Crazy Eights Premiere

Well the first weekend of Crazy Eights shows has wrapped up, and I’m pretty happy with the results. Friday night’s show was the first ever, and I know I had some jitters. It’s the first time in a long time, maybe ever, that I’ve felt nervous...

Call for Improvisors – Crazy Eights

Just in case there are improvisors reading this blog that don’t read the Staircase General Improv mailing list, I’ll repost my message here. Nada Jovic and I are producing a longform show at the Staircase called Crazy Eights. The shows are scheduled for...

The State of the Prov Address

Things are starting to look a little bit brighter in the world of improv. I got cast in the Santa Survivor show at the Staircase on December 16. I’ll be playing in another show on December 14, which is part of a private booking at the theatre. The anticipation...

Saturday Night Jive

We debuted a new show tonight: The Saturday Night Jive. Because of some promotional screwups, there wasn’t really an audience for it, but that didn’t matter too much. It gave us an opportunity to experiment with the format a bit and just play around. It...

Notes for Classic Theatresports

I did notes for last night’s Classic Theatresports show. In the past I have been criticized for giving notes that were too harsh, and making people unhappy. However, in those cases, I felt that person needed to be told about their bad habits. How can someone...

Staircase communication

Tonight we did some guerilla marketing. There was an improv show at another theatre starring Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops and Ryan Stiles, and other cast members from “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” They sold about 800 tickets for two shows. Between the two...