I was recently teaching an improv class where I was hammering the talking points about how using object work can make performing easier. I got super animated and emotional about it. I then asked for insight from my students as to how this can be applicable in other aspects of their lives. …
Impronol at Trill Comedy Festival
I adore going to improv festivals. It's a chance to show your wares and depending on the caliber of the improv festival, a good way to raise your stock in the community, make connections, and hopefully get invited to perform or teach elsewhere. Improv festivals require a certain mindset from the…
I recently taught my Beyond Hamilton improv workshop to a bunch of eager and talented actors at the San Diego Improv Festival. We spent a lot of time rhyming and playing. At some point someone asked me, "What do you do if someone used the rhyme you were going to use?" The answer to that…
I remember sitting in my first or second class of a beginner improv program. My teacher, who was lovely and shared her burning passion for improv with everyone, told us:
In improv, you can do, say, or be anything you want to be!
All of the exercises we did supported that statement and it served me…