I just found my old notebook from when I was coaching Rosedale's improv team; here are some gems:
1. In the recruitment stage, I repeatedly wrote "straight boy energy" next to certain dudes' names because there was a dearth of straight boys on the team and we needed more of them. 2. The first time I saw Ella do a scene, all I wrote about her was "BRAVE." She's now a good buddy of mine. And indeed she is BRAVE. 3. "This baby is baking inside me like a cupcake" 4. "Some girl freestyle rapping? She's actually kind of funny" 5. "Zoe: touch people a lot more" 6. "Octopi Wall Street" 7. "If you walk in, explain yourself; don't just say hi" 8. "Nick - great commitment to blindness; thanks for sweeping a MUTILATION BY FIRE for fuck's sake" 9. "Try to stay away from mental illness" 10. "Everyone makes Ella cry" 11. "Nick, don't really hit people" 12. "The best reason to be on an improv team is that sometimes you get free chips" 13. "If you do a weird voice/accent, please make sure we can understand you" 14. "Nick, thanks for saving Ella from Henry's pimp" 15. "If you're a dead body, you can't laugh" 16. "Avoid racism please" 17. "Nice job embarrassing Mitch as much as possible" 18. "Ella, get out of your comfort zone of old people, manly men and flirtatious sluts" 19. "Why is it okay to steal from this guy? Is he a tyrant?" 20. "I'm Mitt Romney and I hate everyone that's not money"













