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Making It Up as You Go:
The Importance of Improv

Thursday, April 11
Towson University—University Union
5:30–6:30 p.m.: Arrival & reception
6:30–8:00 p.m.: Lecture
$20/per person (includes parking and reception)

Join Osher members and members of the community for this “edutainment” event. Steven Gimbel and Michelle Faulkner-Forson pull back the curtain to show us how improvisation has become not just an entertaining comedic form, but a requirement for adapting to the curves everyday life throws at us. Get insight into the tenets, the philosophy, and the history of improv comedy while also having a good laugh. This event promises both levity and learning as the conversation hones in on what makes us laugh and why. Enjoy a special appearance from Towson University’s own improv comedy group, ImprompTU. Kick back and enjoy!

About the speakers

Michelle Faulkner-Forson became the managing director of the Baltimore Improv Group (BIG) in February 2022. Originally from Chicago, she moved to Baltimore where she earned an MFA in Community Arts from Maryland Institute College of Art. As an all-around creative thinker, her work is intent on building positive experiences for audiences and performers alike.

Steven Gimbel, PhD, is a professor of philosophy at Gettysburg College. His research interests range from the philosophy of science to the philosophy of humor. He has received distinguished teaching honors. Included in his scholarship are Albert Einstein: His Space and Times (Yale University Press, 2015), Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and Comedy (Routledge, 2017), and a forthcoming book on the history of humor, It’s Funny Cause It’s True, with co-author, Jennifer Marra.

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