Counterpoint/Theatresports

Tonight’s show was pretty funny. I personally didn’t think I had a great show. I spent a lot of time on the bench, not feeling connected to the scenes. I think I was always about 1 second behind everything, which is a bit too slow to be in performance. I...

OH! Show

There was a packed house for the OH! Show tonight, so I was feeling good. I always feel more comfortable and more energized playing in front of a big crowd. I think I draw energy from them, and tonight was no different. Every round of applause and laugh that I get...

Wednesday night drop in

I went to the Wednesday night drop-in class tonight. It used to be called the beginner class, but we’re trying to make it interesting to experienced improvisors too. Either way, it’s fun to play with new people, and to try to spot talent in the newbies....

March Madness

Tonight was improv night. I participated in the March Madness competition at the Staircase. Colette, Gary Reid and I formed the team “Axis of Evil” and competed against two other teams. The winners were determined by audience voting. We came in second...

Solo Improv

I’ve been asked to do a solo set of improv tonight after the March Madness show. I’m terrified. I’ve never done solo improv in front of an audience before. The set will be about 10 minutes long, and I’ll play all characters and do all edits...

Raising the stakes

I taught the drop in workshop at the Staircase tonight. My topic for tonight was Raising the Stakes, which was intended to teach the class how to heighten all aspects of their scene play based on ideas generated by their scene partners. We had a very decent turnout...