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#ADULTS (featuring me!) puts up their end-of-season “Best Of” Show this Sunday at 9pm. RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED!

ALSO!

I think I brought this to a Gramp’s meeting one hundred years ago. Never followed up on it. Took me a while to figure it out. Never give up on your dreams!

After a two year break I’m back in the sketch game. This time as a writer-actor on Magnet Sketch Team, ADULTS 

Last week’s Ariana Grande show might be one of the best things I’ve ever been apart of and all I did was play a dead body. The rest of these folks killed it.

Long time no Tumblr.

Here’s an overdue plug for STOCKTON: THE FUNDAMENTALS. 

Stockton is a sketch team at Magnet. I’ve had the opportunity to direct them for almost a year. They are fucking great, stupid and smart. The Fundamentals is their best of-best of and has been running all July. 

Check out the last two shows of their summer run. Thursday, 7/23 & 7/30 at 10:15PM at Magnet Theater. 

Heading to DC for the second annual District Improv Festival with my pals All-American. Oh and I'll be teaching a workshop while I'm there! If you or someone you love is in the area please let them know.

Date: September 27, 2014 Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location : Source Theater, 1835 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

I’ve been meaning to tumble more. I figured an easy way to do that is to post thoughts related to improv or sketch stuff every now and again. So here’s that.

Arguing

Arguing in an improv scene is fine (I do it constantly). As long as it is constructive. As long as it helps frame the unusual thing. As long as it helps establish stakes in regards to context. As long as you continue to explore your relationship and your world. As long as it is just one tactic a character uses to achieve a goal. As long as you realize that only your character is trying to change your scene partner’s mind.

Keep the want. Keep the emotional choice but change the tactic. Are you a principal? How would they act? Are you in public? Who’s watching? Dealing with a family member? How close? That context will dictate what the next move is.

As long as you have framed the unusual thing. As long as you have established stakes in regards to context. As long as you are exploring your relationship and your world. As long as you realize that you aren’t trying to change your scene partner’s mind.

I'm ignoring all of the career and life anxiety that brings up in order to think it's cool. New Team Hardy is up at 10pm tonight!

We had our shit together team photo wise. Pictured below Commando (2007-2008), Featherweight (2008-2011 --- they're still active), LIFE BREAK, All American (2013-2014), Dawson (2014)