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Tag: 2021 Countdown Improv Festival
Spotlight On: The Haiku Lady
“There’s an adage about improv that I use when I teach: ‘All you have in improv is the floor and your scene partner.’ And now, in solo improv, all I have is the floor!”
Spotlight On: Michael J. Astrauskas
“I’ve noticed that characters are most believable — and therefore most engaging — as well as easiest to play, when the performance is coming from some real place, which may or may not lead to laughter.”
Spotlight On: Solovela
“I want to have a balance of bringing in the tropes, but also modernizing them. I don’t want to just bring in the stereotypes without considering how far we’ve come when it comes to gender roles, what modern relationships look like, etc.”
Spotlight On: Cheeze&Crackerz
“We are both drawn to strong characters with a definite point of view. We pay attention to each other, the whole person, words, postures and expressions.”
Spotlight on: Steve Horton
“When I do stand up, I get frustrated that I can’t do emotional character work. And when I do improv, I get frustrated that I can’t do my witty observations about all the different books and DVDs on minimalism.”