The Living Improv Experiment (LIVE) was created in response to the question, What can we do to engage people in science and demonstrate the power of improv in communication? Our answer: share our humanity.

LIVE is improvised entertainment featuring scientists' lives. The show begins by inviting the audience members interact and warm-up with performers and each other. Scientists from the audience are invited to sit with a moderator from the LIVE troupe to discuss their field of study and why they work in it. The performers then create a number of intimate and thought-provoking characters inspired by the scientists' lives.