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By Come to the Gathering | March 8, 2019 |

[ad_1] There are many improv styles and groups in the world and each has it’s own relationship with female characters and players. From my many encounters, here are some things that I think we can do as women for women to help us all have a super time on stage. And by women, I mean…

Improv Tips: What Were You Thinking (w/ Paul Vaillancourt and Brian O'Connell) (2019)

By PVImprov | March 8, 2019 |

Start of Scene: 1:08 Start of Break Down: 6:23 My favorite part of this video is what Brian says about improv right around here: 20:32 In this SUPER-SIZED episode, Paul Vaillancourt and guest Brian O’Connell do a stand alone improv scene and then let you in on their thought process beat by beat – whether…

Improv Tips #103 – Reading Your Partner (2019)

By PVImprov | February 24, 2019 |

Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, here at Improv Tips want to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran teacher and improviser Paul Vaillancourt talks about “Reading Your Partner” – an improv technique that you can use when the previous scene needs an edit but you don’t have an idea. This technique…

David Shepherd and the ImprovBoston Festival by Michael Golding

By Michael Golding | February 3, 2019 |

[ad_1] My close friend and mentor for 46 years, David Shepherd, the father of improvisation, passed away on December 17, 2018. He was 94 years old. With Paul Sills, David created Compass (1955), the first professional improv cabaret in North America and forerunner of Second City (1959). With Howard Jerome, David created the Improv Olympics…

Comedy Without Borders: The Assembly Sets Its Sights On Mexico

By people and chairs | November 14, 2018 |

[ad_1] Photo © The Assembly After just over a year in existence, The Assembly Toronto is already home to sixteen teams and a roster of A-list instructors. And now it’s breaking new ground with the opening of The Assembly Mexico. The company will be headed by improviser and arts educator, Sara DeLille. In a city…