Introverted Improvisers

A spot of hope in a speck of dust.   An improvised journey with Passengers Thompson & Camila    #hi_iatus

Mood. And more where this came from in 2023! Target: Remove line-at-a-time storytelling far away from the musical inspiration; "A to J thinking" (referencing "A to C Thinking" in improv) A more successful set in montage with music, Presidential Wombs of Uncertainty Proudly with Camila, Jeff, and Bela of Licorice Cathedral

Please enjoy your patronizing overpriced bar of chocolate while we read the (entire) wrapper  for you. #notsponsored #seriouslynotsponsored Voices: Camila, Bela, Jess, Thompson of Roundabout Shakespeare   photocred

An after school snack from the vaults of 8/19/2021 - have we changed? Single Bricks & Slow Burn Voices: Bela, Sidonie To hear some familiar i-i voices use improv to explore & honor true teacher stories, listen to them join the Unscripted team's new podcast, Unstandardized Testing!

Slice of life monoscene with game, heart, and a very sketchy service.   Voices: Bryan & Montana With: Anon & Camila

(00:00) "Welcome" to Oz (03:16) The Little Engine That Could...n't (06:21) The Bar for Washed Up Protagonists (08:46) Big Bad Wolf Therapy (10:42) Curious George & the Curiosity Posse (14:03) The Magic Schoolbus Substitute Driver (16:57) The Haunted Forest? (17:24) The Skydiving Elephant (+ hysterical laughter) (20:27) Peter Parker in Charlotte's Web (25:03) The Beanstalk Needs a Permit   Voices: Anon, Rasheed, Maggie, Camila, Steve, Bryan, Paloma, Bela Select scenes from 2 separate group recordings  

Challenge yourself to go nowhere, and see where you wind up. A monoscene for POV, emotional investment, and sincere humor. (0:00) Intro  (2:56) player commentary (3:54) Format suggestions/guidelines & optional producer role  (6:52) Limbo #1, featuring players Montana, Maggie, Bryan, Amalia, Camila Circles of Hell & Cloud 9 Underground Bunker

Wrapping up with player reflections & group scenes that led to set glory, after the inspiration of "Pineapple Dildo" (00:00) Intro (2:24) Writer's Room on Improv Book Chapter "Pineapple Dildo" (14:39) Feedback on a favorite episode at Roundabout Shakes (18:49) Playing the tropes of improv as character, including Pineapple and Dildo (26:37) Players reflect on P/D   Mentions: Tonight Tonight Set Coffeebreak Shakes Set Part 1: Pineapple Dildo Origin Story Part 2: Pineapple Dildo suggested to everyone! #FreePineappleDildo  

Everyone gets the suggestion "Pineapple Dildo," the improviser's Rorschach test. (00:00 - 01:56) Intro (01:57 - 06:25) Grounded Pineapple Dildo Duo (07:06 - 09:32) 2Prov Women - going right for it (09:42 - 11:58) 2Prov Men - gamey & careful (12:05 - 16:00) POV & Group (16:20 - 18:44) Roundabout Shakespeare (18:52 - 21:38) Camila & Jess Shakespeare Wordplay (21:40 - 24:17) Surrealists - Dactylic Trimeter warm up (24:30 - 26:01) Surrealists - Heavy Metal Dildo Don't miss the button...   #FreePineappleDildo Liminal Passengers 30 Second Fart (exercise)

#FreePineappleDildo The Power of Suggestion: Pineapple Dildo (00:00 - 7:27) Context & googled history of "Pineapple" and "Dildo" as suggestions (07:28 - 8:30) Origin Story of Project: Pineapple Dildo (clip) (8:30 - 19:30) Camila forces the run of the suggestion "Pineapple Dildo" (clip) (19:30 - 22:15) Questions to answer, conversations to have Next week: all of i-i gets "Pineapple Dildo" Submit your experiences & clips to introvertedimprovisers@gmail.com Additional voices this episode: Tom, Maggie, Bela   reddit - most dreaded suggestion reddit - pineapple improv shop jimmy carrane  

A strange visitor is subsumed into the ways of a new planet. Sidonie, Maggie, and Camila of We Three becomes Us Four with a special visitor.   Cross-posted from Liminal Passengers: An Improvised Surrealist Podcast Introverted Improvisers takes great pride in recording in one take with no content editing unless disclosed. In this episode, and first time format: lines "edit" and cues for format section were cut, one ask to finish a line before edit cut.

If you want drama and grounding, here are some classes, an exercise, and samples!  (00:00-4:50) Grounding Improv Classes: Me, Maggie, TheatreMomentum! (4:51-6:56) Why we should play in drama, sincerity, or simplicity for a more emotionally enjoyable experience. Land that statement! (6:57-9:49) Exercise description: "Who's Got the Button" (9:50-19:31) Fab Samples: Brendan, Sidonie, Montana, Maggie, Thompson, Bela, Camila   Classes: Poetic Language & Surreal Storytelling with ME & unscriptedimprov.org - 6 weeks of drop ins July 12-Aug 16, 5PM PST Maggie Sidecoaching & Co-Teaching with Stephen Davidson of Impromiscuous, Online, July 21, 11-1:30 PST! I'll be there! TheatreMomentum.com: dramatic improv in person and online! INTROVERTED = 30% off! In person all-day intensive 7/9 & 7/10 9-6 CT in Chicago covers 3 course levels. In person: 7/31 - Sundays 1-4 CT - Characters & Relationships Online Improv & Physics  7/7 - CAN JOIN LATE! - Weekly, Thurs 6:15-9:15pm CT on camera/zoom - object work & environment for deep connection Online Improv as Writing  8/20 Weekly, Sun, 12-3 CT  - compelling language, storytelling, themes, subtext other mentions: introvertedimprovisers.com Roundabout Shakespeare Liminal Passengers

Will Ron Howard pass on this hodgepodge pitch, starring his brother and Kevin Bacon? They help him decide... This is a raw-clip monoscene audio warm up from the vaults! 7/16/21 Voices: Brad, Thompson, Brendan, Bela, Camila  

Instructions as always: "Dumb as bricks, no judgment, have fun." (00:00-00:43) Intro: Camila, Tom (00:44-02:22) "Evergreen" - Brendan & Bela (02:23-05:49) "Hard Boiled Egg" - Montana, Camila, Maggie (05:50-07:45) "Light Rain" - Steve & Bela (07:46-11:05) Rapid Fire New Scene - Tom & Camila (11:06-13:46) "Security" - Bela, Brendan, Sidonie (13:46-14:09) Outro - Tom/Camila    

Little Charles finds out Santa is (sur)real. Shit-At-A-Wall Set #27: Scenes interjected with underscored monologues, broadening context. Voices: Jeff, Bela, Maggie Liminal Passengers Surreal Podcast Roundabout Shakespeare (Improvised Shakespeare Sister Podcast)

8 min unfiltered voicemail thank you & year in review! Then a sample of our sessions. Raw version of last week's underscored D & We  Set-Up (8:23)  Raw  (11:57)  Breakdown (27:52) Voices: Camila, Thompson, Bela Roundabout Shakespeare Liminal Passengers (surrealprov)

Will Bethenny the Orc find love in this episode of D & We? Trio. Monoscene. Genre. Shortform. Shakespeare. Thompson plays host to a Shakespearian Fantasy Shortform we'd never done nor set up. Bela plays 3 characters back to back, bantering with himself. Camila grunts in approval. And always does the underscoring. Listen to commentary in part two next week if you're curious about our raw sound and how our episodes "really go." We don't plan or pause. i-i takes pride in being "fully improvised, one shot, start to finish, without editing for content." Roundabout Shakespeare Sister Podcast site Liminal Passengers Sister Podcast site font Design created with MockoFUN

Maggie* introduces i-i's second round of poetry performance as a tool for becoming better actors, voice artists, and therefore, improvisers! These poems are presented in pairs on a theme. Voices: Rasheed, Sidonie, Ann-Marie, Thompson Timestamps & Poem Spoilers below *all of Maggie's voicework at i-i is her own work (unless otherwise noted) and unscripted, performing from memory and not text. *Maggie's interview *Maggie is a core voice at Liminal Passengers, a surreal and poetic audio art gallery  (0:00) Maggie introduces project (1:11) Introducing Rasheed (2:02) "The Tyger" - William Blake (4:36) Introducing Sidonie (5:20) "Words Wide Night" - Carol Ann Duffy (7:44) Introducing Ann Marie (8:24) "Come Away Death" - William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (10:40) Introducing Thompson (11:06) "Kaleidoscope" - Douglas Dunn (12:36) In Closing    

Maggie* introduces i-i's first round of poetry performance as a tool for becoming better actors, voice artists, and therefore, improvisers! These poems are presented in pairs on a theme. Voices: Jeff, Bela, Camila, Steve Timestamps & Poem Spoilers below *all of Maggie's voicework at i-i is her own work (unless otherwise noted) and unscripted, performing from memory and not text. *Maggie's interview *Maggie is a core voice at Liminal Passengers, a surreal and poetic audio art gallery  (0:00) Maggie introduces project (3:17) Introducing Jeff (4:00) "Jim, Who Ran Away From His Nurse, And Was Eaten By A Lion" - Hilare Belloc (7:45) Introducing Bela (8:57) "This Be The Verse" - Philip Larkin (10:47) Introducing Camila (11:41) "Wild Geese" - Mary Oliver (13:32) Introducing Steve (14:33) "Ozymandias" - Percy Bysshe Shelley (16:27) Summary...and stay tuned!    

What does practicing extreme detail do for our improv? Listen as i-i voices try to dig into impossible amounts of depth, and find fabulous gems. (0:15) Exercise intro/description (3:25) "Cold" - sensory storytelling (4:56) "100 years war" - game (6:48) "Bon Jovi Lucky's" - finding funny scenepainting/stagepicture (8:12) "VINES" - finding intensity (9:52) "Volcano" - stumbling on funny detail/language (11:19) "Crazy" - enjoyable absurdity (13:31) "Endless Black" - beautiful & philosophical (15:08) "Damaged Time" - endearing floundering    Voices: Karen, Maggie, Bryan, Bela, Sid, Rasheed, Anon, Camila

Oozebear.com, audio improv platform, gets inspired by an i-i practice of worldbuilding. Check out "Equivalents" under Oozebear's Improv Experiments! Sample: "Teachella" Oozebear Voices: host Eric, mesh, deedles, briankscott*, chris, maura, nonsense, felixmach5, and david_el_parker. *host of Coldreads @ Oozebear, Thursdays. Scripts are read to inspire improv!  Jam with me over @ Oozebear on Monday 23rd, 4pm PST! Oozebear calendar Hogwarts episode with Eric of Oozebear!

Before Elon's recent downgrade... With Steve, Jane, Jeff*, Camila* (1:47) Lounge (4:00) Wine Cellar (6:34) Kitchen? (9:07) "Mini" Golf Course (11:39) Make-Out Closet (15:45) Bonsai Garden (18:36) Penis Rocket   *of Liminal Passengers (Surrealist Podcast)   Other Montage in Location: Overpriced Department Store    

A snowstorm has wiped out all production value for the Tonight Tonight Show, while the writers try to hold down the fort.    Listen to Thompson, Bela, "Brad," and Brendan reach for "a devastating use of silence" in contrast to their last episode, K Juice Jazz Hour. 

Improv Tune-Up & Foghorn: Unapologetic Play for Women coming in May in partnership with Synergy Theater! Tune-Up: 4 or 6 Weeks, Thursdays 9-11am PT (May 12). 4 weeks: make any scene interesting (natural game), giving scenes momentum with rants & raves, argue but love in satisfying conflict scenes, landing "funny" with truth & timing 6: + environment as inspiration & purposeful backdrop, experimental performance improv stretch!! FOGHORN! Unapologetic Play for Women!: 6 weeks, Weds 7-9pm PT (May 11) or Thursdays 11am-1pm PT (May 12) Per week: Find Your Vocal Confidence, Mindset of Flex, Carry Your Scenepartner, Being a Beacon of Big Bold Choices, Your Improv Fears Diminished/Demolished (Tailored!), Your Personal Improv Goldmine (Tailored!)   Registration  Synergy Theater School of Improv Other: Introverted Improvisers  Liminal Passengers Surreal Audio Art Gallery Roundabout Shakespeare  (Improvised Shakespeare Podcast)

Listen to Zan dive headfirst into character, emotion, and a touch of song with her duo partner in this "before and after": suggestion, Scene, Scenepainted Event, Aftermath. Zan is second speaker, "Joe." This set is part two of Zan's feature on i-i and accompanies her interview in the previous episode on Wild Authenticity. thepsaltywild.com instagram

Improviser Zan shares her healing journey and resulting practice after a lifetime of self-doubt, an overwhelming period of loss, and navigating her life with newly diagnosed ADHD.  (3:51) Zan's 5 Things; on bravery, loss, connection (8:41) On expressing openly & transformation (10:00) Zan's journey on reclaiming herself, discovering her undiagnosed ADHD, a lifetime of feeling shame.  (12:30) Her work surrounding healing & creating space for self-discovery: coaching, tapping, reiki (14:08) Squirrel Yoga for ADHD - yoga meets improv (15:52) How improv shows up in Zan's work (23:12) The reality of improv being uncomfortable (26:57) On realizing leading an intuitive life is improvisational; on lifelong entertaining desires getting shut down (30:13) Zan's re-emergence & performing comedy   thepsaltywild.com, Zan's instagram ADHD and shame ADHD intensifying shame/chronic shame    

i-i introduces sister podcast, Liminal Passengers, providing resources, original sets, and exercises (with samples), for performing SurrealProv. Take a look at the gallery on introvertedimprovisers.com, or find on most major podcast platforms.  (4:08) Sample from Scene-To-Score set (Camila, Jeff, Bela) Mentions: Bela - Soundpaint - 30 Second Fart Camila - Deeper Details - Intro Maggie - Further Fields - on SurrealProv Jeff - POV exercise Previous airings on i-i: Women of Lochnagar - Improvised Poem Perfect F*cking Ending - Ekphrasia (musically inspired) The Iceplant - underscored surreal story  

A dying antiques show is injected with new (old) life... Cast: Bela, Karen, Maggie, Camila, Jeff Explicit: Language, Sexual content

Trio inspo followed by a vicious set.   (2:10) Sample of layering context (with Bryan & Maggie) (5:56) Jurassic Park Kitchen (with Sid, Maggie, & A!) Mentions: Canned Bacon OK Cool Thx

Ralphie the hermit crab braves the open shore to find a new home.  PG: "food chain" learning moment; happy ending/family friendly With: Paloma, Bela, Rasheed, Maggie, Camila

i-i takes exploration of art forms within the context of improv seriously. We have two trios which tell surreal stories and improvise poetry. This is a teaser for upcoming SurrealProv podcast/resource on drifting away into the subconscious and letting your natural voice, detail, and inner poetic performer, free. We Three's first improvised poem. With Maggie, Sid, Camila. Suggestion: "Loose"

Taking a rest and snackin' on this (Improv) Bite. From a "Digging Deeper" exercise.   Voices: Tom, Bela, Maggie, Camila  

Jazz band "2.5" reveals sinister secrets during the KJuice midnight-thirty Jazz Hour. Featuring a randomized music playlist to inspire scenework; improvisers cover for a malfunctioning mic. Hosts: Camila & Bela Band: Brendan, Brad, Thompson

What REALLY goes on in the World of Magic... (00:00)  (2:47) Philosophy in the Teacher's Lounge (5:43) Demoted to Delaware* (8:14) McGonagall's Magic Matrix (11:42) Ghostly Games (14:32) Harry Potter's "Deal" (18:10) Fed Up Fawkes (23:10) Sorting Hat is Out of Sorts* (29:34) The Crows of Delaware*   A full(ish) i-i cast is back! Sid, Tom, Rasheed, Eric*, Jane, Camila, Jess, Maggie, Bryan, Paloma *Special Guest: Eric of audio play platform, Oozebear.com! Audio jams on Mondays and Saturdays!

Maggie's tips for playing in audio, unscripted, and her full, pure voice! Not only is this clip helpful for leading students and teachers in audio, but it beautifully highlights Maggie's skills as an improviser, actor, and vocalist. Maggie only participates in i-i zoom sessions via telephone, and this is one of the major reasons to encourage students AND teachers to play and TRAIN in audio.  Maggie's interview Maggie's set Train with Camila References: Overpriced Department Store (@ 18:10) Mistakes Are Gifts

Stevie shows off quick thinking in rapid fire commercials based off a single word suggestion. An homage to Stevie's old time radio show podcast, LiveClickbait! Be sure to check out Stevie's interview as well! Supporting players: Paloma, Rasheed, Camila "Title" (Suggestion) (0:50) "Heartsurance" (surgery) (2:34) "BatsInBelfry.com" (bats) (4:10) "Brent's Bible Backtalk" (repent) (6:23) "Calf X-Ray" (calf) (8:26) Jonathan Adult's PSA (damage/game: new choice) (11:44) "Pesky Lung" (organic development)   We Are Debriefed! :)            

This episode highlights Stevie Hanson, who is passionate about their career path in education, which utilizes quite a bit of improvisational skill.  Host: Paloma of Flowers In Antarctica (3:33) 5 Things About Stevie; being a loving spouse & introvert! (6:25)  On being a college counselor at a public high school (7:54) Career pathway & Public Speaking (11:15) Improv journey & improving public speaking (14:26) Stevie's future creative & career desires (16:00) Improv helps empathy & relatability (17:05) Why Stevie loves improv (18:59) Stevie's Announcement, Journey, & Words of Encouragement   Stevie's Set on i-i LiveClickbait! Radio Shows The one where Stevie plays Death Stevie's narration & inspiration flies in NSFW fun          

Mopey podcaster Jess uncovers a holographic Shakespearian world to find true love. Host: Jess* Featured Shakespearian players: Thompson & Bela With Camila   An early work, and a favorite finally released. Recorded 7/26/2021. Cross posted from Roundabout Shakespeare   *of Improv MKE, Casino Improv, Queen City Comedy        

Experimental art has high risk of "failure" – does anyone "get it"? Are we ending January in failure or success? We just know we felt something, and hope you do too.  Surrealists: Bela, Camila, Maggie, Sid

Aim for failure with the exercise "Bad Improv"! (2:15) Maggie and Karen show us how it's done. January is for Failure

Audio enters "another f*cking dimension" as the poetry trio tries to get on the same wavelength. Context doesn't matter because nothing will help this.

Whatever we were working on...wasn't working. Featuring: the two best laughs @ i_i (not Camila's...) (Rec 8/11/2021)

An audio-description promo for upcoming AudioProv courses with Unscripted at unscriptedimprov.org! Courses for all levels: (0:43)Poetic Language & Surreal Storytelling, Feb 1-Mar 8 (2:08) Intro to Scenework, Mar 22-May 10 (2:30) Scenework for Audio, (May 24-June 14) Small/private classes for intermediate/advanced improv & AudioProv (3:20) Eventbrite

Shakespeare Fail: "Helper verbs" of the person second shall make thee stink. Camila (failing) & Bela (laughing) & Thompson (moral support) View the pain  

This scene was...chunky... January is for Failure

Ring in the New Year with i_i experiments and fails! Some extra swearing here as Camila gets passionate about how much "failure" can hurt, while she hopes to comfort anyone out there when they've had a shite improv day. (1:08) Mistakes Are Gifts (3:12) Everyone Takes A Dump (4:03) What *is* a mistake?  (6:00) Failure leading to shame (7:40) Camila's early fails (8:18) Camila's ego & mega fail (11:42) Camila's Recent fail (13:24) No judgement here/safe space (15:18) Follow the fear   Camila is partnering with Unscripted to teach AudioProv! Check out the classes here, and email introvertedimprovisers@gmail.com for any questions. Roundabout Shakespeare - Improvised Shakespeare Podcast Podcast mention: https://www.pantheater.com/

An unexpected friendship illuminates beauty in the dark.  Family Friendly/G Rated, Happy Ending, Soothing Bedtime Story Cast: Maggie, Camila, Bela, Jeff Sound: Camila Thank you from Introverted Improvisers for a truly beautiful year! Much love and we'll be back 2022!

Look no further than Cloud9 and Circles of Hell to help you exercise heightening, game, and worldbuilding! Check out Audio Formats for more information. This collection of gorgeous voices helps round out the year before our last episode of 2021, coming 12/24.  CLOUD9 (0:27) Heavenly real estate (2:08) Heaven test (4:20) Reuniting with Rover (8:48) Touring God's footprints (12:34) Fascist Orgasms (14:54) God's disappointed parents HELL (17:25) Lecture from hell (20:15) Tortured torturers (21:55) Dissatisfied tenant (24:01) Comedy hell (26:53) All kinds of uncomfortable (29:33) Karaoke hell   Voices: AMK, Bela, Brad, Bryan, Camila, Jess, Karen, Maggie, Paloma, Rasheed, Sid, Thompson, Tom  

If these easy audio formats inspire your AudioProv journey, give Introverted Improvisers a shout-out, or better yet, connect with us!! Our improvisers work hard to give you a great listen, and Camila is always hard at work to expand the audio realm in imagination and outreach. Introductory Formats specifically developed for i_i & audio with skill targets: Underground Bunker (grounded scenework with sense of magical realism) Cloud 9 & Graveyard (world building, game, heightening, pacing) Circles of Hell (Cloud 9 but harder) Wedding Reception (character) Overpriced Department Store - i-i attempting improv classic of montage in a location and your options are limitless when you choose your own focus & a scenario catering to that improv skill! Be sure to check out our advanced forms: Fables/Narrative, Monoscenes, Mockumentaries, and Improvised Shakespeare!  IntrovertedImprovisers.com Accompanying Blog Post

Camila quietly tries to make the perfect foley fart as someone sleeps in the next room. Mouth noises only, we swear...  

Which circle of holiday shopping hell do you choose? Tom, Sid, Maggie, and Camila help you find the least worst. (0:00) Finding the ring for "the one" (3:37) Bedding section heaven (8:15) The "car park" (11:40) Ladies' lingerie (15:42) Escalator Piano (18:10) Perfume Counter