Tag: life-lessons
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Lots of thoughts about sexual harassment in KC’s improv community
But first, a wordy preface. Last fall, a small group of us sent a wide-ranging survey to fellow members of the improv community in Kansas City asking about their experiences. Of 93 respondents, almost half of the 42 players who self-identified as something other than male mentioned negative experiences in multiple improv groups over the…
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Nice people make better improvisers.
The high school improv team I used to coach traveled to Chicago every spring to watch and learn from the best improvisers I know. One night at iO Chicago‘s long-running Armando show, we ran into TJ Jagodowski, arguably one of the best improvisers on the planet, TV and movie actor, and Sonic guy. I said…
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What’s the deal with the big red pencils?
I’ve got a thing for big red pencils. If you’ve met me, been to one of my classes, or seen me play, I’ve probably shoved one at you. So when Michelle Plante invited me to read in a storytelling event for “people reading short letters they were never meant to share,” it seemed like a…
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