2014 Del Close Marathon Postmortem

Matt Aromando, Emily Laverdiere, Sara Burns, Lauren Magnuson, Mickey McCauley, Tao Yang. Photo by Laura Miner.

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

Here I come Buffalo!

This weekend, I’m flying to Buffalo, NY! I’m part of the ComedySportz Boston delegation to ComedySportz Buffalo‘s 6th Annual Improvathon. Coming with me is Andrew Barlow, Matt Bistany, and Francesca Villa. We will perform/compete in several shows over the course of 49.5 strait hours of improv shows. In our free time, we’ll be visiting Niagara… Continue reading Here I come Buffalo!

Two Years in Improv

Big Gulp in Studio 40 Left to right: Tao Yang, Matt Aromando, and Sara Burns Photo by Laura Miner

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

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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