Chris Miller and Ann Swanberg are the cofounders of LifePlays, created to bring the powerfully transformative skills of connective, embodied Improv to communities and innovative workplaces. Seasoned improvisers and teachers, we've taught and/or performed with Impulse Theatre, ImprovWorks, The Centre for Performance Studies, BATS Improv, and the Academy of Art College.  Corporate clients include the Siddha Yoga Foundation, Infineon Technologies, Google, Genentech, Onward Inc., the World Health Organization, and Whole Foods Markets. Ann is also the artistic director of Improv Sangha and the creator of Ecstacize™Improv.

Taylor Ray, key LifePlays corporate trainer, spent 12 years doing large-scale systems implementations for state government, and project fire-fighting with high tech firms and start ups. She worked at Deloitte and Touche before moving to California to launch a start up. She's versed in improv, scripted acting, sketch comedy writing and stand-up.

 

In addition to teaching improv for LifePlays, Robert Hickling is a graphic and web designer at studio867. He also brings scripted theatre experience, having performed in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Aspen, and New York.