MURDERVILLE A review of a televised, semi-improvised, murder mystery Based on Murder in Successville, a semi-improvised sitcom airing in Britain from 2015 to 2017, Murderville is the NETFLIX version starring Will Arnett that premiered in February 2022. I wanted to like it. I really did. MURDERVILLE is a scripted murder mystery Read more…
PUPPETS AND IMPROVISATION Like Masks, Puppets have an other-world quality. Some of us love them while others are freaked out by their “creepiness”. Love them or hate them puppets bring technical skills, creative skills and even some deep metaphoric insights that will make us better improvisers. WHY PUPPETS? Why should Read more…
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME! The magic of an improvised show is enhanced by a sound improviser who creates the musical ambience effortlessly and sound effects that appears like magic. With the help of a little program called SOUND SHOW created by improviser Laurent Herbin, you can approach that magical level Read more…
Famous Folk Talk Improvisation Some of your favourite performers got their start with Improvisation. Here’s what some of them have to say. (Thanks to Susan for some of these Links) Amy Poehler – “Improvisation is truly dangerous” Her thoughts about Improvisation is like the millitary. Check it out here – Read more…
Susan’s fabulous insights to online -improvisation – Susan Serrao Susan Serrao along with JamieMatchullis, are the two halves of a comedy duo known as the Sketchy Beavers bringing comedy sketches to life from the Canadian female perspective. Hello, hello! Hello from Calgary, Canada! I’m Susan Serrao, a performer with a Read more…
Kaivalya Plays – India Improvises! The positive side of the Covid epidemic has been the connections it has made between performers and teachers in the improvisation community. During an online discussion arranged by the Nursery Theatre in the U.K., I was introduced to an Improviser from India. For those of you Read more…
SCIENCE and EDUCATION under threat Improvisation’s part in the War being waged Dr. Kate Lapane, PhD In February 2020, Dr. Lapane attended one of my classes while I was visiting Rhode Island, USA. The course was ‘Teaching teachers to teach with Improvisation.’ I have little doubt that Dr. Lapane probably didn’t need Read more…