Improv Tip

[@seantaylorvo]

Thanks for bringing me on, Paul! I'm glad we could finally collab!

[@PVImprov]

Sean - thanks for giving such a great tip and I can’t wait for people to see the one I did for MUT tips! Great collab-ing with you!

[@bkbaker58]

Great job Sean. “Love” the way you break it down. Makes it easy to understand and execute.

[@PVImprov]

Ha ha! So glad you liked the tip. Thanks for watching and commenting and checkout MUT Tips for more of Sean: www.youtube.com/@MadeUpTheatre

[@frankpellow]

worlds collide, he he. Love this pairing. Thanks Paul and Sean

[@PVImprov]

Thanks Frank! I think worked out pretty well too. Thanks for watching.

[@makore56]

😮😮😮 I follow the other channel. So happy 🎉🎉🎉

[@PVImprov]

Fantastic! Thanks for watching, commenting and spreading the love around!

[@Debs1212]

This was so helpful....thnx 😊

[@PVImprov]

So glad to hear that. We aim to please. Thanks for watching!

[@shannonmorgan18]

Love all the tips. This tip is very clear and well said. I loved it!

[@PVImprov]

Hey Shannon - thanks for the kind words. I appreciate the positive energy! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ByronRTroy]

I am subscribed to both channels and am working thorough the back logs on each as well. Really enjoyed this summer "crossover event".

[@PVImprov]

Byron - some are calling it a summer blockbuster event! Ha ha. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ByronRTroy]

Also... one exercise we do is... "yes/because" instead of "yes/and". It moves the responses so much deeper.

[@PVImprov]

Interesting. When I’ve done it I’ve found that it quickly veers into exposition and people talking about things in the past and off stage. Do you do something to avoid this?

[@ByronRTroy]

@@PVImprov Trying to make it (of course) about the people in the scene. And yes, it does get much more difficult. But also, if doing scenes, there is the option to time jump the characters to actually see those other interactions. And it's an exercise to get your mind trained to thinking deeper not wider. Like the interacting with the environment 100% of the time in practice... yielding 25% on stage.

[@PVImprov]

@@ByronRTroy thanks for the additional info.

[@JasonHader]

I loved seeing Sean's face on your promo. Yay for local-ish people!

[@PVImprov]

Thanks for watching, Jason. I try to bring you the best and brightest from far and near.

[@XchelRocks]

Hell ya, a new improv tip!

[@XchelRocks]

All improv tips are a banger

[@XchelRocks]

Great tips from Sean to focus on your partner on and off the stage. Can’t make bold choices if you don’t trust your partners

[@PVImprov]

Hell ya is the right response!

[@PVImprov]

Thanks man.

[@PVImprov]

Totally true. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@ByronRTroy]

Even when you are in a disagreement with another character... there's a reason you are (still) with them, why you continue to put up with them.

[@PVImprov]

I point this out to students all the time - like “why doesn’t your character just leave the scene? What keeps them engaged with the other character?”

[@WesleyVerhoevePhotography]

quick note, looks like the MUT links all aren't right. ps thanks for the great channel!

[@PVImprov]

Holy Smokes Wesley! Thanks for the good catch. Hasty work on my part. They should all be ship shape now. Thanks for watching and good looking out.

[@JeremyStrozer]

Love this! I've been in so many scenes where establishing the relationship has been a slog, but coming in with assumed love would have anchored us together to the relationship. Thanks for this one!

[@PVImprov]

I’ll pass you thanks on to Sean. He really brings the fire in this one. Thanks for watching

[@JeremyStrozer]

@@PVImprov Hey Paul, I've been watching these for a while now, but have not yet seen one on creating an improv community. I know it's not quite how to improv as most of these are, but I'd love to see someone discuss how to generate a community in a place where improv has not yet penetrated. I moved to the West Coast of Ireland a few years back. There is a growing scene in Dublin and Belfast, but nothing out here between Galway and Limerick. I am in the process of creating drop-ins, bringing folks in from around the country to put on workshops and shows, and will be developing courses myself to start building a community of improvisors here with a long-term goal of creating a theater and school. I would love to learn from others how they have done this. I know a woman in the far north of California and another in Norway, as well as a guy in Nepal, who are starting the same thing. I'm in touch with someone in New Zealand who has had some success in this space. May be worthwhile to others to share best practices in this kind of work. Thanks!!!