We have all been there; an out of town troupe is performing in your local theatre or you’re visiting an improv theatre in another city, and a group takes the stage that resets your improv excitement barometer causing you to
2018 – My Improvised Year In Review
Here we are again, you and I, half way between the awkwardness of not being sure if we still give Christmas greetings or do we jump straight into New Year greetings. So much can change in year. When I wrote
Intimacy and Boundaries in Improv
“How is everyone with kissing?” I love teaching Emotion in improv. It’s one of my favourite topics. It’s interesting when teaching it internationally how different cultures approach the topic and where comfort levels are with expressing that with others on
2017- My Improvised Year In Review
Here we are the end of another year. If you’re thinking that this year has flown by, well it hasn’t, but you have gotten older which means you perception of time has changed because you have more years of life
5 Improv Tips From 5 Years of Neil+1
In the early days of my improv career, I used to struggle with some of the rules of improv, if such a thing exists. “There is no wrong way to do it”, “Make your partner look good”, “Yes and everything”.
Jason R. Chin Scholarship: A Student’s View
All of my Level 1 courses offer scholarship opportunities for people new to improv and one of my recent scholarship students, Chakra O’Connor, has written about her experience from a 2 day Level 1 Intensive. Before taking part in Neil’s
I heart PIF!
I rarely wear shorts unless I’m on an adventurous outdoor holiday. However the Phoenix climate made the wearing of shorts a mandatory requirement. For the first time in my life, I rehearsed and directed improv in a pair of shorts.