When A Handshake Stops Being A Handshake...
...And Turns Into A Death-Struggle A handshake is a great way to connect, person to person. It’s also a good way to pass germs and...
Get Seen & Be Heard
There was an improv website, years ago, that had a motto similar to this. For them, it was about marketing your skills... getting out...
An Unpopular Opinion Of Social Media & The Cyber World -or- 3 Days Without Screens
My partner in all things, Carol Lempert & I recently spent 3 days without screens of ANY kind, so... No cel phones No computers No TV or...
Improv Tip; Breath Is Like Gasoline To The Fire Of Your Emotions
The word INSPIRE means "to fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative." It also...
Improv Tip; Every Offer Is Owed An Emotional Reaction - Listen, Breathe, React, Respond.
This tip is from Michael J. Gellman. Michael is my improv mentor. I could fill 1000 blogs with how much I owe Mr. Gellman. Every offer...
Improv Tip; Let Positivity Be Your Default
I'm not saying you CAN'T start a scene in negativity and deprivation. I'm just saying that it's harder... and I'm a lazy improviser....
Improv Tip; Make Active & Positive Choices
"Make Active & Positive Choices" Elaine May & Del Close I first read this quote in Jeffrey Sweet's seminal book Something Wonderful Right...
Improv Tip; It's An Actor's Job to Justify.
"It's An Actor's Job To Justify." Del Close & Elaine May This is the last of 3 principles from Elaine May & Del Close, as I read them in...
Improv Tip; Support & Enjoy The Physical, Verbal & Emotional Reality of The Scene
"Support the physical, & verbal reality of the scene" Elaine May & Del Close This one takes a bit of explaining. The first 3 of my...
