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Don’t know if you kids saw in the Extra, Extra section, but Galapagos Improv has posted the 2007 Del Close Marathon Schedule, covering the entire 3 days at the 3 theaters, on one page.
This material is available on several pages on the DCM Website, and as a soon to be printed handy-dandy postcard, but it’s awesome to see what’s going on across all 3 days at a glance.
Our recommendations on what to see, coming soon.
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UCB NY has just posted 4 classes to their Del Close Marathon Workshop section.
Del Close Marathon Workshop
Special Marathon Workshop
Rob RiggleIt’s sold out.
Tuesday 7-10pm Jul 24
Rob RiggleIt’s sold out.
Wednesdays 7-10pm Jul 25
Matt Walsh Class is sold out It’s back up!It’s sold out.
Friday 12-4pm Jul 27Matt Besser
Sunday 2-6pm Jul 29
We will be keeping up-to-date DCM information as it becomes available.
More classes were just added with Kevin Mullaney from UCBLA on Improvising From The Gut, Monday July 23rd 7-10pm.
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Just last week I had an alarming experience. My improv notebook went missing and I panicked. I started calling all the people I knew, to see if anyone had picked it up while we were out. No one knew where it was. I searched my overflowing backpack, my messy apartment, my paper filled office and still nothing. It turned out, I had written a few notes in it last Wednesday during group practice and had left it by the leg of my chair. Luckily for me, Roy Astorias Studio had it turned in and I retrieved it, but it was a harrowing experience. The history of the last year of my improv education is contained in that little notebook and If I were to loose it, I wouldn’t be able to reconstruct all the lessons, exercises, thoughts, or knowledge contained in it.
This, surprisingly, coincided with an article I have been writing, off and on, for the past 3 weeks about keeping an improv notebook. I considered it a sign that I should finish off the article and post it on the website. And so, without further ado…
Recently a UCB instructor asked me, while I was sitting in the UCB training center’s waiting room, writing in my improv notebook, whether I took class notes.
You now I never see many students taking notes in classes I teach. Back when I was in classes I took lots of notes and I still have all my notebooks.
Yeah, I hardy ever see students taking notes in classes and it sees strange to me as well. I would never remember any of this if I didn’t take notes.
Strangely from that time I have taken 2 additional classes and I am consistently the only student who takes regular notes in my classes and the only student I know who keeps an active written journal (besides improvoker web journal). Of course, everyone is different and has different ways of keeping and recording information. Some people may have brains that can retain class information without the need of a notebook, but I am not one of those people and I would wager that the majority of you all are not those types of people.
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In a surprise move, UCBNY has removed veteran house team Kill Your Darlings from the Harold night roster. We know no other information at this time and don’t want to rely on speculation. If we hear any reliable updates, we’ll let you know.
