Luke Perone's logo is a colorful abstract design featuring a central red circle with twelve arms extending outward, alternating in colors of blue, green, yellow, and orange. Each arm ends in a purple circle, resembling stylized human figures in a radial pattern—like an imaginative improv session with a social therapeutic vibe.
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Luke Perone's logo is a colorful abstract design featuring a central red circle with twelve arms extending outward, alternating in colors of blue, green, yellow, and orange. Each arm ends in a purple circle, resembling stylized human figures in a radial pattern—like an imaginative improv session with a social therapeutic vibe.
Luke Perone, Ph.D.

Play Activist, Author, Coach

Creating possibilities and transforming communities and higher education with imaginative play and improvisation. Inviting diverse groups of people to build new kinds of activity together to develop, heal, and learn. 

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Play & Performance Activist

I build radically inclusive environments with people to create their development via play and performance.

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Author & Co-Creator

I build radically diverse scholarship and resources with and for academic and nonacademic audiences on lifespan imaginative play, performance, human development, social therapeutics, and community and social change.

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Social Therapeutic Coach

I build radically humanizing groups that support people to create new performances with and in the world by creating activity that builds the group. 

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New Book!

Improvising With and in Higher Education:

All Together Now

Edited by Luke Perone

What if higher education could be more human, more alive, and more open to possibilities? Guided by the generative power of improvisational theater, Improvising With and In Higher Education: All Together Now invites readers into a bold, collaborative reimagining of learning and leading. Drawn from real stories across campuses and communities, this book explores how faculty, students, staff, and community members co-create together, using improvisational practice to transform not just classrooms, but also research, administration, and academic culture itself.

Yes, and...

"Throughout, Dr. Perone was encouraging and warm, directing activities with a quiet but effective authority, and skillfully facilitating a deep learning process."

Luke Perone in a patterned shirt with blue and beige floral designs is looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, as if considering a social therapeutic technique. The background is blurred, focusing attention on the man.
Luke Perone in a patterned shirt with blue and beige floral designs is looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, as if considering a social therapeutic technique. The background is blurred, focusing attention on the man.

Offerings & Co-Creation

Let's build together!

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Coaching

Individual and group social therapeutic coaching for community building and academic writing.

Yes, and...
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Speaking

Bring fresh perspectives, expert insights, and value to your audience by inviting me as a keynote or guest speaker - whether virtually or in person.

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Consulting

Consulting on bringing imaginative play, improv and performances to higher education teaching, learning, and faculty/staff development.

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Playshops

aka "Workshops"

Come learn about and develop sessions on applied improv, play, and social therapeutics for personal, social, and community development!

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Upcoming Community Gatherings

A space to connect, learn, and play together.

Improvising With and In Higher Education: May Publication Celebration

Celebrate the official launch of Improvising With and In Higher Education: All Together Now at our sixth virtual gathering! This event honors the successful release of the eBook and the hard copy of the book. Join us for an informal, playful, and collaborative session to connect with the book’s community and celebrate the movement it builds with. Whether you’ve ... Read more
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What People Say

“The powerful and rewarding experience was taking imaginary play skills to our community especially to vulnerable populations. Transformation!"

"The collaborative work we did every week assisted me in reestablishing my voice in my writing, reclaiming knowledge systems for my people, and reaffirming my place in the scholarly world."

Meet Luke Perone, Ph.D.

  • Luke Perone smiles at the camera. He is wearing a red hoodie over a patterned shirt. The background shows a building with arched windows painted blue, and a lighted neon sign is visible, hinting at an improv club known for its social therapeutic impact.

    "What do we want to create today?"

Luke Perone is a renowned scholar, educator, and activist who has dedicated his life to promoting knowledge, critical thinking, play, and social change. With a deep understanding of various academic disciplines, he has been instrumental in challenging conventional wisdom and inspiring others to question the status quo. Through his work, Perone invites people to engage in playful exploration, encouraging them to actively participate in the co-creation of a more inclusive and equitable society.

Meet Luke

Reimagine Higher Education!

Our new book, Improvising With and In Higher Education: All Together Now is here!

 

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