To be or not to be? That is the question that William Shakespeare asked, but in this 7th episode of Season 2 of For The Love of Improv, we are asking: To act or not to act in improv?! Amelia Giles, improv teacher and player at Reno Improv is th

Where Stand Up and Improv Meet

Nov 16th, 2022 1h 10m

What does Stand-up comedy and improv have in common? Well, let’s break it down. If one is the loneliest number, carry the two for duo improv, multiply by an improv team of 7 and divide and conquer. What do you get? Um….a really weird math probl

Improv As It's Own Artform with Lisa Woods

Oct 25th, 2022 1h 19m

This episode will focus on Improv as an ongoing artform. Speaking with Lisa Woods who has delved into nearly every class that has been available to her in all different types of improv, Lisa takes her craft seriously. We at For The Love of Impr

Clowning & Improv with Chad Damiani

Oct 11th, 2022 1h 8m

Improv and clowning have gone hand in hand for centuries, even before improv as we know it in America was invented. Tonight we will speak with world renowned clown, Chad Damiani about how improv affects clowning and what improvisers can learn f

Improv in Real Life with Joe Van Haeke

Sep 21st, 2022 1h 11m

Your life is one big improv stage and you get to play any character you want. In any given situation, most of us are just making it up as we go anyway. Why not make improv off-stage as fun as it is on stage? From supporting your scene partner,

Solo Improv With Mike Brown

Sep 7th, 2022 54m 37s

Imagine a world where you didn’t need a scene partner, a world where you could perform improv with yourself, you, thee, thou. That’s right! Just you, yourself and ye. “Is that possible?” you ask. A question of many we ask Mike Brown in this, o

Jason Sarna | Sketch Comedy

Dec 16th, 2019 1h 8m

We talk with Jason Sarna about sketch comedy and how it relates to improv. Jason studied at Second City, IO, and The Annoyance. Most recently, he taught a year-long sketch course at Reno Improv which culminated in the 60-minute sketch show, Her

Courtney Ropp | Finding What The Scene Needs

Nov 8th, 2019 1h 13m

Courtney offers some tools and tricks to use on stage when a scene falls flat, gets stuck in negotiation or is just plain boring. We also discuss how to know when to add something or when it’s a good idea to just leave a scene alone. When one

Aurora Boles | Short Form & Beginner Improv

Oct 19th, 2019 1h 3m

Most improvisers start by learning fundamentals through short form games. It is where we can quickly fall in love with the sport of improv and find our communities. In this episode, we talk with Aurora Boles, a co-founder at Reno Improv who al

Tim Mahoney | Narrative Improv

Sep 28th, 2019 1h 11m

The basics of storytelling inherent in every player get to the root of how long-form improv magic works. Tim Mahoney talks about the 8-step process that makes narrative improv come to life. In this episode we talk with Tim about narrative impro

Justin Kavanagh | Processing Grief & Trauma

Aug 22nd, 2019 1h 9m

We all have to deal with complex emotions regarding loss and tough situations at some point in our lives. In this episode, we talk with Justin Kavanagh about how we can use improv off-stage to process those feelings and work through the grief

Taylor Riedeman | Character Building

Aug 11th, 2019 57m 58s

On August 9th, we discuss character building. We delve deep into things like building a platform and how to use emotion and physicality to create a character. Listen as our guest, Taylor Riedeman, demonstrates some of her quirky and out-of-the-

Chris Thigpen | Community & Impact

Jul 20th, 2019 1h 6m

In this episode, we go deep talking about our community and the value of having a strong one. We talk about why loving the people you play with is so important, even if they are not your favorite folks to begin with. We talk about the place of

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