I respond to a thought-provoking question from Jason over at the Nerds RPG Variety Cast: Should GMs pre-plan specific adventure site bonuses, or leave them open to improvisation? I share why I opt for a flexible, on-the-fly approach to site design and gameplay in D&D and other RPGs. Topics include: * The pitfalls of pre-planning bonuses and tactical combat. * How abstract combat and player creativity enrich the game. * Using luck rolls to resolve player actions dynamically. * Encouraging

This show is fantastic! Improv people always warn you not to do transaction scenes but they don't give you the gory details about can happen if you don't follow their advice ;). The show starts out as a sort of normal silly improv show about pickles and arcs into something intense and amazing! Hal and Julian both think that it is the best audio show that we have done so far and if you make it to the end you will see why. A great lesson in breaking the form and the perfect finale to our Slasher

Happy Holidays! A few days late but just in time to put our latest slasher into your Christmas Stocking. Gather round the fire and listen to our radio play, Azurite.

In this episode of "Yes, And with Avish Parashar," I chat with David Dye, President of Let's Grow Leaders and co-author of "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict." David shares his insights on how to transform workplace conflict into constructive conversations. We explore key phrases that can help you navigate difficult discussions, the importance of psychological safety, and how to foster a culture of innovation within teams. Key takeaways include: The role of conflict in fostering

Full slasher example #1. This one paced like the movies that we have been watching so it is a little longer than our normal shows! Gets pretty crazy once the action starts... We will have another full show next week!

"We Have To Find Laughter Right Now: Andrew Davies" (Season 4, Episode 5), the newest episode of our season, dropped Wednesday, November 28. We called to the Bimah Andrew Davies, co-founder of The Bible Players, who is based in Philadelphia.Andrew shared his approach to Jewish education through comedy, introducing listeners to "Mitzprov" - a blend of improvisation and Jewish values that transforms how we engage with tradition. We explored the profound connections between Jewish storytelling,

Our GIGAspine episodes talk though all the thought processes that go into the narrative choices of a complete show! We think that this is one of the best ways to get insights into how you and you teammates actually make decisions, and to build up that skill separately from the actual improv.

New slasher episode on when/how to break the form in improv. Julian sings a song in this one!

Send us a textJoin us in the olde Innsmouth Theatre as we welcome comedian and poet CJ Hooper and spoken word performer Matthew Wood of Edwyrdian Tales. We chat live Lovecraft, LARPs, pronunciation, comedy, martial arts, improvisation and vampires. Plus - the Return of Dagon's Sack!Download MP3Edwyrdian Tales CJ Hooper Support the showSend your questions to dagonsack@outlook.comIBC Online StoreInnsmouth Literary Festival IBC on FacebookIBC on YoutubeOld Episode...

In episode 95 of“How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Simon Wells joins Sam and Mark to talk about recording English scripts for a foreign audience learning the language. We meet an angry dad or two, and get a surprise about what a script is really about! We turn anger into joy, have a moment of purring with a cat character, and there's a take on a European mad professor!Our VO question this week is all about whether improvisation informs your reads.Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard

On this episode we break down the plots of five slasher movies to create heat maps of the kills, and strengthen our understanding of narrative timing!We learned a lot making this and are excited to begin experimenting with the new principles!

This is episode 28 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Award winning  actor, writer and director Charlotte Hamblin. This conversation was recorded at the Norwich Film Festival 2024. In this chat we cover:- The importance of preparation in development Developing an idea Preparation Meets Improvisation: Rehearsals and Blocking Navigating vulnerability. The creative grind of

Hello! It’s been a minute since I’ve dropped an episode but it’s all worth the wait because today's ep is with the mesmerising Yasmina Sadiki!! Yasmina and her equally talented live band are definitely some of Sydney’s hardest gigging artists ✩✩✩Yasmina was an absolute gem to chat to, I asked her all about being an independent artist, when and when not to say yes to a gig offer, claiming live royalties for improvisation tracks and getting to know the music scene in NY. I feel like she is defs going

In order to do a Slasher you must first learn to be a Slasher! I think that the second half of this episode when we talk about the slasher ordeal is really useful if you want to skip ahead to it!

What are some tropes that start to make your show feel like it is in the slasher genre? How do you engage with tropes in improv? Should you lean into them or play against them? Sorry for the late post, I am editing them further in advance now and just forgot to post it Sunday night!

In this episode, we dive deep into the concept of psychological safety and its profound impact on workplace culture. Join me as I chat with Jason Eisner of Aristotle Performance (along with a number of other cool businesses), who specializes in fostering environments where team members feel safe to express their ideas, share concerns, and admit mistakes without fear of repercussion. Key Highlights: Psychological Safety Day: Jason introduces the upcoming virtual event, “Psych Safety Day,” featuring

Nathan Silver, director and co-writer of Between the Temples (and many other movies) joins me from New York today to talk about his 'scriptment' approach to screenwriting, in which scripts read more like novellas. Nathan and I have a great chat about how he collaborates with cast and uses improvisation to tell a story; how comedy helps him to 'Trojan horse' experimental work to audiences; and his thoughts on letting an audience feel a little bit lost. Watch the trailer for Between the Temples,

Happy Halloween!!!! Muprov Musings is back with a frighting format that has been developed and directed by our Co-Host Julian Bernado, and he steps into the guest role on this episode to give you the full backstory of its evolution. The Improvised Slasher lets you play with a whole new side of improvisation. If you have not tried improvised horror before, you have to give this a listen!!!

You have two days left to cast your ballot in the 2024 US election!!! AAAAHHHHH!!!! How do you depict and feel fear onstage? How can you scare your audience and stage partners? Is it okay to to actually feel afraid as the player? What an awesome episode! Like really this one has so much great stuff in it... So dang useful :) :| :0 80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eV4aiAFsK4 (Video of the recent Thorn and Petalstick Tragedy)

In this episode of The Heroic English Podcast, I talk with Carolina Ramos about her creative approach to learning English through acting and emotion. Carolina shares how she combines theater and language teaching, helping students connect to English in a more personal and memorable way. We discuss why learning through action and multi-sensory activities leads to stronger language retention. Carolina also explains how improvisation can boost fluency by pushing learners to think quickly without