June 2012
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Monolog Jokes 6/26
As a part of my summer intensive in Chicago, I’m taking some writing classes as well as improv and musical classes. My biggest issue, as with most writers, is that I lack the discipline to sit down and write. Most people will tell you that there is no secret to writing, it’s work! One particular class is challenging me to write late night monolog style jokes based on the news headlines of the day,...
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Monolog Jokes 6/25
As a part of my summer intensive in Chicago, I’m taking some writing classes as well as improv and musical classes. My biggest issue, as with most writers, is that I lack the discipline to sit down and write. Most people will tell you that there is no secret to writing, it’s work! One particular class is challenging me to write late night monolog style jokes based on the news headlines of the day,...
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Monolog Jokes 6/23 -6/24
As a part of my summer intensive in Chicago, I’m taking some writing classes as well as improv and musical classes. My biggest issue, as with most writers, is that I lack the discipline to sit down and write. Most people will tell you that there is no secret to writing, it’s work! One particular class is challenging me to write late night monolog style jokes based on the news headlines...
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Mullaney's Performance Class #1
As part of my Summer comedy geek out, I was lucky enough to get a spot in Kevin Mullaney’s Performance workshop. It’s a special 8 week class and 4 weeks of performance in which Mullaney hones 14 improvisers into polished performers. So far the class has been great and the best (and unique) part of this class is Mullaney’s thorough notes after each session. These have been super...
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The Ultimate Harold Breakdown
Took my first class at The Annoyance tonight with Lilly Allison. Saying she was “no nonsense” would be an extreme understatement. I was inspired by the obvious way she loved and respected improvisation as an art form, enough to slam most Harolds performed in Chicago, likening them to Jazz bands staging a cacophony of unrelated notes.
Lilly’s been improvsing since she was 14...
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A Timely Note from Mick Napier
As with many improvisers playing today, reading Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out by Mick Napier was an awakening for me; a break from all the RULES and taking care of yourself so that you can take care of your partner in your scene.
As a part of my training out here, I’m taking classes at The Annoyance Theatre to put into practice what I’ve been reading about, over and over again,...
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