When you start out, improvising is all about rules. Actually, a lot of it is about don’ts:
Don’t deny
Don’t ask questions
Don’t go for the joke
Most people are so nervous starting out that you can actually see their brains working, trying to remember all the rules so that they can have a “successful scene.” Because of that, [...]
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I’ve been improvising for 15 years now. I love improv; the challenge of creating entertainment from nothing has always attracted me; I get a rush from working without a net like that. I’ve taken classes from a ton of different theaters: Groundlings, Second City, ImprovOlympic and more, but there are two big things I’ve learned [...]
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