Whose Improv is it Anyway?
I’m in the middle of reading Whose Improv is it Anyway?: Beyond Second City by Amy Seham and I’m REALLY digging it. I wasn’t sure I would because the book mainly focuses on the history…
Plays Extremely Well With Others
I had a chance to catch up on my reading (and my Gilmore Girls) over the holidays and finished Les McGehee’s book Plays Well With Others, which is apparently the first in a trilogy. The…
Graduation
This Sunday nine of my students graduated from The Heroes School of Improvisational Theatre. We had a blast. The house was packed. The graduates were pumped. The show went swimmingly. I hate to jinx it,…
New Improv Book
My friend Les McGehee has just published his first book on improvisation, Plays Well With Others. I’ve already ordered my copy and I can’t wait to tear in to it. For more info about the…
Parenting, Positivity, and the Education Gap
I’m still in the middle of reading this feature article What It Takes To Make a Student By PAUL TOUGH in the NY Times Sunday Magazine. It has some amazing research about where the achievement…
And the Winner Is . . .
I just got back from the AIC Awards Banquet and I’m happy to say that I won two awards: Best Improv Teacher Best Improv Workshop(Improvised Singing) I’m so happy and honored to get these awards.…
And the Nominees Are . . .
Well, I guess it’s just awards season. The Austin Improv Collective announced the nominees for the first annual AIC Awards, and I’m really excited and honored to get several nominations personally and for Girls Girls…