Polished and Presentational vs Organic and Truthful
A few weeks ago, 3 For All, possibly my favorite improvisers of all time, were in town for shows and workshops. I spent most of the weekend watching or with those guys and had an…
GGG in Tulsa, OK
We made friends with the great ladies of Super Ovum when they came to Austin last spring for LAFF: Ladies Are Funny Festival. They invited us up to Tulsa to perform with them at the…
GGG in Tulsa, OK
www.merlin-works.com
Out of Bounds Improv Festival and Miniature Golf Tournament Wrap Up
Man, Out of Bounds was an awesome blur of improv and parties and golf. For me, the best thing about OOB is the chance to get rejuvenated about improv. I get to see great shows…
The Shrug
After teaching a status class to my Improv 101 students last night, this morning I read an interesting article in the New York Times about the universal gesture of shrugging or extending and open palm.…
Improv on TV
GGG was lucky enough to perform on the Public Access TV show Sacre Bleu this week. We got to have two twenty-five minute sets in the small studio with two camera man, two hosts, a…
August Newsletter Article: Strong Choices Are Generous Choices
It can seem counter- intuitive, but strong choices are generous choices. I give that note all the time in improv class. Here’s usually what happens right before I say such a thing: a scene is…