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Your Ability is an IOU
You have a natural-born ability. That's very special. But it is really just a theoretical thing. It's a potential asset. It's a promise...
tneile
Apr 13, 20222 min read
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Fully committed. Fully meaningless.
"Dude, I'm, like, fully committed to this!" What does that even mean? Why does the phrase "fully committed" even exist? The word...
tneile
Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Galileo Pissed People Off
For millennia, people believed that the sun, the planets and the entire universe revolved around the Earth. That concept is known as...
tneile
Jun 15, 20213 min read
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Look in the Mirror
What's funny? People. Only that. Nothing else. Everything else that we laugh at we laugh at because it relates to people. When we laugh...
tneile
Jun 13, 20212 min read
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What Sandcastles Can Tell You
There are two kinds of people. The first kind likes to build sandcastles. They enjoy the challenge. The quiet fussiness of designing and...
tneile
May 24, 20212 min read
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The Brightest Bulb
In case you've never heard the expression, "He's not the brightest bulb on the tree!" is supposed to indicate that he's not as smart as...
tneile
May 21, 20212 min read
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What is Talent?
Improvisers often talk about talent. So do those who participate in and follow any type of team sport. A champion chess master may have...
tneile
May 20, 20212 min read
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Act Like You Give a Damn
If you're an improviser or improv student, you'll get plenty of tips about how to do scene work. You'll get them from directors,...
tneile
Apr 29, 20212 min read
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What's the Point of Performing Improv?
To do it well. To expand the boundaries of the form. To excel. To create something wonderful, surprising, unique, solid and fun. To solve...
tneile
Apr 27, 20212 min read
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Forgetting to Remember
Here's a thing that many improvisers and improv students eventually learn as they ascend to competency: Connection. We must connect with...
tneile
Sep 21, 20201 min read
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Car. Bomb. How Do You Explode?
Readers of my first book (and some lucky students) will have heard me say this, but it's true nonetheless: Every time you start your car,...
tneile
Sep 16, 20202 min read
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Virtual Quandary
How can you perform improv without a physical space in which to perform and interact — both with the audience and with other improvisers?...
tneile
Sep 13, 20202 min read
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May You Improv in Interesting Times
Improv is good for bad times. That’s the funny thing about comedy.
tneile
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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So Old It's New: Maybe Older Players Do Get It
Those who don't know comedy history are doomed to repeat it.
tneile
Jun 19, 20201 min read
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Randomness vs Chaos: The Lottery or the Weather
Use randomness in the moment, and then use chaos when the moments begin to make sense.
tneile
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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Our most recent production is exactly what you were looking for
This is your blog post. Blogs are a great way to connect with your audience and keep them coming back. They can also be a great way to...
tneile
Dec 31, 20191 min read
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Fulfill your dream: check out our audition calendar
This is your blog post. Great looking images make your blog posts more visually compelling for your audience, so choose media that really...
tneile
Dec 31, 20191 min read
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What are you doing tonight? Don't miss out on our upcoming productions
This is your blog post. To really engage your site visitors we suggest you blog about subjects that are related to your site or business....
tneile
Dec 31, 20191 min read
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