Category Archives: Del Close Marathon

DCM10 Day 1 - Press Conference

This year started off to an exciting start as the DCM Press Conference was reserves to talking completely about the UCB concepts about improvisation. It was a unique look into UCBs brand of improvisation and what they feel makes good comedic improvisation.
Roberts, Walsh, and Besser laid out the UCBs “theses” on improvisation. Who h ranged [...]

DCM10 - Pre Game

The next few updates about the DCM are going to be coming from my iPhone. Please excuse any bizarre spelling mistakes while I sort out what I’m doing with this thing. I will try to give frequent updates to the site complete with photographs… if that’s possible.
I’ll be updating throughout the DCM10, so that [...]

10th Annual Del Close Marathon is in Town

Del Close Marathon time again kids. Remember last year’s marathon? Yeah me neither. Last year I clocked in over 30 hours of improv. I felt gross, stinky, and never wanted to see another scene again - I can’t wait for this year.
Last year I gave you a few tips on how to survive the DCM [...]

2007 Del Close Marathon Wrap Up

After watching 36 hours of a 56 hour improv marathon, improv stops looking so much like improv and more like a math equation. You can see patterns forming between performers and see differences in the way geographic locales play. After watching 36 hours of improv, you become a bit of a machine, analyzing each scene [...]

Del Close Kicked My Ass

So, it’s been almost a week and I’m just now starting to write about the end of the marathon. It was pretty intense. Unfortunately after seeing two of the three ASSSSCat shows on Sunday I got home and slept until Monday then I had to get up bright and early for work. However, eating nothing [...]

Get Your Ass To The Theatre: DCM Day 1

Holly Impregnated Taiwaneese pre-teen batman! The Del Close Marathon Day one opened with a bang. The big hilights of the evening were The Press Conference, MySpace (The Knights of Islip), The Stepfathers (The Twin Manatees), Code Duello: Hamilton & Burr (Party on Land), [...]