Actor, playwright, filmmaker, and musician, Michael Louis Johnson shares his experiences with his improvisation bands Rambunctious and Little Rambunctious, 13-member and 5-member brass bands, respectively.

We talked about:

• Michael’s approach to improvising a lyric for a song title suggested by an audience member
• How to create lyrics based on who’s in the audience
• The value of a band that only exists “in the moment”
• How to get the audience dancing