Austin Improv

happywaffle wrote:Thus fulfilling the requirement that 50% of ColdTowne shows include Chrissy Shackelford somehow.

Sounds like someone is jealous they aren't in Shackletown!

Yes to the advice, re: watch a whole bunch of shows from different theaters and take their free classes.

ColdTowne's syllabus pulls from all the bits we find most useful from a variety of different theaters, including the UCB, iO and the Annoyance. We have a heavy focus on character work, organic ...

Ratliff,

Tell Asaf I said to stop being so insightful. He's stealing my thunder.

Who narked?

Love everything I'm hearing so far. To me, the main goal(s) of solid space work are two fold:

1) Making your scenic choices active.
I.e. showing, not telling. Doing, not talking. Playing the game, not talking about the game. Being funny, not talking about funny stuff. If you've got a good bead on ...

I would also recommend watching shows at the various theaters to see which style is most appealing.

Bump! Still room!

Is anyone going to Jay's goodbye party this weekend?

My post came across more snarky than I intended. Chock it up to reading too many stand up flame wars recently.

I think what everyone's doing is awesome with this thing.

If I had more free time on my hands, I'd wiki the shit out of some stuff. Including some choice corrections to the Nice Astronaut controversy.

I'm going to travel back in time to 2006 and write a similar post: "Doing a Harold is OK!"

ColdTowne's excellent work in the interleaving time is all the defense of the Harold you'll ever need. I support time travel, though.

I could say the same thing about PGraph and the Hideout when it comes ...

I'm going to travel back in time to 2006 and write a similar post: "Doing a Harold is OK!"

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I'm of the mind that this isn't a question that needs to be or can be answered by us, the Austin Improv Community.

I think the amazing thing about Austin is that we're all DOING THE WORK and not afraid to cross pollinate. When Ken Burns Jr. makes his "IMPROV ...

Every single time I've improvised with someone "terrible" (am making huge air quotes with my feet while typing this), I do one of two things

1) Unconditionally trust and support that person's ideas and have fun or
2) Get judgmental

One of those choices has always led to an awesome show that I walk ...

!!!!!!!