Archive for the ‘Resources for improvisers’ Category
Richard Lewis vs. Larry David
Posted by Touch | Filed under Resources for improvisers
This great interview with Richard Lewis takes an indepth look at his relationship with childhood amigo and improv mate Larry David. Grab some coffee, a biscuit and enjoy! (article by Ali Lerman at OC Weekly, http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2012/07/richard_lewis_the_neurotic_man.php) Richard Lewis is a very touchy-feely kinda guy.
Friday Funny Video
Posted by Touch | Filed under Resources for improvisers
Do you love HBO’s “The Wire”? Yes? Then you’ll loooooove this.
A Long Ass Email
Posted by Piebenga | Filed under Resources for improvisers, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, Writing Staff
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK Written by Mark Piebenga (Staff) – More from Mark can be found at www.wikipiebenga.org or follow him at @wikipiebenga. Something I noticed during a show this week: at some point, it doesn’t fully matter what exactly the two players are doing for a scene to work. With a bedrock of general [...]
Pilgrimage to Mecca…I mean, Improv Camp??
Posted by dandy | Filed under Resources for improvisers
Twitter@USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/ussrocknroll Written by Lindsay Weglarz. For more from Lindsay you can check our her tumblr page: Vanity, Vanity, all is Vanity. When I first heard about Camp ImprovUtopia I thought, what a hyperbolic title. How naive I was… I think the best way to summarize my experience is “I found [...]
……Aaaaaaand Scene
Posted by Rolland | Filed under Resources for improvisers
Written by Rolland Lopez (Staff) - @RollandLopez It’s unfortunate but not every scene goes smoothly in an improv show. Sometimes, the players can be listening, giving gifts, accepting each other’s gifts, and the scene can still go wonky. A few things I’ve seen on stage that I feel can prevent a scene from really [...]
A Pilfered Posting Notion
Posted by Piebenga | Filed under Resources for improvisers, Writing Staff
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/USSRockNRoll Written by Mark Piebenga (Staff) – For more from Mark you can find him at Wikipiebenga.org or on Twitter @wikipiebenga. This entry originally appeared on my website wikipiebenga.org: With little of the expected shame and embarrassment befitting the act, I have stolen the idea for this post from Carson Cistulli, [...]
Tips for Success
Posted by dandy | Filed under Coach's Corner, Historic Improvisers, Resources for improvisers
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK This was written and posted on Facebook by Mick Napier last Friday (6.1.2012) in preparation for the upcoming Second City, Chicago open auditions. Mick is a founding member of The Annoyance Theater, the author of Improvise and one of the most important teachers and performers of improv anywhere. He is also [...]
Why I love improv
Posted by dandy | Filed under Resources for improvisers, Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, Writing Staff
Twitter @USSRockNRoll / FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/ussrocknroll Written by Bryan Mihn Truong (Staff) I thought I’d remind myself why I love improv today. I love imrpov because it’s funny to watch. I love improv because it makes me laugh when I do it. I love improv because it inspires me. I love improv because it connects [...]
Ugh…Class shows…
Posted by Rolland | Filed under Resources for improvisers, Writing Staff
Written by Rolland Lopez (Staff) - @RollandLopez A friend invited me to his Level 3 class show. Now, of course, I went because I like to support my friends. But I’ll be honest….I didn’t really wanna go. In the last 6 months, I’ve seen some amazing shows: Now? with Annie and Levin, USS Rock N [...]
Consider These Dinosaurs
Posted by Piebenga | Filed under Resources for improvisers, Writing Staff
Written by Mark Piebenga (Staff) – For more from Mark go to www.wikipiebengs.org How about this drawing by a six year old kid in the after-school program at Rowe Elementary where I work? They are stencils, and he decided randomly on two colors. He may have just laid a big stencil down and colored [...]
