Kevin is the founder of three renowned improv ensembles- Chicago's Bang Bang, Burn Manhattan and Centralia. Kevin has been an educator and director for The Second City Training Center and People's Improv Theater.https://soundcloud.com/thenurserytheatre/33-kevin-scott-on-structure-vs-freedom/s-oXSrS...
One way and another, I have been on a lot of flights recently. And on these flights a strange thing happened. I ended up reading a bunch of screenwriting books. Now please do not take this as a replacement for learning improvised narrative. The following are quick and dirty heuristics...
The idea of joining an improv class can be intimidating. The idea of walking into a room full of strangers will make a lot of people’s hearts beat faster. What will the people be like? What will we do in the class? Do I need to be funny? These are...
Jonathan Pitts is a creator, director, improviser, performer, producer, and teacher who co-founded the Chicago Improv Festival and produced it for 20 years.He also created and produced the College Improv Tournament for 10 years, and created and produced the Chicago Podcast Festival for the last 2 years. Jonathan taught improv...
Joe Bill currently teaches, performs and is the Director of Corporate Training at iO Chicago. He is also on the faculty at The Second City Training Center where he teaches intensives in Duo Improvisation and Improvisation for Actors. He is one of the founding members of Annoyance Theater Chicago where,...
Mount Olymprov is a pretty big festival by European standards. The 300 seat auditorium is full every night and most workshops sell out pretty much instantly. This is partly because of razor sharp organisation and partly because of the talent on show there. There are many many improvisers and teams...
Holly started her improvisation training with the Groundlings in Los Angeles.After becoming a Main Company Member, she began teaching and directing, eventually becoming a Senior Instructor of the school and Main Company director. She created LA’s longest running longform show, THE CRAZY UNCLE JOE SHOW, still going strong after 16...
As co-founder and Producing Artistic Director of Impro Theatre, Dan has overseen the company’s growth from a successful short form improv troupe to a critically acclaimed, nationally recognized improvisational theatre company. For Impro, he is the director of Chekhov UnScripted and the co-director of Jane Austen UnScripted, Fairytales UnScripted, The...