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Improvisation — or improv — is a type of live theater where the characters, dialogue and plot are made up on the spot. It's how a lot of comedians get their start. But improv is more than entertainment.MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three improv actors who say the skills they use — such as listening, teamwork and flexibility — can help us all have better conversations about divisive topics. Guests:Tane Danger is a Minneapolis-based speaker, interviewer and educator who uses improv to engage people in conversations about big ideas. As co-founder of Danger Boat Productions and host of The Theater of Public Policy, he interviews newsmakers and policy experts, transforming complex topics into engaging, unscripted performances. Duck Washington is a member of Danger Boat Productions. He is an actor, director, playwright, improviser, audio designer, arts administrator and educator based in the Twin Cities. Heather Meyer is a playwright, humor writer and performer. She has been a professional actor and improviser for more than 20 years and is a member of Danger Boat Productions.

Today's debate is a fantastic face-off between a relaxed rodent and a raging reptile. We've got a cuddly meme, and a hissing, hunting machine! It's Capybaras vs. Komodo Dragons! Brains On producer and archaeologist Anna Goldfield reps the captivating Capybaras, while writer, actor and comedian Duck Washington defends team Komodo Dragons! Which creature will be crowned the Smash Boom Best? Head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won!This week's sponsors are:wondery.com/shows/the-grinch - Follow ‘Tis The Grinch Holiday Talk Show on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts.***Don't miss our virtual events! Our “Snacktacular Road Trip,” is Nov. 30 — Dec. 2. Join your favorite hosts from Brains On!, Smash Boom Best and Forever Ago LIVE on YouTube for just $19.99 per family. Watch the fun, and ask them questions! Plus, Smarty Pass holders get 20% off (sign up today to get yours and the discount). Go to brainson.org/fieldtrips to get your tickets!***Also…do you have your Smarty Pass yet? Get yours today for just $4/month (or $36/year) and get bonus episodes every month, and ad-free versions of every episode of Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Moment of Um, and Forever Ago. Visit www.smartypass.org to get your Smarty Pass today. As an added bonus, your Smarty Pass will grant you access to a super special debate starring Sanden and Molly!

Nissa Nordland and Duck Washington of the Twin Cities Horror Festival join the show to talk onstage horror, not-for-profit theatre and more. facebook.com/badmouthtc instagram.com/badmouthtc twitter.com/badmouthtc Music credit: MusicbyAden - Mythology by MusicbyAden is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0CC Download: Musicbyaden – Mythology @musicbyaden

On this episode of Twin Cities Theater Chat, Rob Dunkelberger of The Stages of MN and Carol Jackson of Minnesota Theater Love will be chatting with two of the people behind our favorite Halloween tradition: Duck Washington, Executive Director, and Nissa Nordland Morgan, Artistic Director of the Twin Cities Horror Festival. The Twin Cities Horror Festival is celebrating its 12th year, and Duck and Nissa are here to tell us how it all started, how it works, what's new, and why you should definitely add it to your October theater list. Spooky, funny, gory, chilling . . . there's something for everyone (even scaredy cats!) at the TCHF. The Twin Cities Horror Festival XII runs from October 19-29 at the Crane Theater in NE Minneapolis. Get your tickets and find more info at tchorrorfestival.com.Twin Cities Theater Chat is produced and hosted by Carol Jackson of Minnesota Theater Love and members of the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers collective. As always, you can find the Twin Cities Theater Bloggers on Facebook and on Instagram. Read our review round-ups and go see a show today!

Today's debate is an extreme animal face-off. One team is large, in charge, and loves to eat peanuts, the other is smaller than a peanut but stronger than steel! It's tardigrades vs. elephants! Actor, director, and playwright Duck Washington reps team tardigrade, while actor, writer, instructor Lauren Anderson trumpets for elephants! Which team will triumph– tardigrades or tusks? Don't be tardy to the party! Stomp on over to smashboom.org to vote for the team YOU think won! This week's sponsors is: Headspace.com/SMASHBOOM - try Headspace free for 30 days Also… do you have your Smarty Pass yet?? Get yours today for just $4/month (or $36/year) and get bonus episodes every month, and ad-free versions of every episode of Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Moment of Um, and Forever Ago. Visit www.smartypass.org to get your Smarty Pass today!As an added bonus, your Smarty Pass will grant you access to super special debate starring Sanden and Molly!

This week, we have returning guest Duck Washington join us to talk about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a movie that seems to be made to help the viewers themselves process the grief they feel over the loss of Chadwick Boseman/T’Challa. We spend a lot of time talking about the antagonist of the film and beware – there are many spoilers to be had isn the podcast! There’s also a weird gap in the middle where we had internet issues so be listening for that!

Day 9 of Blight Christmas 2021Host: Sean DillonA GRAVEROBBER'S CHRISTMASWritten and directed by Duck Washington for Rogues Gallery ArtsPerformed by Garrick Dietze, Catherine Hansen, Philip D Henry, and Michael BloomRogues Gallery Arts has been producing theater in the Twin Cities area since 2010 including three productions in the Twin Cities Horror Festival.Find them online at: https://www.facebook.com/roguesgalleryartsThe rights to this piece are retained by its creator, all rights reserved.Our intro/outro/interstitial music samples “Ice Breaking 01” by dheming, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. https://freesound.org/people/dheming/sounds/268023/Support the artists of Dead North at: https://www.patreon.com/deadnorthTune in the next 3 days, for more holiday horror. Please subscribe and rate Dead North wherever you get your podcasts, to help us spread the word.Thank you for listening.

This episode was recorded just over a week after George Floyd was murdered by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are joined by Gregory Parks and Duck Washington to discuss this act that took place in our home and the impact it has had on our community and on the world. We barely scratch the […]

This week we are joined by our friend Duck Washington to talk about Galaxy’s Edge at Disney World and Disneyland. The four of us all recently visited this new Star Wars themed land (Duck went to the California version) and we did everything from riding the rides and checking out the cantina to building a […]

Duck Washington talks to Matt about his show in the TCHF this year. It opens tonight! Some moons bring light into the darkness, others bring darkness into the light. After a six-year space flight, the UCASA Santa Maria approaches the moon of the dwarf planet Makemake hoping to locate an extremely rare and valuable mineral.  However, what they find on the dark moon isn’t quite what they had hoped for. The post TCHF Fun Size Mini-Episode – Charcoal Moon appeared first on Horror Show Hot Dog.

Matt talks with Duck Washington about his family-friendly play at the Twin Cities Horror Festival 2018, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow! Finally, a guest who is willing to scare the crap out of kids. Well, it’s actually more complicated than that, check it out. The post TCHF Fun Size Minisode – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow appeared first on Horror Show Hot Dog.

Matt sits down with Duck Washington to talk about his show Intuition and the Mantis! (Full disclosure: Matt is also in this show) You can catch it at the Twin Cities Horror Festival, and get tickets online here! The post TCHF 2017 – Intuition and the Mantis appeared first on Horror Show Hot Dog.

This week, dear listeners, we return with guest Duck Washington for a conversation about science gone wrong in movies! We discuss many of our favorite sci-fi films in terms of ethics, real-life dilemmas, and copious amounts of wine. If you would like to drink along (and you very well might), we suggest either the classy … Continue reading The post Episode 116: And That’s Where It All Goes Gooey appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

This week, dear listeners, we have far too much fun discussing RACISM IN MOVIES, because our special guest star is the delightful Duck Washington! Duck is an actor and writer who recently created Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales, a stage show about his experience growing up mixed-race, so he has a few things to say … Continue reading The post Episode 111: Scary Evil Ethnic Natives appeared first on Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome.

Duck Washington returns and gives us his origin story–well, his name’s origin story anyway. Dave’s nose makes several vocal appearances as well and we’re all sorry about that. Pours this go around are the Balvenie Peated 17yr and Glenkinchie 2010 20yr. Even though this show is posting a bit late, there’s still time to see Caucasian-Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales at the Bryant Lake Bowl this weekend. If you are a Twin Cities local, you really should check it out. This is the final weekend.

Duck Washington of Fearless Comedy Productions joins us this month to promote his upcoming show “Caucasian Aggressive Pandas and Other Mulatto Tales”, playing at the Bryant Lake Bowl theatre November 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 7pm. The play is an original work based on Duck’s life as an individual of mixed race and we at Xtreme Tasting League: Scotch are looking forward to seeing it (during the second weekend, as we’re all three of us going to OmegaCon on the show’s opening weekend). As for the drams this show, we’re doing another independent bottlers episode, this time featuring Montgomerie’s (an Angus Dundee label) Ben Nevis 18yr and Scott’s Selection Glen Mhor 1978.