Josh Bowman explains why he didn’t go to your show. It’s not personal.
Winter Workshop Weekend and Improv All-Star Show Announcement
February 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
International Improv All-Star Showcase – February 8-10 in Toronto
Dear John: He Wants His Space … After Three Years
November 18, 2012 By 3 Comments
Dear John gives advice about a suddenly distant boyfriend, a guy who dresses below his age, and friends bashing a son’s career choice.
Ten things I’ve learned from musical theatre
September 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Note: I used to hate musical theatre; I’m trying to grow to understand it. The song in any musical is most powerful when it clarifies the singer’s want or emotion. You might think it’s cheesy, but try not to cry when you hear “On My Own“, “Somewhere That’s Green“, or my personal tear tsunami, “Sunrise [...]
Culture: Geek Evolution
July 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ten things I've learned from people who make donations to charity
June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
People like giving, and often feel awkward about being thanked for it. But secretly, they appreciate it. How a donor responds to direct mail is often different from what they say they want. Why do you think so many charities use frills (like mailing labels)? They make a lot more money than they cost. I [...]
Guestpost #52: Yu Murai – Representative of Kaimaku Pennant race (a theater company) – Ten things I've learned from being a stage director (after the devastating earthquake and tsunami 3.11 in Japan)
April 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
I met Yu first when I worked in Vancouver for the PuSh Festival, and later in New York City, where I was witness to one of the most bizarre, funny, unique, and inspired pieces of contemporary performance I have ever seen: “Romeo and Toilet“. Yu is the artistic director of Kaimaku Pennant Race, and I [...]
Guestpost #2: Peter Dickinson – Ten things I’ve learned from collaborating on a multi-media performance
March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Peter Dickinson is a theorist, professor, writer, and artistic champion in Vancouver. He was one of my all-time favourite teachers. Here is his wonderful arts blog: http://performanceplacepolitics.blogspot.com Always work with folks way more talented than you. If you’re the writer and ANYONE connected with the show—but most especially the director or one of the performers—asks [...]
Guestpost #1: Jill Bernard – Ten things I’ve learned from opening a non-profit improv theater
March 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
Jill Bernard is a teacher, improviser, theater founder, and one-woman dynamo based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her one-woman improv musical Drum Machine is the best thing ever. Here is the theater (or theatre) that she recently founded: http://hugetheater.com/ People use a lot more toilet paper and paper towels than anyone could ever predict. The Minnesota Department [...]
“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally intimate friendships are not unmanly.”
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’”.