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Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater

Interviews, inspiration, and information on Improvised "Improv" Theater, with Synergy Theater. Questions answered: Will an Improv class with Synergy Theater help you with public speaking? Help you think on your feet? Make you a better communicator? Boost your self-confidence and creativity? Yes, and... Our welcoming and supportive community and learning environment make us unique. It all begins with The Three Rules of Improv, honed by Synergy Theater Director Kenn Adams: 1) Be spontaneous. 2) Make

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All Episodes

00:38:15

The Best Improv Show Yet with Valerie and Val

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/10/14

Hello! There's just a few days left. Synergy Theater will be back in the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA, October 20-30, 2022, for Spontaneous Hitchcock! You'd be crazy to miss it. But if you still need more convincing, just listen to our guest and Synergy Theater performer Valerie Regalia. We talk about everything from performing improv with your mother after a freak bicycle accident to what Valerie hopes to gain from performing Spontaneous Hitchcock before the final curtain

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00:38:15

The Best Improv Show Yet with Valerie and Val

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/10/14

Hello! There's just a few days left. Synergy Theater will be back in the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA, October 20-30, 2022, for Spontaneous Hitchcock! You'd be crazy to miss it. But if you still need more convincing, just listen to our guest and Synergy Theater performer Valerie Regalia. We talk about everything from performing improv with your mother after a freak bicycle accident to what Valerie hopes to gain from performing Spontaneous Hitchcock before the

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00:37:06

Spontaneous Spookiness with Arastoo and Valerie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/10/07

If you're not "dying" to see Synergy Theater's Spontaneous Hitchcock by the end of this episode, then you should check your pulse! Synergy Theater will perform their Spontaneous Hitchcock - A Thriller in the Style of the Master of Suspense - at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California, October 20-30, 2022! Grab your seat, (you'll only need the edge), by visiting SynergyTheater.com. In this episode we welcome Arastoo Darkashan back to the podcast. Arastoo is a

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00:37:06

Spontaneous Spookiness with Arastoo and Valerie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/10/07

If you're not "dying" to see Synergy Theater's Spontaneous Hitchcock by the end of this episode, then you should check your pulse! Synergy Theater will perform their Spontaneous Hitchcock - A Thriller in the Style of the Master of Suspense - at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California, October 20-30, 2022! Grab your seat, (you'll only need the edge), by visiting SynergyTheater.com. In this episode we welcome Arastoo Darkashan back to the podcast. Arastoo is a Synergy Theater

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00:44:44

Improvised Hitchcock with Griffen and Valerie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/09/30

Find out all about Synergy Theater's Improvised Hitchcock from Griffen Bier and Valerie Jord! We find out: What is a Mid-Atlantic accent? Which Hitchcock film spooked Valerie for life? How do you use silence in an improvised scene to build suspense? Which Hitchcock film would you pick to enter as a cameo appearance? Plus Hitchcock trivia!

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00:44:44

Improvised Hitchcock with Griffen and Valerie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/09/30

Find out all about Synergy Theater's Improvised Hitchcock from Griffen Bier and Valerie Jord! We find out: What is a Mid-Atlantic accent? Which Hitchcock film spooked Valerie for life? How do you use silence in an improvised scene to build suspense? Which Hitchcock film would you pick to enter as a cameo appearance? Plus Hitchcock trivia!

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00:47:09

Audio Only Improv with Kat and Maggie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/04/29

Part 2 of our interview with Kat and Maggie is here! We pick up where we left off last time - with the significance of inclusion in Improvised productions. Kat and Maggie's Audio Only scene is the best! Also, Synergy Theater is back at the Lesher Center. We introduce Synergy's new initiative, Theater Smarts, and tell you how you can help bring young students to live theater. And if that weren't enough, the second half of this episode honors the previous 10 (or 11, if you count the bonus) episodes

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00:47:09

Audio Only Improv with Kat and Maggie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/04/29

Part 2 of our interview with Kat and Maggie is here! We pick up where we left off last time - with the significance of inclusion in Improvised productions. Kat and Maggie's Audio Only scene is the best! Also, Synergy Theater is back at the Lesher Center. We introduce Synergy's new initiative, Theater Smarts, and tell you how you can help bring young students to live theater. And if that weren't enough, the second half of this episode honors the previous 10 (or 11, if you count

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00:46:52

Improv Pets and Poles with Kat and Maggie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/02/25

In this long-overdue episode, Kat, Maggie, and I discuss how Kat became a highly-successful Improv practioner and owner of an Improv theater house with a colorful past. Maggie describes what its like to be loved and snubbed by her favorite Improv partner - her cat. This episode, with all its unexpected and unintended moments, was so good that I had to make it a two-parter! Please enjoy! For your reference: Deifinition of a "preist hole" Maggie from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Improv

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00:46:52

Improv Pets and Poles with Kat and Maggie

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2022/02/25

In this long-overdue episode, Kat, Maggie, and I discuss how Kat became a highly-successful Improv practioner and owner of an Improv theater house with a colorful past. Maggie describes what its like to be loved and snubbed by her favorite Improv partner - her cat. This episode, with all its unexpected and unintended moments, was so good that I had to make it a two-parter! Please enjoy! For your reference: Deifinition of a "preist hole" Maggie from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Improv College of

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00:37:59

Improv and the Dancer with Yvonne & Robin

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/11/26

Yvonne Conybeare is a director and actor and lives in New York. Robin Wiggs is a writer and improv performer and lives in London. I met them in our Improv IV class online, and I knew I had to interview them together. Yvonne and Kenn Adams, director of synergy theater, are old friends, and so we talk about Theater Sports New York, and the origin of Kenn's Play by Play. Yvonne has insights on how our defensiveness affects our improvisation and how to overcome it. Robin joins the

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00:37:59

Improv and the Dancer with Yvonne & Robin

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/11/26

Yvonne Conybeare is a director and actor and lives in New York. Robin Wiggs is a writer and improv performer and lives in London. I met them in our Improv IV class online, and I knew I had to interview them together. Yvonne and Kenn Adams, director of synergy theater, are old friends, and so we talk about Theater Sports New York, and the origin of Kenn's Play by Play. Yvonne has insights on how our defensiveness affects our improvisation and how to overcome it. Robin joins the interview a bit later

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00:47:17

Crafting Great Performances with Louise & Akin

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/10/22

Louise Ritchie and her son Akin Ritchie are both in theater, but on two sides. Louise is a performer. Akin is a technical director. Together they are a dream team. We talk about Louise's and Akin's interwoven journeys to the stage, and their hopes as we transition back to in-person performances. Synergy Theater is back to in-person shows at the Lesher Center for the Arts, in Walnut Creek, CA! If you would like to join us, visit synergytheater.com and click on

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00:47:17

Crafting Great Performances with Louise & Akin

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/10/22

Louise Ritchie and her son Akin Ritchie are both in theater, but on two sides. Louise is a performer. Akin is a technical director. Together they are a dream team. We talk about Louise's and Akin's interwoven journeys to the stage, and their hopes as we transition back to in-person performances. Synergy Theater is back to in-person shows at the Lesher Center for the Arts, in Walnut Creek, CA! If you would like to join us, visit synergytheater.com and click on performances. Mentioned in the

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00:41:40

Go Beyond Getting the Laugh with Lynn & Deb

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/10/01

No matter who your family is, you have a matriarch in your life. A matriarch, to me, is someone who supports you with their warmth, their wit, and their enthusiasm for your dreams. Within the Synergy Theater family, I consider Deb Kern Synergy Theater's matriarch. I've heard Kenn refer to her as his longest-running student. Lynn Shields is another powerful force for good within Synergy Theater. Lynn is a Synergy Theater player, and we talk about her foray into directing the

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00:41:40

Go Beyond Getting the Laugh with Lynn & Deb

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/10/01

No matter who your family is, you have a matriarch in your life. A matriarch, to me, is someone who supports you with their warmth, their wit, and their enthusiasm for your dreams. Within the Synergy Theater family, I consider Deb Kern Synergy Theater's matriarch. I've heard Kenn refer to her as his longest-running student. Lynn Shields is another powerful force for good within Synergy Theater. Lynn is a Synergy Theater player, and we talk about her foray into directing the spontaneous soap opera

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00:42:08

Improvised Adventure with Griffen & Alev

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/09/10

What makes practicing Improvised Theater an adventure? Is it overcoming your stagefright? Playing odd characters? Following a scene wherever it leads? Yes, and... it's having both the courage to follow your creative dreams and the will to be surprised by your own innate skill. In this episode, Griffen Davis Bier and Alev Gunay, of Synergy Theater, expand on these themes. And, there's Guy Fieri, Indonesian bats, and reckless drivers in Egypt - all of which could be in the next(?)

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00:42:08

Improvised Adventure with Griffen & Alev

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/09/10

What makes practicing Improvised Theater an adventure? Is it overcoming your stagefright? Playing odd characters? Following a scene wherever it leads? Yes, and... it's having both the courage to follow your creative dreams and the will to be surprised by your own innate skill. In this episode, Griffen Davis Bier and Alev Gunay, of Synergy Theater, expand on these themes. And, there's Guy Fieri, Indonesian bats, and reckless drivers in Egypt - all of which could be in the next(?) episode of Adventure

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00:51:30

Improvising Villains with Reggie & Arastoo

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/08/20

What is it about villains that we like so much? How do weovercome the instinct to deny our guilt and plead our case when being painted as a villain in a scene? What role does status play in the hero-villain relationship? These are the themes that Arastoo Darkashan, Reggie Harris, and I have fun discussing. Arastoo is a regular performer with Synergy Theater, and also pursues acting, writing, and music.Reggie uses what he learns in Synergy Theater classes in his professional voiceover work. Reggie's

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00:51:30

Improvising Villains with Reggie & Arastoo

Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater ·

2021/08/20

What is it about villains that we like so much? How do we overcome the instinct to deny our guilt and plead our case when being painted as a villain in a scene? What role does status play in the hero-villain relationship? These are the themes that Arastoo Darkashan, Reggie Harris, and I have fun discussing. Arastoo is a regular performer with Synergy Theater, and also pursues acting, writing, and music. Reggie uses what he learns in Synergy Theater classes in his professional

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