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 [...]
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 – 12:34 pm
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 [...]
Friday, February 9, 2007 – 2:19 pm
I’m more than half way through level 301 at UCB NY and it’s been interesting. My instructor Chris Gethard may be one of the most brilliant thinkers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. He is insightful, straightforward, and extremely astute in his observations about improvisers and their work. I have been humbled, [...]
Sunday, October 29, 2006 – 12:19 am
In preparation of a practice group I was leading this weekend, focusing on character work, I wanted to be able to define the differences in creating characters. Although I hadn’t thought about it before, improv characters can come in many different flavors. I realized that knowing what character type you typically play, can make a [...]
Monday, October 23, 2006 – 5:45 pm
I’ve read a lot of books about improv. I find it a subject I can continually read about and almost never get bored. Improv books serve as a excellent foundation of any improv student trying to round-out their improv education. They bring alternate approaches to understanding improv concepts that can help strengthen you as an [...]
Sunday, September 17, 2006 – 10:35 am
Dear Improv Diary, Finally my Improv 201 class, at UCB, is starting to come together. I’ve been having a rough time in class from the first day. I started Improv 201 directly after 101. In fact, I started 201 one day after finishing 101. This lack of time to reflect, sort of threw off my [...]
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