weird, or absolutely yourself• Self-acceptance
About the facilitator
Alix Lucas (they/them)
Picture: Nea Saarreharju
Trying improv theater was something I’d wanted to do for many years.
But I never felt confident enough, and thought I would not be able to do it.When I finally tried it, I realized improv isn’t really about performing.It’s about teamwork.About feeling safe enough to be silly, to mess up, to share my weirdest fears (mine is having an emergency bathroom situation on stage. yes, for real), and still feel completely supported by the group.That feeling changed everything.
Picture: Romain Gauthier
I’ve learned to play again.Because: have you noticed, as adults, we get so little space to play, move, laugh, be weird, explore?
This is what improv theater brings for me, and the feeling of being accepted exactly as I am.That’s why I created this space.To share this joy, and also to reimagine what improv can be for marginalized folks.
For those who’ve been made to feel like they don’t belong on a stage because society made them feel different, and then did not have access to this wonderful toolbox.I believe we could benefit a lot from it!