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…
What can I say? It’s been a while. The excuses: I’ve been working on a whole new website, I got married in May, I’ve been teaching a lot, and I’ve been generally lame and procrastinatory.…
An interesting article in the NYTIMES about the biological foundations of laughter. The headline reads: What’s So Funny? Well, Maybe Nothing Like any comedian knows, a lot of it has to do with who is…
I just finished another Improv 101 class. It was a great group and two of the students even decided to repeat the class for fun. Here is us in our class photo on the last…
Okay, so it’s way overdue, but DSI went fairly well overall. The GGG show was solid. We had some funny moments, some nice songs, and a bit of dancing on that nice big stage. The…
I am writing from the Open Eye Cafe in downtown Carborro, North Carolina. We are here for the Dirty South Improv Festival. Last night I saw 5 different troupes perform and tonight is our night…
I have to thank my Mom for this improv article sighting. In this month’s issue of O Magazine, the theme is authenticity. There is an article written by an improv teacher and author Katie Goodman…