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KIDS – IMPROV – STORYTELLING [7 Keys]
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Took an improv class. Loved it. Continued. Quit my full time, full medical/dental/eye, three week paid vacation job. Met a cute boy on the improv stage. Fell in love. Got married. Got two kids, ages 2 and 4. AWHAT? How the heck did that happen?But I am here to tell you that improv makes you a KICK-ASS parent, in every realm, but here today in that, “Mom/Dad, tell me a story.” department. At the end of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Applied Improv, Featured, General, Improv in Life
A Comic Challenge for you
This is a challenge for the improviser/writer in you. Write something for the Deli Sign. Official Instructions: Test your sardonic* skills by fill in in the sandwich board and win prizes, fame and glory below your wildest dreams in …The Great Non Sequitur Sign-Off! But we’ll have our own contest. Add your entry in the comment section (here) and we’ll choose the one that makes us laugh. AND you’ll receive your choice of 20% off of our next … Read entire article »
Filed under: General, Improv Exercises
Improv lessons from Charlie the Unicorn
If you have not seen Charlie the Unicorn, get ready for a treat. If you have seen it, did you see all of the improv lessons in there! I love this video, but it took a few times (I’ll admit to watching it a bunch of times) to see good scene examples. Don’t believe me? Watch it again, and I’ll talk about what I saw below. … Read entire article »
Filed under: General, Performing Improv, Teaching Improv, Theater Games
KJ6 – Blocking – when does NO mean yes?
Saying “yes, And…” is fundamental to improv, right? And by some axiom of algebra that I have long since forgotten, that must mean that saying “no” is wrong. I often hear people call it blocking and reserved for bad improvisers. Well, NO. For years, that was how I thought about blocking. It was how I learned and how I taught. After a while, there is an inevitable conversation about “when it is ok to say the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Keith Johnstone, Performing Improv, Workshops
Accepting offers in life and in scenes
One thing I love about teaching improv, is that I am constantly learning from the students. I had planned a whole day of characters and then scenework. But, the students discovered more by themselves – and I just had to go along with them. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Teaching Improv
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