Improv tip via Titans WR Harry Douglas: Support your teammate!

Two people improvising

The following quote is a couple weeks old now, but I came across this recently and have been meaning to write about it.  I saw this at the end of an article about the Tennessee Titans preseason in The Tennessean

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Improv tip: don’t just stand there, do something!

Del Close: "The absolute worst thing you can do in a scene is be apathetic."

I love a great Del Close quote.  If you’re not familiar with him, he’s one of the forefathers of long-form improvisation, and he helped develop the primary theater where I studied, the iO Theater (known in his time by its …

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Improv Exercise: Justify the Absurdity

Improvisers in a circle

Last week, I hosted another night of the Nashville Improv & Comedy Meetup group, but I took a different tact than usual this month. Normally, I go over a different type of long-form improv each month, to help balance …

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Looking for a stage in Nashville!

Improv stage

Nashville is a fantastic city. There’s no shortage of stuff to do here, and the weather is terrific (save for those couple of months mid-summer where stepping outside is like walking into a sauna!). One thing that isn’t in abundance, …

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