The fear for a performer is to step on stage and freeze.
Patricia Ryan Madson, who taught performance art at Standford University took that fear and designed an improv game called “What’s in the box?”
The genius is in its simplicity.
Despite the box being imaginary, of course, when the performer lifts the lid of the imaginary small white box, they always find something. The skit might not be worth much at all. But the confidence that comes with it is priceless.