Friday, January 23, 2009 – 11:53 am
Was pretty excited to sign up for this class over at Magnet Theater and as there is still a spot available before Sunday’s class, I thought I would bring it to your attention, if you didn’t know about it already. Forsooth! NEW!!! IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE with Blaine Swen ONE DAY WORKSHOP!!!* Take a risk! Learn how [...]
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 – 6:51 pm
Photograph courtesy Ari Scott Saturday night was Mothers last show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. The 9 year run of the group at the theater is the longest a house team has performed at UCB. It was a great show to boot. During the show, I thought about what made Mother [...]
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 – 5:51 pm
Photographs by Melissago Tonight is the final Rawhide Presents: The Raw Harold at UCB and instead of again giving my break down of last weeks’ show (which was hilarious) and urging you not to miss it (there is nothing more I can do), I thought I would look at a few facets of the show [...]
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 – 1:05 pm
So, I told you guys it was a worthwhile show, but now I’m going to lay it down. I have seen a lot of improv in my time at UCB and the Raw Harold continues to be the best thing I have seen in a long time. Last week’s show was exceptional and the improvisers, [...]
Friday, November 2, 2007 – 10:48 am
I’m not often one for snarky comments on this site, but something has pushed me to post this article. That something is 40+ e-mails from various independent improv groups around NYC, all inviting me out to their shows this weekend. This, in and of itself, is not a bad thing, but when every single member [...]
Monday, August 20, 2007 – 2:26 pm
Image courtesy of BrendanMc Buzz Focus has a great write up on the DeCoster Premier at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. My personal favorite scene of the evening was when Neuringer introduced her team to the Wizard of Oz yellow-brick-road exhibit, which each player cleverly tied into a historical metaphor. The scene culminated in a [...]