Friday

As I reach the end of the week I am really slowing down. I had a great night last night. I hung out with a new friend and saw a fairly amazing show. Mick Napier and Susan Messing did two person imrov for about 45 minutes. They managed to deconstruct the entire process. They denied each other, they called out pieces, and laid things onto one another. All the things that I have been taught not to do. Yet it was one of the funniest and most exciting shows I have seen since I moved here.

So much of improv is beholden to a series of rules and conventions and to see them splintered was really unbelievable. That in and of itself would be impressive but they made it work as a whole piece. I don't being to think that other people should try to do what they did or that they would be able to. But it was exciting to see improv done in a different way than I have been accustomed too. Between that and class it was a great day.

I wouldn't say that what we did in class worked. Far from it. But the enthusiasm for the work is what is exciting. It's a small class and the people in it treat one another with respect and affection. Two things that are becoming exceedingly rare as we progress up the ladder. I think that if that attitude can continue the people in the class will all do well for themselves. I would love to work with all of them independent of the class.