Abstract
This article discusses how language teaching can benefit from the practice of improvisational theater. We will see how improvisational theater can lower language anxiety and help develop spontaneous speaking skills through the example of an mprov workshop set up in September 2023 at the Science University of Montpellier. We will first provide an overview of improvisational theater and its benefits, then we will present our project and finally we will consider to what extent improv can reduce language anxiety and help low-proficiency students develop oral fluency.