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Posts tagged "improvisation"

Me vs. The Shotgun Assassin.

I found an old DVD in the pile of odds-n-ends I call an apartment. Technology has finally caught with it and I’m able to finally put it online. It was part a two-week experiment at the iO Theater. Stephen Ruddy came up with a show called Gravid Water, where an improviser took the stage with... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
February 1, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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Written to the Corp.*

I’m doing some much needed and much appreciated corporate work this week.   It’s always surprising just how much the basic tenets of improvisation come into play with this sort of job. Whether it’s roleplaying with salespeople or training managers the ole “Yes, And” and philosophy of support is fundamental to basic communication. Corporate training... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
July 13, 2009 at 6:31 pm
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Bruno Your Comedy

I don’t think I’m going out on a limb to predict that Bruno will be the box office champion this weekend. Sacha Baron Cohen creates outrageous characters and then has them interact with various people and situations. Using a set of personality traits and characteristics, he then improvises a scene. So, the biggest movie this... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
July 10, 2009 at 10:11 am
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Get Famous Fridays!

One of the perks of being in Chicago Improv is that, yes, once is awhile (maybe annually?) Guffman comes to town. That is to say, Someone is coming to a show and their opinion of it Will Change Everything. The Guffman is either a TV producer looking for players or writers, or maybe even a... Read more »
By Jason Chin,
June 11, 2009 at 12:39 pm
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