Improv

Improv Overload

August 25, 2006

“The Wellingtons” Originally uploaded by Matt Stratton. In addition to the Open Improv Jam-O-Rama thingerdoodle I’m going to on Sunday, I’ve been invited to “guest direct” the improv group Playmation for a while. That’s pretty cool. Plus, in late September, and I will be teaching an “Improv 101″ workshop as part of Yehoodi U at [...]

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Improv Free-For-All

August 22, 2006

x-post from my friend Jolene’s blog: On Sunday, August 27th, The Flying Buttresses and Playmation will host an Improv Open House, a free-for-all where you can get on stage and show us your stage genius. You can see what we do when we practice our games and scenes and you can join right in. Think [...]

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Free Improv Show this Sunday!

February 21, 2006

So the Flying Buttresses (the improv group I coach every now and again) has a FREE show at Beat Kitchen this Sunday (Feb 26). Here’s the scoop: Next Sunday, February 26th, is the birthday of Johnny Cash. The Man in Black – singer, storyteller, torrid lover of Reese Witherspoon – would have been 74 years [...]

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Improv coaching successful!

April 14, 2005

Man, that was a lot of fun tonight. I think I actually helped them. We did a lot of object work, which is way out of the comfort zone for this group. Actually, it was less small object work (which they are good at) but a lot more “where” object work. Stuff that seems so [...]

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Nervous

April 13, 2005

So tomorrow night I am coaching Jo’s improv troupe. I really don’t know why she asked me to do it. I’m not some superstar instructor. Hell, I’m not an instructor at all. Anyway, I think I’ve got a decent handle on what we’re going to do. I want to really work hard on “live truthfully [...]

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Get your improv on, and help support breast cancer research…

May 19, 2004

I’m hosting an improv jam for my friend Kitty’s Avon Walk fundraiser…come on out! Mammary Micetro May 25th! Cornservatory (4210 N. Lincoln) 8:00 pm $5!!! Come on out and be ready to laugh your little butts off at the Mammary Micetro. This is a short form comedy improv competition that starts with 20 performers and [...]

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Improv musings…

April 28, 2004

For some reason, today I decided to bust out the tape of my 2001 grad show from Players Workshop. It’s kind of interesting to watch. The show really isn’t that great (it’s about three hours and WAY too long, but that’s another story), and I’m supremely unhappy with how I performed. Although I haven’t gotten [...]

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