If you’re a reader of my blog, you know that I often recommend that you stop looking to the gatekeepers to give them validation, but instead work on developing your own shows and your own work so you do the work that inspires you. So I was incredibly proud and impressed when I found out […]
I have heard improv teachers over the years describe improv to the lay person as something that "gets us to play like when we were children -- like when we played house or on the playground – pure, spontaneous and no judgement." I have even used some of this language in my marketing. But lately, as the […]
We are told all the time in improv just have fun up there and everything will take care of itself. But what if you don't have fun in your real life? Well, then you are screwed. I am speaking from experience. I cannot give something away that I don't have. And when I try to fake […]
You would think as an improviser I would like to play in my everyday life. You would think I would at least know how to have fun and be silly. I am sorry to disappoint, but I don't. A couple of weekends ago it became very clear that this might be becoming a problem. On Saturday afternoon, my […]