Monthly Archives: February 2011

A Treatise On Pattern Game

BORING IMPROV THEORY ALERT These are my ideas from stuff I’ve learned from Michael Delaney, Antony King, Will and Kevin Hines, and other great people. Why do we do openings? 1) Generate premises for scenes 2) Build group mind and…

Rejection

I take all rejection personally. This isn’t to say I’m upset by it, but I do take it personally. When you don’t pick me for your writing gig, your improv show, your desk job, or anything at all where you…

Ragdolls

I saw Ragdolls tonight at UCB. They were really good at gifting each other with big choices, and then embracing it. But the thing I noticed the most was their acting. They listened non-verbally. They reacted with their bodies. I…

Not Working Hard Enough

Both of us aren’t working hard enough. Don’t waste our time denying it, dear reader. Pointing fingers at our Macbook Pro, iPad, iPhone, or iPad 2 prototype won’t make it any less true. We’re slackers, content to coast by on…