There’s More The Game One day while we were working on Keith Johnstone’s “Tilts” (dramatic alterations of relationships in scenes), I noticed three main reasons why people weren’t being affected on stage. The person receiving the information refused to be altered. The person receiving the information simply wasn’t paying attention Read more…
TIPS AND TRICKS CLEAR THE AIR! CLEAN AIR CLASSROOM If you run a workshop space or are teaching, you might want to clear the air about… the air. A few years ago I was teaching a class in Ljubljana, Slovenia for IGLU IMPROVISATION. Vid Sodnik – that wild and wonderful Slovenian Read more…
SORRY, CAN WE RESTART? The Game Italian Improviser and manic mathematician Peppe Marchei, proposed a game the other day that is worth looking at. If any of you play with this, please send us your thoughts and help Peppe develop it further. Peppe writes: “I proposed (the game) yesterday. The Read more…
READING & WATCHING RECOMMENDATIONS for Improvisers (NOT Specifically about Improvisation) Improvisers can work on their skills from many sources. Here are some book, movie, and television recommendations from improvisers to help you improve your skills. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND I WILL INCLUDE THEM HERE Enjoy
IMPROVISATION READING RECOMMENDATIONS send your recommendations, (books, documentaries, manuals and more) There are SO MANY books about Improvisation. Here is a list of books recommended by the improvisation community and why they like them. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND I WILL INCLUDE THEM HERE Enjoy
Change slides by grabbing & sliding them left or right or clicking the arrows 7 PLACES WHERE IMPROVISATION WAS OR IS ILLEGAL In some places Improvisation will get you fined or thrown into prison. At some points in history it could have been worse. . Here are 7 places where Read more…
Hand Directing The Game Some of you might know Keith Johnstone’s “STAGE DIRECTION’S” exercise. When one person in the scene says a line of dialogue; “Hello!” their partner immediately supplies the stage action that follows; “She said, while walking towards me with her hand out.“. It’s a great game to Read more…
Change slides by grabbing & sliding them left or right or clicking the arrows 7 TIPS FOR A YEAR OF INSPIRED IMPROVISATION A new year begins and it’s time to refocus and remember useful ideas that will make you the improviser that everyone wants to play with this year. 2025 Read more…
AND NOW! The Game I’ve been thinking about a game that moves stories forward while training improvisers to accept, explore or alter ideas even when they don’t initially see merit in their partner’s offers. In Keith Johnstone’s “WHAT COMES NEXT?” – (one of the best impro exercises devised) a performer asks Read more…
THE AGEING IMPROVISER “Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength. – Betty Friedan Expiry Date – all things end This age of improvisation has existed for a relatively short time. Spolin and Johnstone let the beast loose in classrooms and on stage starting around Read more…