Saigon’s first improv school
Play. Laugh. Love.
A place to let go, drop your guard, and respond honestly. No script needed—we listen and create together in the moment.
Graduation Class Show ✶Stuck in your head because you’re so afraid of messing up?
Many people come to Saigon Improv House exhausted from rehearsing every word in their head and trying so hard to get it right. Here, you have a judgment-free space to safely step out of your head.
“I don’t have a single artistic bone in my body.”
Afraid you can’t act“I tend to overthink for a long time before speaking.”
Afraid of freezing up“I’m always afraid of making mistakes and being judged…”
Afraid of looking foolish“I want to stop trying so hard and feel less tense when talking to people.”
Tired of keeping your guard upUnscripted · Honest · Yes, and…Improv doesn’t teach you to “act”
At Saigon Improv House, we don’t memorize lines or follow a written script. Through the principle of “Yes, and…” (accepting and building), you practice deep listening, trusting your scene partners, and adapting to the unexpected. You don’t need to fix yourself—just a safe space to understand yourself better.
What is improv?- Focus
- Creativity
- Deep listening
- Honest reactions
- Communication
- Collaboration
Find the right class for you
Curriculum designed by Vân Possible, built on foundations from Upright Citizens Brigade and The Second City. Small classes that fill up fast.
Foundations
Get familiar with “Yes, and…”, practice letting go of control, overcome the fear of mistakes, and connect naturally with others.
Intermediate & beyond
Go deeper into listening, honest reactions, and building chemistry with your scene partners, then progress to Level 3 and Level 4.
Specialty & movement
Improv Movement (movement, improv & poetry), short workshops, Improv Playdates, and Jams.
Corporate & kids workshops
Kid & Teen Improv summer courses for young learners, and Applied Improv to build communication and teamwork for organizations.
for our first two classes (12/2020)
so everyone gets personal attention
in Saigon
No script. No two nights are ever the same.
Every scene is created on the spot from unexpected audience suggestions. We perform in Vietnamese and English in Saigon, and have taken the stage in Hanoi as well as festivals in Manila and Singapore.
The graduation night at the end of each course, where students perform live for a real audience for the first time.
Vietnamese and English shows by Saigon Improv House, alongside international guest artists.
An open community playground where anyone can step on stage, give it a try, and connect.
"Principal" Vân ✶Vân Possible
Trần Thanh Vân (Vân Possible) holds a Master's in Communications on a Fulbright scholarship, and is a former lecturer at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (HCMC) and a bilingual MC. In 2019 in New York, she fell in love with improv and trained at the Upright Citizens Brigade and The Second City.
After working unpaid shifts selling tickets and stacking chairs until midnight at a 28th Street theater in exchange for watching shows, Vân opened her first class in Saigon in late 2020 and founded Saigon Improv House—a space where adults learn to let go.
Improv class isn’t where we learn to ‘act’—quite the opposite. It’s where we learn to drop the defensive shields and masks we have to wear in a judgmental world.Vân Possible
Learning improv, reflecting on life
“I used to be afraid of making mistakes and being judged... but now I get to be myself and I'm not afraid anymore...”
Vy, commutes 3 hours round-trip from Hoc Mon for class
“After every class, I never want it to end and just want to keep learning. Coming to improv class has made me reflect on so many things about life.”
Trang, went from audience member to completing 3 levels
“When friends heard I was taking improv, they all nodded and said it was right up my alley. In reality, I came to work on my weaknesses—because I wanted to stop trying so hard and feel less tense when communicating.”
Thắng (Xù Bơ Bơ), Level 1 student
“I travel 24km one way to get to class, yet on the way home I'm always so full of energy (to the point I can't sleep).”
A student whose wife signed him up for class
“I thought I was already a good listener, but today's session showed me just how hard deep listening really is.”
Ân, “Be the Ultimate Teammate” workshop
“Top things that are super hard to explain after taking the class: improv... all I know is you laugh a lot, meet cool people, and feel yourself grow and heal.”
Hồng Phúc, Saigon Improv House student
Teams we've played improv with
Improv for companies and teams
Applied Improv helps teams practice deep listening, open communication, collaboration, and agile leadership. Trusted by Heineken, Prudential, FWD, Decathlon, RMIT…
Saigon Improv House in the press
See you at Saigon Improv House
Drop by our next class or show to play, laugh, and be yourself with us.