Detroit Creativity Project

05/18/2026

…backstage before the show on Saturday.
We had a blast!

Thanks to everyone who was in the house this weekend. And huge thanks to Detroit Women of Comedy Festival for including us!

05/07/2026

DCP Youth Advisors Sariah and Jewel are leading improv exercises with attendees at the YDRC Summit today!

This year’s theme is Rising in Community: Care that Holds. “Yes, and” to that!

(That’s YDRC for Youth Development Resource Center.)

You can play along! Start with “Drop the Ball”. Learn how to play at bit.ly/ImprovatHome.

04/24/2026

The Improv Nerds take the stage on May 16. Please come join us! Show starts at 6p followed by festival headliners. Get tix and the festival lineup at bit.ly/DWCF2026.

04/15/2026

We are so grateful to be a 2026 recipient of a Find Your Light Foundation grant!

With their support, we're bringing improv to two Detroit middle schools that don't currently have a theater arts program.

Find Your Light is dedicated to supporting exceptional arts programming where the need is greatest. Like us, they recognize arts education is essential to every child's education.

THANK YOU to all the people who power Find Your Light. You make our work possible!

04/09/2026

We are always at our best when we create together! Thank you MI Arts and Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts for supporting our work with youth and families in metro Detroit. With your help, we’re building something memorable this year!

“Building a Machine”, 2026 Student Showcase at the DIA

Photo credit: Her & Him Studio, Moni Valentini

04/08/2026

OK! You get one more week! But that’s it!

Last chance submissions open now through Sunday, 3/22 @ 11:59PM

Updated fees:
Improv/Group - $65
Stand-Up/Solo - $40
Podcast - $40
Video - $25

Performers will be notified by April 10th. Full schedule announced April 12th.

kicks off May 15 & 16 at Planet Ant to spotlight funny women, trans, and nonbinary makers of comedy from Detroit and beyond - and raise money for local nonprofits. Don’t miss your chance to be part of it!

Submit here --> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebJJcGeo5b6P8QtaL1VgtjpSa5LsFl7V3rS0d8Li9_Uue4Mw/viewform

03/23/2026

That was SO much fun! Thank you to everyone who came out to cheer on the performers. And thank you to our friends at the Detroit Institute of Arts for hosting us. You ALL made this weekend memorable!

03/20/2026

We’re saving you a seat! All the details are at https://dia.org/events/improv-project-student-showcase-0

And if you can’t make it… please consider sending a gift in honor of a young person in your life. www.dcpimprov.org

03/07/2026

JOIN US! Sat. 3/21
The Improv Project students and teaching artists take the stage at the Detroit Institute of Arts for our favorite show of the year! Hosted by the DCP Youth Advisors.

Whether you're a fan of improv or curious what it's all about, you're in for an afternoon of laughter and fun!

Doors: 1:00p. Performance: 1:30-3p. Free with museum admission.
All the details at https://dia.org/events/improv-project-student-showcase-0

02/14/2026

And YOU!
Happy ❤️ Day!
You have ours today.

01/30/2026

“Genius is not rare in Detroit.”
It is everywhere! Something we learn EVERY day from the students in our improv classes.

Here’s a quick read from The Skillman Foundation’s Youth Council about the work of 11 creative geniuses in Detroit.

Lucy’s story is a much-needed gift of joy in a chaotic time.

Many thanks to the Youth Council for supporting our own Youth Advisory team in 2025!

The Detroit Education Narrative Collective exhibit — Genius Comes From Detroit — brought together the work of eleven storytellers exploring how genius is cultivated across Detroit.