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Aphasia from Chicago at The New Movement in December

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All the info, including workshop registration, right here:
http://newmovementtheater.com/aphasia/

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...is a long form improv group based out of Chicago, Illinois. The three person group features Brett Lyons, Jeannie Cahill and author of "Guru; My Days with Del Close", Jeff Griggs. The group has been performing together for the past 4 years and have been featured at the iO Theater, Hawaii's Laughtrack Theater, The Toronto Improv Festival, The Charleston Improv Festival and the Dirty South Improv Festival. Individually they perform in Chicago in Deep Schwa, Mrs. Dad and The Armando Diaz Experience. Currently all three are performing for The Second City aboard the Norwegian Pride of America in Hawaii. They are also the hosts of the wildly popular podcast "Aphasia Presents Something...", which is available on their website and through iTunes.
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Schweet. I'm-a going to see this show.
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Griggs is an awesome teacher.

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I saw Brett Lyons play every chance I could in Chicago. He's incredible.
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You can now register online for the class.
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I'm-a playing in the show that's opening for Aphasia! (This Saturday)

Also, I'm-a taking this workshop.
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Me + Aphesia = EXCITED!
- I was a member of the club and i felt like a f*cking fool- Bukowski
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Jeff Griggs is one of the clearest teachers I've ever met, incredibly good at explaining complicated concepts.
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TexasImprovMassacre wrote:I saw Brett Lyons play every chance I could in Chicago. He's incredible.
Seconded.
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Just a reminder about Aphesia tonight, and we have a couple workshop slots left, you can pay for everything online at our website!
- I was a member of the club and i felt like a f*cking fool- Bukowski
http://biglittlecomedy.weebly.com/
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Every once in a while I start to feel like I'm getting good at improv. Then I see a show like this and I'm reminded of how much I have ahead of me. That was awesome.
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