For The Love of Improv
Once upon a time, there were some adults adulting – working, pushing buttons, scrolling their lives away. Suddenly, one of them said, “Hey! Let’s play!” And so they made stuff up and they played. “Yes, And… For The Love of Improv, let’s keep playing together, forever!” they declared and skipped, hopped and summersaulted into the sunset. For The Love of Improv is a podcast dedicated to adults who are interested in discovering the freedom of play – making stuff up, talking in a silly voice, moving your elbow weird, dancing like a monkey, laughing, pretending.
Episodes
13 episodes
Stage Acting in Improv
To be or not to be? That is the question that William Shakespeare asked, but in this 7th episode of Season 2 of For The Love of Improv, we are asking: To act or not to act in improv?! Amelia Giles, improv teacher and player at Reno Improv is th...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:07:31
Where Stand Up and Improv Meet
What does Stand-up comedy and improv have in common? Well, let’s break it down. If one is the loneliest number, carry the two for duo improv, multiply by an improv team of 7 and divide and conquer. What do you get? Um….a really weird math probl...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:10:09
Improv As It's Own Artform with Lisa Woods
This episode will focus on Improv as an ongoing artform. Speaking with Lisa Woods who has delved into nearly every class that has been available to her in all different types of improv, Lisa takes her craft seriously. We at For The Love of Impr...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:19:55
Clowning & Improv with Chad Damiani
Improv and clowning have gone hand in hand for centuries, even before improv as we know it in America was invented. Tonight we will speak with world renowned clown, Chad Damiani about how improv affects clowning and what improvisers can learn f...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:08:47
Improv in Real Life with Joe Van Haeke
Your life is one big improv stage and you get to play any character you want. In any given situation, most of us are just making it up as we go anyway. Why not make improv off-stage as fun as it is on stage? From supporting your scene partner, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:11:31
Solo Improv With Mike Brown
Imagine a world where you didn’t need a scene partner, a world where you could perform improv with yourself, you, thee, thou. That’s right! Just you, yourself and ye. “Is that possible?” you ask. A question of many we ask Mike Brown in th...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:37
Jason Sarna | Sketch Comedy
We talk with Jason Sarna about sketch comedy and how it relates to improv. Jason studied at Second City, IO, and The Annoyance. Most recently, he taught a year-long sketch course at Reno Improv which culminated in the 60-minute sketch show, Her...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:08:28
Courtney Ropp | Finding What The Scene Needs
Courtney offers some tools and tricks to use on stage when a scene falls flat, gets stuck in negotiation or is just plain boring. We also discuss how to know when to add something or when it’s a good idea to just leave a scene alone...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:13:47
Aurora Boles | Short Form & Beginner Improv
Most improvisers start by learning fundamentals through short form games. It is where we can quickly fall in love with the sport of improv and find our communities. In this episode, we talk with Aurora Boles, a co-founder at Reno Improv w...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:03:21
Tim Mahoney | Narrative Improv
The basics of storytelling inherent in every player get to the root of how long-form improv magic works. Tim Mahoney talks about the 8-step process that makes narrative improv come to life. In this episode we talk with Tim about na...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:11:21
Justin Kavanagh | Processing Grief & Trauma
We all have to deal with complex emotions regarding loss and tough situations at some point in our lives. In this episode, we talk with Justin Kavanagh about how we can use improv off-stage to process those feelings and work through the g...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:09:21
Taylor Riedeman | Character Building
On August 9th, we discuss character building. We delve deep into things like building a platform and how to use emotion and physicality to create a character. Listen as our guest, Taylor Riedeman, demonstrates some of her quirky and out-of-the-...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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57:58
Chris Thigpen | Community & Impact
In this episode, we go deep talking about our community and the value of having a strong one. We talk about why loving the people you play with is so important, even if they are not your favorite folks to begin with. We talk about the place of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:06:53