What is a Sacred Playshop Series?
It's unlike anything you've experienced. Part play, part community, part transformation. All of it real.
A Spirited Improv Playshop Series is a multi-week gathering in Asheville where people come to play and leave genuinely transformed. Each session is a living, emergent experience, shaped by everyone in the room. Singing, moving, playing, laughing, connecting. No experience needed. Just a willingness to show up.
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What happens in a Playshop?
Every session is different. Here's what stays the same.
You walk into a circle of people. Some have been here before. Some are brand new, just like you.
From there, no two sessions are alike. What unfolds is shaped entirely by the people in the room that night. Singing, movement, storytelling, spontaneous play, laughter, stillness. Sometimes something unexpectedly moving happens. Often something unexpectedly funny does.
You never have to perform. You never have to be "on." Watching, witnessing, and simply being present is its own form of participation.
What people don't expect is how quickly the room feels safe. How fast strangers become something closer to community. By the end of a multi-week series, something has genuinely shifted.
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Is this for you?
Spirited Improv draws people who are done playing it safe with their aliveness
Spirited Improv tends to draw people who are spiritual but not dogmatic, creative but maybe untrained, and hungry for community that goes deeper than surface. People who sense there's more available to them and are ready to find out what that looks like in a room full of other humans.
They come from all walks of life, all ages, all backgrounds. What they share is a desire to grow, to connect authentically, and to be part of something that actually matters.
This is for the spiritually curious, the creatively alive, and the community-hungry. For people who want to make the world better and are looking for a place to practice that, together.
No performance experience needed. No specific belief system required. Just an open heart and a genuine willingness to show up.
What people carry home
People come for connection. They leave with something they didn't know they were looking for.
Over the course of a Spirited Improv series, something builds. Session by session, the room deepens. Walls come down. People surprise themselves.
Some experience creative breakthroughs. Some work through something they've been carrying quietly for years. Some simply feel, maybe for the first time in a long time, completely themselves.
What happens in the circle doesn't stay in the circle. It travels home with you, into your relationships, your work, your daily life. The ripple, as Jessica likes to call it, reaches further than you expect.
Sacred Playshop Offerings
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Your questions, answered
Everything you need to know before joining a circle
Yes. The best way to experience Spirited Improv before joining a series is at one of our Community Playshops or Performances. Community Playshops are open to everyone, pay-what-you-want gatherings where you can feel the energy of the room firsthand. Performances offer a different angle — you'll witness what a cohesive SI group creates together after a full series. Both are a genuine taste of what Spirited Improv is about. See below for registration information.
Every session is emergent, meaning it's shaped by the people in the room that day. You might find yourself moving, singing, acting out a story, playing in costume, or simply witnessing others with your full presence. There's no script and no agenda. Jessica holds the container and offers invitations. What unfolds from there is always a surprise.
Many of our most devoted participants are introverts. Spirited Improv is not about being "on" or performing for others. You choose your own level of participation in every moment. Witnessing, holding the circle, and being present are just as valued as stepping into the center. The room has a way of making even the most reserved person feel genuinely at home.
Yes. We offer a work-trade option for those who need financial access. We believe everyone who feels called to this community should be able to join it. You can apply at
WORK TRADE ROLES
Spirited Improv is not therapy and Jessica is not acting as your therapist in this space. That said, the experience is genuinely therapeutic for many people. Play, authentic expression, creative risk-taking, and being witnessed in a radically accepting community have a way of opening things up. Many participants describe real shifts in how they relate to themselves and others.
Each series holds between 15 and 25 participants. This size is intentional. It's large enough to create a rich, dynamic group energy, and intimate enough for everyone to feel genuinely known. Spots fill up, so early registration is encouraged.
Most series close with a Community Playshop, a pay-what-you-want gathering open to friends, family, and anyone curious about SI. It's a celebration of what the group has built together and a natural way for newcomers to experience Spirited Improv firsthand.
Occasionally a series closes with a performance instead. Performances draw a larger audience and serve as a fundraiser for a worthy cause, but they carry the same spirit as a Community Playshop. Both endings are interactive, and audience members are always welcome to jump in and join the fun.
Community Playshops
Not ready for a full series? Come try a Community Playshop first.
Performances
Come watch a Spirited Improv community show live. Unscripted, unexpected, and a great first taste before joining a series.
Home
Spirited Improv is Asheville's multi-week Playshop series where creative play, authentic community, and genuine transformation come alive together. Come see what we're all about.
Our Story
Spirited Improv was created by Jessica Chilton, an expressive arts therapist and improvisational performer. Meet Jessica and learn how Spirited Improv came to be.
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