The Johnsons' performances account for the majority of this site's videos. Why? I'm their coach. That means A) I love them, B) their work often reflects Improv As Improv Does Best characteristics and C) theirs are the recordings that are the easiest for me to get. But I have been a bad coach lately and […]
I adore this scene. In just over a minute 10 players flood the scene. They evolve by following and reacting. Even though a central player emerges, there is no leader. Listen to the audience's reaction. Yes, it comes at a great place in the pacing of a pattern-heavy show. Yes, the final line is a […]
Don't let why keep you from following how. You don't have to decipher what you just saw, you just have to repeat and heighten it. And I so love when The Johnson's do something like this that I have to showcase it even if the video cuts off the width of the stage show. I'm […]
MY THREE RULES – Everyone in a circle. Here are my three rules. Rule #1: To pass to your right or left, you turn to that person and say their name. Rule #2: To return the pass right back to the person who just spoke to you, say YOUR name. Rule #3: To pass to […]
There are no mistakes in patterns. If a progression builds A, B, C and Z, "Z" is not a mistake, it's just something to be acknowledged and made part of the pattern. If A, B, C, and Z, then D, E, F and Y. There are no mistakes in patterns. The clearer and cleaner a pattern […]
Here's a video of me teaching the group the Kick The Duck, Red Rover exercise. It's long, containing many iterations of the exercise by the group with lots of rambling by me in between those iterations. But talk about a progression! Watch them grow: [wpvideo bcNrWOVn]
Simplifying and Clarifying: The sooner everyone is on the same page, the sooner we can heighten and evolve collaboratively. Our main tool of simplification is Agreement - the more players that mirror/agree, the less different stuff there is on stage to negotiate. The more people you’re playing with the clearer you have to be. Our […]