This is a message to the most recent graduates of our improv course. And every other improviser. And Americans.
About Megan
The new course, up and running
Every now and then I have a moment of anxiety around ‘teaching’ improv. How can you teach a bunch of people to make stuff up? Well, that isn’t what you ‘teach’. What you end up teaching is all the things people need to let go of, all the stuff that stops them, from being in [...]
A personal account
For those of you interested in a good read, take a look at Lisa Greenstein’s post about how improv… wait. Read the post. It is beautiful.
Improv Fest now!
The thing I am most excited for this week is the Wednesday Western. That’s because I bought boots in Prague. But then, when I think about Thursdays at Thornton Hall I get those weird thrills. Really. I am so lucky to be in this amazing position of making it up for fun for two whole [...]
Jam Sandwich
Jam Sandwich, our monthly long form improv show at the fabulous Upstairs at Alexander Bar, had its premier performance last night, and it was great. Old hand improvisers, me, Ryan, Lisa and Leon welcomed brand new first timer Zanne onto stage and she was fantastic, as we improvised a La Ronde and then a free [...]
Natalie’s Circle of Love
We are hurtling towards the end of the year (can you even believe it?)with a few more of our regular shows left before we take a small break. Our last TheatreSports show takes place on Tuesday the 11th of December at the Kalk Bay Theatre, and it’s a really special one. Once again we are [...]
Some lovely stuff
Last night’s show was special. It included a squirrel that I thought was a Tibetan wizard’s singing bowl. There was love in a light house. Problems in a bed shop. Marykekie had invented (amongst other things) a spaghetti xylophone. Candice and Carolyn sang a duet about a pie in the eye. All Ls disappeared and [...]
Wild, Wonderful Western
I can’t help myself. I am still grinning from ear to ear. We had our first 3 hour Western workshop today, run by Candice D’Arcy, who took us through some of the amazing skills, tricks, secrets and stories that she learned from improv guru Patti Styles when we were at Improvention. It was amazing. We [...]