Improv in Practice with Synergy Theater

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Diablo Improv Festival with Diana Brown
Hello Friends and Improv Festivalgoers! The FIRST ANNUAL Diablo Improv Festival happens October 24-26, 2025, and is only days away as I write this. High on my list of things to look forward to is Diana Brown's workshop The Space Between. In this episode Diana and I talk about Diana's background in Improv, the inspiration for The Space Between, and what Diana sees as a common struggle among her Improv students. Visit DiabloImprovFestival.org for all related information. Hope to see you there! DianaLynnBrown.com The Lesher Center - Diablo Improv Festival
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Diablo Improv Festival with Jaime and Randy
Hello Improvisers! It's almost here: The FIRST annual Diablo Improv Festival October 24-26 at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. Will we see you there? For more info visit DiabloImprovFestival.org. We have another round of back-to-back interviews for you in this episode: Jaime Rich and Randy Wight of Spontaneous Mind - co-creators, performers, and co-producers at the festival. Jaime will also teach the workshop Young at Heart. Jaime and Rich each express a love of and interest in Improvised Theater that is infectious. Enjoy! SpontaneousMind.org DiabloImprovFestival.org Lesher Center - Diablo Improv Festival
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Diablo Improv Festival with Kat and Della
It's almost here: The first annual Diablo Improv Festival, October 24-26, 2025, at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, CA! We have a lot to talk about in the run up to the festival and so we have TWO back-to-back interviews for you. First we talk with Kat Koppett - applied Improv pioneer, author, and consultant. Kat joins us from her home on the east coast but if you're a west-coaster who has ever wished that you could meet Kat in person now is your chance. Kat joins the festival's incredible talent roster and offers a seminar all about her Improv insights and book Training to Imagine. Then we talk with Della Watson - a festival co-producer - and head of DKW Productions. We talk about Della's inspirations and hopes for the festival. Find more about the festival at DiabloImprovFestival.org! https://www.mopco.org/ https://www.dkwproductions.com/ Lesher Center - Diablo Improv Festival
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Improvising Hitchcock with Professor Denah Johnston
Hello Improvised Theater and Alfred Hitchcock fans! In this episode we host Professor Denah Johnston, who teaches The Films of Alfred Hitchcock at San Francisco City College. We also host a virtual Alfred Hitchcock plumbed from the depths of the ethereal world of Artificial Intelligence. If you could ask Alfred Hitchcok anything, would you take his answers as the whole truth? Or would you wonder what ol' Hitch "hallucintated"? We invite you to join us as we explore this notion with (the real) Professor Denah Johsnton and the (ghostly?) Master of Suspense. Synergy Theater's Improvised Hitchcock opens at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek CA Thursday 7/17/25. Get your tickets now for what will be a sold-out run. See you there! https://www.synergytheater.com/
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Adrián & Addam Face Dungeons & Dragons
Hello Improvisers! Synergy Theater's Improvised Dungeons and Dragons begins April 3rd, 2025 and runs through April 13th, Thursday's through Sundays, at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California. Don't be left out of the epic adventure! Get your tickets now at SynergyTheater.com. In this our 31st episode, Val and I sit down with Adrián Bousada, creator and director of Improvised D & D, and Addam Ledmyen, writer, actor, and Synergy Theater player. We talk about the origin and challenges of Improvised D&D, and Adrián's and Addam's hopes for the the show. You can find more about Adrián and Addam on Synergy Theater's website. Just click on About Us.
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About 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 you partner look good. 3) Build on your partner's idea. Improv in Practice offers interviews with Synergy Theater performers, students, and special guests. We explore improvisation from the point of view of the performer, the teacher, the student, and the audience. If you're wondering how you can try Improv for the first time, or how you can dig deeper into the art of improvisation, Synergy Theater is here for you. In addition to offering classes, Synergy Theater performs full-length improvised plays and strives to create theater with compelling characters, wonderful stories, and vibrant spontaneity. Our mission is to build a better world through improvisational theater. Find out how at synergytheater.com.

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