Improv

Do struggling improvisers really need defending? Is anybody really going after struggling improvisers? Do we not already have empathy for them? Probably not… but we don’t always view them as “struggling,” do we? In fact, the original title of this story was: A Defense for “Bad” Improvisers. But I didn’t…

The First Date “California is the end of America, you can’t go any further.” ~ Tony Hendra, English satirist. After an improv class, you’re usually on an adrenaline high for some time. The workshop was about initiating characters from body movements. In one scene, I pretended to hold a pencil with my upper…

Opening Ok, back to it. I am in hospital today but not in my preferred role. I am doing what they call in the business (actually just at our institution), Swing CC. Tomorrow I will also be Swing CC. I will spare you the specifics of what the role involves. It…

Anyone who has taken an improv class can tell you that perhaps the most important rule is these two words: “Yes and.” The rule can be broken down to “Yes,” acknowledging your scene partner’s contributions, and “And,” building directly upon what they said. …

Hello. Please, take a seat…on me! I’m a chair…the most versatile resource in an improv show. You don’t have props, so I’m your car, a park bench, a waiting room, a rollercoaster, a restaurant, a classroom, a job interview, a toilet (if you must). With a permissive venue manager, you…

I’ve been mentoring with the PMDojo community for a couple of years now but in the most recent mentoring sessions with my cohort group, there is a theme that keeps coming up — IMPROVISATION. …

I improvised and took a class in Improv. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. It was one of those rare spontaneous moments where I stopped thinking and took the action with my heart than with my head. and It remains one of the best actions I…

28 January 2023 Almost back to live improv on purpose…. with people who deliberately immerse themselves in the make belief worlds…. But this doesn’t mean I am not improvising in real life… I have to get my kicks somehow. …