Long ago, I was in an improv group in Columbia, SC. We were called the We're Not Your Mother Players, or more fondly, "The Mothers." We were a cool group of funny people, and most of us are still friends to this day, at least on Facebook. Articles were written about us, we graced the front pages of local newspapers, and some of our scenes are STILL being talked about today (Jesus' Birthday, anyone?)
Fast forward many years, and I find myself in NYC, doing what actors do to "get in the room," so to speak. Taking the right classes, honing some dusty skills, that sort of thing. While I have a lot of experience with improv, including seven years of teaching it to middle and high school students on a daily basis, it's nice to have a recognizable improv training program on my resume. And here in NYC, though there are many good places, Upright Citizens Brigade is one of the best. You can thank Amy Poehler for that.
Yesterday, I started Improv 101 at UCB with Ari Voukydis, and it's going to be so much fun. We have 16 people in the class- all of whom really want to be there. No lines to learn, no attitudes, just pure, sometimes-clean fun. The 8-week class has a graduation show, so get out a pencil and mark your calendars! Please join me at 2:30 pm on Sunday, September 11th.
Yeah...you read that correctly. We'll be doing comedy on the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil.
I sure hope we're funny.
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