The Mosaic
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Putting Improv to Work
Spontaneous Performance for Leadership, Learning, and Life
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The Art of Making Sh!t Up
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Comedy and Distinction
The Cultural Currency of a 'Good' Sense of Humour
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Process: An Improviser's Journey
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Related Formats
Group Therapy
Group Therapy is a long-form improv format structured around a therapy session: one performer plays the therapist, and the remaining ensemble plays patients or group members working through their issues together. The therapy context provides a natural engine for character revelation, emotional escalation, and the discovery of hidden connections between characters. The therapist's attempts to facilitate produce comic and dramatic tension as the session moves in unexpected directions.
Goon River
Comic variation on the Spoon River format.
Spork River
Comic variation on the Spoon River format.
How to Reference This Page
The Improv Archive. (2026). The Mosaic. Retrieved March 17, 2026, from https://improvarchive.org/formats/the-mosaic
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