Game Library: “Five Things”

Five things to help you polish your approach to the energetic improv warm-up and brainstorming exercise Five Things.

A Peek Inside: Astors’ Beechwood

This peek inside the robust rehearsal process of Astors’ Beechwood includes a description of “Day in the Life” that affords an opportunity for players to really wear the shoes of their dramatic creations.

My First Immersive Improv Show: Astors’ Beechwood

The seeds of my “Dramaturgical Improv” approach to devising trace all the way back to Newport Rhode Island in 1891…

“L” is for “Long-Form”

For such a widely used term in Western improv circles, it can be challenging to get your arms around an inclusive and helpful definition of “Long-Form” improvisation. Here’s an effort to do just that…

“D” is for “Dramaturgical Improv”

“Dramaturgical Improv” is a term I’ve started to use that describes a particular approach to spontaneous theatre that is near and dear to my own heart as a deviser and practitioner.

A Peek Inside: (Your) Opera in a Trunk

Take a peek inside the training process behind (Your) Opera in a Trunk, an outreach show initially developed for Pensacola Opera. This entry includes the game “Justify Circle.”