Talk to the Animals

Talk to the Animals  DAY TO DAY IMPROVISATION is  a collection of exercises anyone can do almost anywhere to practice their improvisation skills every day. Anyone with strong connections to non-human animals understands that communication with their furry, feathered, or finned friend is sometimes subtle but something that is certainly Read more

By ShawnKinley, ago
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MORAL KRYPTONITE

Moral Kryptonite Superman, with that super strength, vision, speed, and ability to fly would  become super boring if we knew he had absolutely no weakness. Kryptonite saps the Man of Steel’s super powers to the point he can be broken by a gust of wind.  Imagine bringing out that bar Read more

By ShawnKinley, ago

A PINCH OF EXPRESSION

A PINCH OF EXPRESSION!!! THIS? OR….THIS? What’s the difference between these two pictures of my French improvising friends,  Arnaud, Raphael, Chenny, Jérémy, and Cyril? Which group would you rather hang out with? And WHY is there such a big difference here? There’s a physical truth in the people on the Read more

By ShawnKinley, ago
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Look Away!

LOOK AWAY!  DAY TO DAY IMPROVISATION is  a collection of exercises anyone can do almost anywhere to practice their improvisation skills every day. Improvisers often miss the obvious. A common note after the show revolves around the fact that everyone in the audience saw the offer that the improviser ignored. Read more

By ShawnKinley, ago

I DON’T DO THAT!!!

I DON’T DO THAT!!!! Tina Fey admits, “I can’t do music!” She can. Sort of. She just doesn’t want to. And that’s OK! Talking to Seth Meyers, Fey described improvising with ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’,  the Broadway Improvised RAP show. (Haven’t seen them? Check them out on You Tube: ) Fey said Read more

By ShawnKinley, ago