Marian Rich is a multi-faceted artist, social therapeutic group coach, and performance activist. Along with her colleague, Aurelie Harp, she co-leads both online and in-person groups to discover and practice how to respond to life’s challenges with creativity and joy. Marian believes that creativity is therapeutic. An accomplished theatrical improviser and lifelong community organizer, Marian has brought the transformational and therapeutic power of creativity to thousands of people around the world. She is the co-author (with Carrie Lobman) of “Playing Around with Changing the World,” a chapter about her work in The Applied Improvisation Mindset, published by Bloomsbury Press in 2021. She is a co-founder of the Global Play Brigade.