Category Archives: theater
You Never Forget Your First
On Wednesday, the team that will shortly be renamed but is currently known as Team Green performed their first show at The PIT. I alluded to how it felt in a brief Facebook status update*, but the feeling was so … Continue reading
Welcome to Improv Night… For Real!
As any reader of this blog already knows, I’ve been doing a lot of improv at the PIT lately. Up until now, it’s all been open jams and class shows. But no more, my friends! Like an improv Voltron, we’ve … Continue reading
Done: Sunday Funnies Upcoming: Thursday Funnies
So yesterday evening, we had our first level 3 class show at the PIT. Everyone seemed to think it went well, but as usual I’m beating myself up over missed opportunities. Fortunately, our class was sufficiently large that we did … Continue reading
Sunday at the PIT With Jason
My journey of improv redemption continues apace. My Level 3 class is about to conclude, and like all classes at the PIT, we conclude with a show (actually, two). I’d be mighty appreciative if one or two of you could … Continue reading
In Praise of My Team
So, as I promised, this past Sunday, my Level 1 Improv class at the PIT performed our class show. Our final class, in which we basically practiced the form of the show, seemed a little rough to me. I still … Continue reading
Still “Yes, And” After All These Years…
Last night, I attended my penultimate level 1 improv class at The Pit. One of the consequences of having a class is having a class show at the end of the term. For the first time last night, we practiced … Continue reading
A Failure, But an Instructive One…
This is mostly for my own educational benefit. Feel free to ignore, especially if you’re not into improv esoterics. Yesterday evening was my fourth improv class, and my third attempt at performance on the stage of the PIT during their … Continue reading
Yes, And… I’m Back in the Saddle Again
A few weeks ago, I went to see my good friend Alexandra Finger perform her Level 1 improv class graduation show at Upright Citizens Brigade. As is often the case with a Level 1 show, the performances were… shall we … Continue reading
