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Failure is all about the note that follows…
[ad_1] The Maydays, Katy Schutte, new blog Failure is all about the note that follows… We were talking in The Improv Place Office Hours yesterday about failure moments in improv scenes. The question was; how do we deal with it in the moment and not let it get us up in our heads and throw…
Read MoreImprov Tip #162 What you need to know about Short form vs Long form (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improviser and host of Improv Tips, Paul Vaillancourt, breaks down his take on the age-old debate Short-Form vs Long- Form. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv in your acting classes, or expressing…
Read MoreHard Conversations
[ad_1] Hard Conversations – by The Maydays Chris Mead When improv is going well it feels like flying. You don’t need me to tell you that. You’ve all experienced it at one time or another. There really isn’t any substitute for that moment when everyone is pulling in the same direction. It does feel a…
Read MoreImprov Tip #161 The Power of Big Choices (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improviser Paul Vaillanoucrt talks about the power of making big choices in a scene and all the benefits it brings to your work, and at the end he gives a simple tool to help you jazz…
Read MoreImprov Tip #160 Be A Witness Not A Judge (w/Jonathan Nguyen) (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser and teacher Jonathan Nguyen talks about a witness and not a judge in improv scenes. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing…
Read MoreImprovising Babies
[ad_1] Improvising Babies There has been a lot of talk about a lockdown baby boom. In Bristol, 6 women all on one street got pregnant during the first lockdown, and in case you missed it, as well as making a LOT of banana bread, last year two of us Maydays made a baby! We have…
Read MoreImprov Tip #159 Shed Your Social Mask (w/Liz Allen) (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser and teacher talks about shedding your social mask in a scene. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing improv comedy, playing improv games, using improv…
Read MoreThe Improv Life: Del Taco Nights
[ad_1] No one beats Del Taco nights. The Improv Life: Del Taco Nights On almost any given Friday or Saturday night, I could roll on over to STAGES Theater and catch whatever improv show Spectacles Improv Engine was putting on that night. If it wasn’t packed, I’d sit at the very last row and watch.…
Read MoreImprov Tip #158 Panic Mode (w/Jully Lee) (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, guest tipper and veteran improviser and teacher Jully Lee talks about freezing/panicking on stage and offers some great ways of dealing with it. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether you’re doing…
Read MoreImprov Tip #157 The Christmas Tree Theory of Scene Work (2021)
Improv, Improv Comedy, Improvisation – whatever you call it, we’re here to help. In this week’s improv tip, veteran improviser Paul Vaillanoucrt talks about a tool that he uses in his improv classes all the time “The Christmas Tree Theory of Scene Work”. It’s insightful and actionable and it’s going to help you out. Whether…
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