Playing Dice with God
Albert Einstein is famously quoted as saying, “God does not play dice with the universe.” The context of this quote comes from a disagreement Einstein had with the developers of The Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, primarily Niels Bohr. The Copenhagen interpretation states that quantum mechanics is intrinsically indeterministic and based on probabilities. Einstein believed that nature did “not play dice”, meaning that every event occurring in nature is caused by something else and is therefore not based on probabilities, which Bohr believed to be the case. Improvisation is all about rolling the dice. Unlike scripted theater, everything in Improv is basically a crap shoot. A performer doesn’t know what suggestion might come from the audience and although the performer comes prepared with improv skills such as making strong choices, having a distinct character, bringing an emotion to the scene, and even practicing pantomime to help set an imaginary stage, there is no w