• Improv Thoughts

    Tips for Rocking Your Next Improv Audition

    Every six months at the Vancouver TheatreSports League, we hold auditions for our Rookie League.  The students in our school, the Improv Comedy Institute, can audition for a spot in the League which means they have their own show on Sundays.  It is so interesting to watch our students undergo the stress of an improv audition.  Some of them rise to the occasion and shine like crazy.  Others, even the strong students, sometimes crumble under the pressure.  This is heartbreaking to see but, alas, it is also a reality of becoming a professional improviser.  Auditioning is another tool You need…

  • Improv Thoughts

    Bring a Brick

    Lately, I have been geeking on this piece of improv advice that is commonly attributed to Del Close:  “Don’t bring a cathedral into a scene. Bring a brick; let’s build together.” I often find new improvisers will bring the beginning,…

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    It is so nice to meet you!

    Welcome.  I created this site to geek out on my love of improv.  Here, I post my own thoughts on improv, my favourite posts from other improvsiers, improv articles and anything else that is of interest to me.   This is…