Improv is a great model for collaboration. It is also hilarious. It is also the way I got my brain back from a dark place over the last year. I am a fan.
If you haven’t been to a show, you should go. People living in the moment, dealing with what is in front of them, turning judgment off (unless the character is judgmental), and supporting each other’s ideas and building on them. It is a beautiful amazing thing. I have learned a lot about myself, other people and my creative self.
I am performing this weekend. A lot. I’ve been told I haven’t been broadcasting my performances enough. So I will broadcast a little more. This weekend is a my first marathon performance weekend. Last weekend I performed with a super fun grup “A Little Piece of Corey,” and we made it to the next bracket in the Phoenix Improv March Madness Playoffs, so I will be performing on Friday at 10:30pm. Then, on Saturday I am performing in Cagematch with the team I helped form from my fellow students. We call ourselves “Unicorn Warpath.” THEN on Monday, the culmination of my Level 4 class is performing two of the formats we’ve learned this session. We’ve named ourselves “Pigeon.”
I might be exhausted next week, but I’m really excited about all these opportunities to perform. I hope you can join me at some point. I’ve learned a lot from this adventure, and I will continue.
Also, these are my friends.
Phoenix Improv Festival 2010 Promo from Dane Paul Stewart on Vimeo.