Why I Love A Long Form Named Harold
I love long form improvisation, and more specifically I love Harold. Some people might wonder why I would want to perform a format that was created over 30 years ago in some other city by a bearded...
View ArticleKirk, Spock, McCoy & Jar Jar
Doing improv with other people requires a commitment to communication. It requires understanding how the other person operates. It’s a two-way street. It’s about making sure that you are moving...
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Surprise! You’re An Actor!
To be an improvisor is a wonderful thing. It requires being many things at once, writer, director, Buddhist monk. But the chief obligation on that stage is to perform, emote, and serve as a conduit for...
View ArticleAccents and Dialects: The Good, The Bad, and The Holys*&t That’s Offensive
I see the stage as my chance to be somebody else or a version of myself that I can’t be in the pedestrian world. I like to stay away from being Adam as much as I can, whether it be through a change in...
View ArticleThe Inmates: First Class
As we celebrate the Institution’s 4th Woodbury-location anniversary, I can’t help but remember when the Institution started altogether, in January 2008. As a proud member of the first class, and of...
View ArticleThe Fuck-It Switch
It’s often been said: Improv is simple to understand, hard to master. However, that’s only because we tend to complicate things. The improv goes badly and we beat ourselves up about it. The improv goes...
View ArticleHow to Play to the Top of Your Intelligence
(Warning: The word “dick” will be used liberally) “How to Play to the Top of Your Intelligence” Have you ever heard that phrase before? Do you actually know what it means? Or have you heard improvisers...
View ArticlePlay and Watch and Learn to Play
You might know that I host Saturday Night Tightrope at The Institution Theater, and you might have figured out that this opening sentence is a plug, but I assure you that it is more than that. There is...
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Treat Opinions Like Bears
Hi, I’m Wyatt, an improv comedy performer / scholar / teacher, here with some fresh improv advice! Treat Opinions Like Bears Disclaimer: The example opinion below is just an example. Please don’t read...
View ArticleArt vs Motel Art
Just knowing the information of the scene is not enough anymore. I understand the comfort of knowing the who, what and where, but the thing you need to learn to “yes and” more than anything is what...
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