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Tag Archives: performing
7 Ways to Survive Improv
Yo, yo, yo, yo, I’m back. Wait, what? It’s true. I’m not a ghost. I just play one on the USA Network. But that’s over now, and I’m ready again to regale you with my blogging sass. Let’s get started. … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, comedy, improv, improvisation, performing, tips
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Game On
One of the most discussed and hard to master aspects of improv is the notion of game. What is it? How do you know when it’s happening? What’s the difference between a game and a pattern? All of these questions … Continue reading
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Tagged Annoyance, Chicago, comedy, game, improv, Improv Olympic, improvisation, iO, New York, patterns, performing, Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade
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Andy Daly and Character Acting
I’ve been really getting into Fast Company‘s Master Class series online, which interviews successful people in a variety of creative jobs for their tips and tricks. Last night, I read one that I thought would interest improvisers. In “Master Class: … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, Andy Daly, characters, comedy, improv, improvisation, performing
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Why Go Slow?
I’d like to point you to a great article on Splitsider. It’s called “Louis CK, TJ & Dave and the Power of Slow Comedy.” The writer, Matt Shafeek, makes some great points about taking time to develop characters and discover … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, improv, improvisation, Louis CK, performing, slow, Splitsider, TJ & Dave
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National Sketch Writing Month
I’ve been participating this month in the 31 Plays in 31 Days Project. Much like National Novel Writing Month (in November), 31 Plays encourages playwrights to create one play a day of at least one page in length. I’m enjoying … Continue reading
Fun Fighting
You’ll often find yourself during your improv career arguing on stage. It’s an easy scene to get into because we naturally like to prove we’re correct about something. Also, we feel that by giving a scene conflict, we’re making it … Continue reading
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Tagged arguing, comedy, conflict, improv, improvisation, insults, performing, scenes, Shakespeare
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Marching vs Dancing
The following was written by Chad Haught, DCH’s training center director and overall swell guy. I have students ask me the question, “So am I supposed to follow the rules in a scene or not?” all the time, so I … Continue reading
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Tagged Chad Haught, comedy, improv, improvisation, instructors, lessons, performing, rules, teaching, training, workshops
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Supporters are Cool
Whenever I see performers supporting other performers on stage, it makes me fall in love with improvisation all over again. And when I saw this post on Improv Is Easy, I wanted to share it with you, because we should all … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, improv, improvisation, performing, Rebecca Drysdale, support
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Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules for Writing
I’m not the first to notice that you can apply Kurt Vonnegut’s Eight Rules for Writing to improvisation. But in case you’ve never seen these or missed the connection, I thought I’d post them here. All you have to do … Continue reading
Body Language Gives You Away
I attended a conference recently, and as I was walking around talking to exhibitors I noticed something interesting. As soon as people found out that I wouldn’t be offering them my business, they would immediately cross their arms and start … Continue reading
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Tagged action, body language, emotion, improv, improvisation, performing, subtext, words
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