The Improv Teachers

The Improv Teachers
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  • EDUCATION

Here you'll find the award-winning podcast, The Improv Teachers as well as other improv related conversations from veteran improviser Lauren Morris. There's conversations about being an artistic director and what it takes to own and operate a long-form improv theater in a small community.

Episodes

  1. Episode 57: Katy Schutte

    10/22/2019

    Episode 57: Katy Schutte

    Katy Schutte is one of the UK's original long-form improvisers. She performs and teaches all over the world, is head-teach for Hoopla and Co-Artistic Director for The Maydays in the UK. Katy has been one of The Maydays since 2004, she is half of legendary sci-fi improv duo Project2 and author of The Improviser's Way: A Longform Workbook, which is published by Nick Hern Books. A Funny Women finalist and both nominee and winner of the Brighton Festival Fringe Best Comedy Show award, Katy also starred in BAFTA winning online educational series History Bombs. Katy performs with Knightmare Live and makes her own work including Schutte the Unromantic and acclaimed semi-immersive folk horror play Let's Summon Demons. She is a contributing writer for Cards Against Humanity.

    51 min
  2. Episode 56: Chris Mead

    09/03/2019

    Episode 56: Chris Mead

    Chris is a UK-based performer and theatre-maker who teaches and coaches improvisation in London. He has studied theatre at Royal Holloway College and improvisation at iO and The Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. He is the co-artistic director of The Nursery Theatre, a space in London dedicated to improv as a theatrical art form and a member of the internationally-renowned ensemble The Maydays, one half of sci-fi duo Project2 and recently co-founded Unmade Theatre Co. to pursue new projects as a director and performer. Chris hosts YesBot, a podcast about the theory and craft of improv.

    54 min
  3. Improv Teachers, Director's Edition, Episode 11

    08/07/2019

    Improv Teachers, Director's Edition, Episode 11

    It's episode 11 and today I discuss expanding your community, growing your leadership team, and finding your management style. You can learn more at www.adlibcomedy.com and www.laurenhasthree.com

    18 min
  4. Episode 55: Andy Perkins

    08/06/2019

    Episode 55: Andy Perkins

    It's Tuesday and ... Andy began teaching as a graduate student while pursuing his MFA in acting at Purdue. While there, he designed and taught a semester long foundational improv course. Since then, he has moved back to Kansas City, Missouri where he teaches acting and improvisation for multiple theatre companies including the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the Coterie Theatre, the KC Improv Company, and his own independent workshops. He has also taught for Avila, Park, and Purdue University as an adjunct professor, and has traveled to teach improv for OKC Improv, ComedySportz Buffalo, the Detroit Improv Festival, the San Diego Improv Festival, Trill Comedy Festival in Houston, and workshops in Chelan, Washington. Andy also is the host of the podcast MCWho? and you can find that at https://buff.ly/2yELWDI

    46 min
  • 4 Episodes

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Here you'll find the award-winning podcast, The Improv Teachers as well as other improv related conversations from veteran improviser Lauren Morris. There's conversations about being an artistic director and what it takes to own and operate a long-form improv theater in a small community.

Information

  • Creator
    The Improv Teachers
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2019
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    The Improv Teachers

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