I was in the audience for an improv show the other day and overheard my new favorite under-the-breath comment from a fellow audience member. I was all the way in the back of a show where the audience would vote on their favorite improv team. With voting on the line, this meant that the audience was full of friends and family of the performers. These people probably have less experience going to improv shows than a typical improv audience member would, they are there for support and otherwise probably wouldn’t have come out…
Category: Improv
2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem
The Del Close Marathon (DCM) is an annual improv festival put on by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City since 1999. It now offers several concurrent shows running across multiple venues for 48 straight hours with acts from all over the world. When I took my first improv class back in 2011 at… Continue reading 2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem
ComedySportz Boston
Back in September I auditioned for, and made the main stage cast of, the newest improv entity in Boston, ComedySportz…
Two Years in Improv
Two years ago today I had my first improv show, a graduation show from Improv 101 at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.
Dog murder and other made up things
From June 28th through 30th, I was in New York City, checking out the Del Close Marathon put on by the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Though I didn’t feel like waiting in line at the main UCB Theatre, I spend 10-ish hours watching improv at 3 of the 7 total stages: UCB East, Theater 80,… Continue reading Dog murder and other made up things
Big Gulp and a Residence at Studio 40
A couple of months back I was involved in the formation of an improv group called Big Gulp. We started rehearsing every week and had our first show as part of a Cage Match at ImprovBoston in October where we “faced off” against another group, WNBA. We lost but that did not discourage us! Just… Continue reading Big Gulp and a Residence at Studio 40
One Year In Improv
One year ago today I took my first improv class. It was the first of 8, 3-hour long sessions in 5 days with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York. Living in Boston, I needed to take advantage of the “intensive” program for Improv 101. I took a week off from work and stayed… Continue reading One Year In Improv