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The Improv Life Ep.10 with Diosa – Fernando’s Improv Blog Podcast
[ad_1] Improv and Magic – aren’t they the same thing sometimes? The Improv Life Ep.10 with Diosa Welcome to Episode 10 of the Improv Life Podcast! My guest today was the amazing Diosa! Man, I got nothing but love, respect, and admiration for Diosa. We met through improv and I’ve been amazed by her ever…
Read MoreThe Living Newspaper by David Shepherd
[ad_1] A constant in David Shepherd’s improv career was periodically revisiting his groundbreaking format, COMPASS (a “people’s theatre,” co-created with Paul Sills in 1955) and attempting to update it with the collaboration of improvisers who were in his orbit at that time. David continued conducting COMPASS workshops in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Ottawa, Boston,…
Read MoreThe Improv Life Ep.6 with Jorge Emanuel Berrios
[ad_1] Ep.6 of The Improv Life with Jorge Emanuel Berrios Welcome to Episode 6 of The Improv Life! Alright, y’all, so I sat down with an improviser I am genuinely in awe of: Jorge Emmanuel Berrios. Jorge is probably the most physical improviser I have ever witnessed! The only improviser who I can think of…
Read MoreMEET THE REAL VALENTINE BY DAVID SHEPHERD
[ad_1] David Shepherd, the visionary behind Compass (forerunner of Second City), Improv Olympics and Canadian Improv Games, celebrated Valentine’s Day in 2004 by improvising a scenario with an invited group in Hadley, MA, based on the real story of St. Valentine; the struggle for individuality against the interests of the Empire. David explored other “holy…
Read MoreDavid Shepherd’s Journals by Michael Golding
[ad_1] David Shepherd (October 10, 1924 – December 17, 2018) the co-founder of Playwrights Theatre Club, Compass (forerunner of Second City), the Improv Olympics and Canadian Improv Games, left behind a library of personal journals. David was diligent about making daily entries, a practice he started at thirteen, inspired by his father William Edgar Shepherd,…
Read MoreDavid Shepherd and the ImprovBoston Festival by Michael Golding
[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…
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