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The Improv Theorem — Theatre Math Coffee Mug

Y + A = C

Yes + And = Comedy.

At last, someone has reduced the wonderfully unpredictable art of improvisation to a mathematically elegant formula.

After years of painstaking theatrical research (and absolutely no peer review), Wooliam Sheepspeare is pleased to present The Improv Theorem: proof that comedy can, in fact, be expressed as an equation.

Of course, the formula assumes that everyone onstage remembers the first rule of improvisation: accept the offer, build upon it, and resist the overwhelming temptation to explain why the scene wouldn't actually work.

Whether you're teaching an improv workshop, rehearsing with your troupe, or recovering from a performance involving three imaginary chickens and an inexplicable submarine, this mug offers a little mathematical reassurance with your morning coffee.

A splendid gift for:

• Improv performers and comedy enthusiasts

• Improv coaches and workshop leaders

• Drama teachers and theatre educators

• Actors and acting students

• Comedy troupes and drama club members

• Anyone who understands that “No, but…” is rarely the beginning of a successful scene

Product Details

• Available in 11 oz and 15 oz sizes

• Ceramic coffee mug

• Microwave and dishwasher safe

• Made to order

• Original Theatre Math design by Wooliam Sheepspeare

Part of the Theatre Math Collection — applying suspiciously precise mathematics to the gloriously unpredictable world of live performance.

The formula is simple. The scene, unfortunately, may involve a penguin, a dentist, and the end of civilization.