I SHOW UP AS An improvcamp trainer Breck Wiltshire has been performing improv for 15 years, and teaching it for a full decade- insanity! As a day job, Breck is a Junior High English teacher, but his true passion lies in teaching improv; as nothing brings Breck more joy than teaching improv to youth who… Continue reading I show up as a CIG ImprovCamp trainer
I SHOW UP AS A CIG ALUMNI YiFou (Mia) Cheng is a CIG and Improvcamp alum. She founded, captained, and coached the Elmwood Rap Gods (Ottawa) – perhaps known by their iconic ‘Lesbian Period Drama’ style event. She is currently traveling the world on scholarship and is “yes,and”ing her way through her gap year. Mia… Continue reading I show up as a CIG Alumni
I SHOW UP AS A CIG VOLUNTEER Kalon Young is a former CIG player who just couldn’t get enough of The Games! He began competing in the Canadian Improv Games with his highschool’s junior team, and worked his way up to co-captaining the senior team at Nationals! Since graduating, Kalon has gone on to volunteer… Continue reading I show up as a CIG Volunteer
I SHOW UP AS A CIG PRODUCER Elizabeth Glenn is the Regional Producer for the Newfoundland region and has been involved with the Canadian Improv Games since her student days. After six years of competing in junior high and high school, she transitioned straight into volunteering and has now been part of CIG for over… Continue reading I show up as a CIG Producer
The Canadian Improv Games (CIG) is excited to announce the return of AL Connors to the organization as Program Manager. A celebrated figure in Ottawa’s arts community, AL brings over two decades of experience in theatre, comedy, and improvisation, paired with a passion for nurturing young talent.
Best friends Noah Facey and Isaac Andrews Power say they’ve dreamed of winning an improv championship since they were 12 years old…
Drama teacher Deanne Horton started Valour’s first Improv Club in September of 2022. The inspiration came from a field trip she took to Ottawa in 2018 with her MacKenzie High School drama class for a stage combat workshop at the National Arts Centre followed by an evening at the Canadian Improv Games (CIG), an education-based format of improvisational theatre for Canadian high schools…
COVID Update January 2022
The Canadian Improv Games is holding their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday December 14th at 7:30pm EST. For more info please contact info@improv.ca
Kim’s Convenience star Andrew Phung hosts this 6-part series. Teams from across the country share how improv has taught them to be funny – and so much more.
