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In business and in life- How are you dealing with uncertainty? Can you use the principles of Improvisation to better adapt? YES AND... moving forward when you can't predict the future. TFR 's guest Scotty Watson is here to help
This week, Yes But Why Podcast interviews Lisbon, Portugal based improviser, Stephen Thornton!Stephen Thornton has been studying, performing and teaching improvisation since 2001 when he was first introduced to the theater games of Viola Spolin. From 2006 to 2018, he continued his improv education in New York City, taking classes at The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) and studying with some great improv teachers from around the country. Since 2010, he has been coaching improv teams and teaching Improvisational Theatre workshops in NYC and abroad. In 2019, he founded his own company, Stephen Thornton Improv and shortly thereafter, moved to Lisbon, Portugal. Stephen is currently active in building the Lisbon improv community. He teaches and performs with his short-form English-speaking group, "4Misfits,"which features previous Yes But Why guest, Andre Sobral. Stephen also hosts an improv jam called Jelly Jam alongside co-host/producer, Luana Proença.In our conversation, Stephen and I talk about being improvisers who are extroverted onstage but introverted in private life. We talk about liking the attention but how we need to recuperate after all that energy exchange. Stephen talks about moving from Hawaii to Colorado as a kid. Stephen tells me how he got into performing in high school. Stephen shares some of the issues he had with casting calls after graduating at New York Film Academy and how that inspired him to do improv full time. Stephen talks about how happy he is to have improv in his life. Stephen talks about one of his mentors, Scotty Watson, and the acting training that he folded into his improv classes. Stephen and I discuss his recent move from NYC to Lisbon to be on the front lines of developing the improv scene in Portugal. This was a fun conversation with lots of good advice throughout!Support Stephen by taking an online improv course with him RIGHT NOW! Stephen has been teaching online improv courses during this socially distant time. Next week, there are 4 opportunities to learn from Stephen --. 2 workshops for beginners and 2 workshops for experienced improvisers. Visit his website for workshop descriptions and to register NOW www.stimprov.comALSO -- Very recently, Stephen was able to perform with his NYC troupemates from “3.14 pronounced PIE” both of whom have been interviewed by this podcast -- Irene Carroll and Scotty Watson! They did it via Zoom! And I am excited to see it! Link to the Zoom recording of their performance coming soon! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
This week, Yes But Why Podcast interviews Lisbon, Portugal based improviser, Stephen Thornton! Stephen Thornton has been studying, performing and teaching improvisation since 2001 when he was first introduced to the theater games of Viola Spolin. From 2006 to 2018, he continued his improv education in New York City, taking classes at The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) and studying with some great improv teachers from around the country. Since 2010, he has been coaching improv teams and teaching Improvisational Theatre workshops in NYC and abroad. In 2019, he founded his own company, Stephen Thornton Improv and shortly thereafter, moved to Lisbon, Portugal. Stephen is currently active in building the Lisbon improv community. He teaches and performs with his short-form English-speaking group, "4Misfits,"which features previous Yes But Why guest, Andre Sobral. Stephen also hosts an improv jam called Jelly Jam alongside co-host/producer, Luana Proença. In our conversation, Stephen and I talk about being improvisers who are extroverted onstage but introverted in private life. We talk about liking the attention but how we need to recuperate after all that energy exchange. Stephen talks about moving from Hawaii to Colorado as a kid. Stephen tells me how he got into performing in high school. Stephen shares some of the issues he had with casting calls after graduating at New York Film Academy and how that inspired him to do improv full time. Stephen talks about how happy he is to have improv in his life. Stephen talks about one of his mentors, Scotty Watson, and the acting training that he folded into his improv classes. Stephen and I discuss his recent move from NYC to Lisbon to be on the front lines of developing the improv scene in Portugal. This was a fun conversation with lots of good advice throughout! Support Stephen by taking an online improv course with him RIGHT NOW! Stephen has been teaching online improv courses during this socially distant time. Next week, there are 4 opportunities to learn from Stephen --. 2 workshops for beginners and 2 workshops for experienced improvisers. Visit his website for workshop descriptions and to register NOW www.stimprov.com ALSO -- Very recently, Stephen was able to perform with his NYC troupemates from “3.14 pronounced PIE” both of whom have been interviewed by this podcast -- Irene Carroll and Scotty Watson! They did it via Zoom! And I am excited to see it! Link to the Zoom recording of their performance coming soon! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
This week, Yes But Why Podcast interviews Lisbon, Portugal based improviser, Stephen Thornton! Stephen Thornton has been studying, performing and teaching improvisation since 2001 when he was first introduced to the theater games of Viola Spolin. From 2006 to 2018, he continued his improv education in New York City, taking classes at The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) and studying with some great improv teachers from around the country. Since 2010, he has been coaching improv teams and teaching Improvisational Theatre workshops in NYC and abroad. In 2019, he founded his own company, Stephen Thornton Improv and shortly thereafter, moved to Lisbon, Portugal. Stephen is currently active in building the Lisbon improv community. He teaches and performs with his short-form English-speaking group, "4Misfits,"which features previous Yes But Why guest, Andre Sobral. Stephen also hosts an improv jam called Jelly Jam alongside co-host/producer, Luana Proença. In our conversation, Stephen and I talk about being improvisers who are extroverted onstage but introverted in private life. We talk about liking the attention but how we need to recuperate after all that energy exchange. Stephen talks about moving from Hawaii to Colorado as a kid. Stephen tells me how he got into performing in high school. Stephen shares some of the issues he had with casting calls after graduating at New York Film Academy and how that inspired him to do improv full time. Stephen talks about how happy he is to have improv in his life. Stephen talks about one of his mentors, Scotty Watson, and the acting training that he folded into his improv classes. Stephen and I discuss his recent move from NYC to Lisbon to be on the front lines of developing the improv scene in Portugal. This was a fun conversation with lots of good advice throughout! Support Stephen by taking an online improv course with him RIGHT NOW! Stephen has been teaching online improv courses during this socially distant time. Next week, there are 4 opportunities to learn from Stephen --. 2 workshops for beginners and 2 workshops for experienced improvisers. Visit his website for workshop descriptions and to register NOW www.stimprov.com ALSO -- Very recently, Stephen was able to perform with his NYC troupemates from “3.14 pronounced PIE” both of whom have been interviewed by this podcast -- Irene Carroll and Scotty Watson! They did it via Zoom! And I am excited to see it! Link to the Zoom recording of their performance coming soon! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
This week, Yes But Why Podcast interviews Lisbon, Portugal based improviser, Stephen Thornton!Stephen Thornton has been studying, performing and teaching improvisation since 2001 when he was first introduced to the theater games of Viola Spolin. From 2006 to 2018, he continued his improv education in New York City, taking classes at The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) and studying with some great improv teachers from around the country. Since 2010, he has been coaching improv teams and teaching Improvisational Theatre workshops in NYC and abroad. In 2019, he founded his own company, Stephen Thornton Improv and shortly thereafter, moved to Lisbon, Portugal. Stephen is currently active in building the Lisbon improv community. He teaches and performs with his short-form English-speaking group, "4Misfits,"which features previous Yes But Why guest, Andre Sobral. Stephen also hosts an improv jam called Jelly Jam alongside co-host/producer, Luana Proença.In our conversation, Stephen and I talk about being improvisers who are extroverted onstage but introverted in private life. We talk about liking the attention but how we need to recuperate after all that energy exchange. Stephen talks about moving from Hawaii to Colorado as a kid. Stephen tells me how he got into performing in high school. Stephen shares some of the issues he had with casting calls after graduating at New York Film Academy and how that inspired him to do improv full time. Stephen talks about how happy he is to have improv in his life. Stephen talks about one of his mentors, Scotty Watson, and the acting training that he folded into his improv classes. Stephen and I discuss his recent move from NYC to Lisbon to be on the front lines of developing the improv scene in Portugal. This was a fun conversation with lots of good advice throughout!Support Stephen by taking an online improv course with him RIGHT NOW! Stephen has been teaching online improv courses during this socially distant time. Next week, there are 4 opportunities to learn from Stephen --. 2 workshops for beginners and 2 workshops for experienced improvisers. Visit his website for workshop descriptions and to register NOW www.stimprov.comALSO -- Very recently, Stephen was able to perform with his NYC troupemates from “3.14 pronounced PIE” both of whom have been interviewed by this podcast -- Irene Carroll and Scotty Watson! They did it via Zoom! And I am excited to see it! Link to the Zoom recording of their performance coming soon! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
Our good friend Scotty Watson is back to answer the age-old question -- "Is it easier to do improv with a baby or a dog?" Scotty also gives us awesome food and comedy recommendations for his hometown of Toronto, the importance of having a mentor and a mentee, and the value or taking a moment and stop and smell the cake... or, I guess, pie. See AND Theater Company this Saturday, March 7th at 7pm at Shetler Studios! For more information go to ANDtheatercompany.org! Support Dennis' Hoop-A-Thon adventure on Saturday, March 28th, in support of the Huntington's Disease Society of America by making a donation! Follow the Dennis Has A Podcast on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, PocketCasts and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! You can get your Dennis Has A Podcast t-shirt at Pro Wrestling Tees!
Join the conversation as Carol Lempert and I discuss networking, having BIG talk, rather than small talk, and how soft skills are actually the HARDER skills - and so necessary!If a psychiatrist and a cute librarian had a love child, it would Carol Lempert. Carol lives and breathes performance. She’s an award winning actress and playwright. (The New York Times has called her a “…resonant performer—with great humor.) She now specializes in helping business executives figure out what to say during high stakes—or ‘spot light’ moments—and how to say it.Carol is a sought after expert and has been quoted in Forbes, Reader’s Digest, the Financial Post and the Detroit Free Press. Clients include: Google, American Express, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, AT Kearney, Medidata Solutions, Beckman Coulter, Sciex, Danaher, and Harvard School of Business (yes THAT Harvard. Her mother is too proud.)Her most popular programs are: •Get Seen. Be Heard. Unlock Your Presence•Own Your Brand—Before It Owns You•Stories that Sell•Take the Guessworking out of Networking•No More Death By PowerPoint•Sabotage: The 7 mistakes Career Women MakeCarol received her Masters degree in Communication and Performance from York University. She lives with her husband; the comedian and improv master Scotty Watson, in a cozy home near the Hackensack River and has been known to eat Haagen Dazs ice cream for breakfast.www.CarolLempert.comemail: Info@CarolLempert.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carollempert/https://www.facebook.com/CarolLempertSpeaking/On Twitter: @CarolLempertwww.mhnrnetwork.com
Join the conversation as Carol Lempert and I discuss leadership, and how to support your team (and yourself!) during the holidays.If a psychiatrist and a cute librarian had a love child, it would Carol Lempert. Carol lives and breathes performance. She’s an award winning actress and playwright. (The New York Times has called her a “…resonant performer—with great humor.) She now specializes in helping business executives figure out what to say during high stakes—or ‘spot light’ moments—and how to say it.Carol is a sought after expert and has been quoted in Forbes, Reader’s Digest, the Financial Post and the Detroit Free Press. Clients include: Google, American Express, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, AT Kearney, Medidata Solutions, Beckman Coulter, Sciex, Danaher, and Harvard School of Business (yes THAT Harvard. Her mother is too proud.)Her most popular programs are: •Get Seen. Be Heard. Unlock Your Presence•Own Your Brand—Before It Owns You•Stories that Sell•Take the Guessworking out of Networking•No More Death By PowerPoint•Sabotage: The 7 mistakes Career Women MakeCarol received her Masters degree in Communication and Performance from York University. She lives with her husband; the comedian and improv master Scotty Watson, in a cozy home near the Hackensack River and has been known to eat Haagen Dazs ice cream for breakfast.www.CarolLempert.comemail: Info@CarolLempert.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carollempert/https://www.facebook.com/CarolLempertSpeaking/On Twitter: @CarolLempertwww.mhnrnetwork.com
Today's episode is our annual mini episode from the 9th Annual INDIEpendence Day at The People's Improv Theater hosted by our good friends Student Driver! Friends of the show Scotty Watson stops by to apologize Sal Joseph, myself, and frankly, all of the United States for Canada winning the NBA Championship in June, and so much more! You can follow Scotty and Sal on Twitter! Follow the Dennis Has A Podcast on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, PocketCasts and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! You can get your Dennis Has A Podcast t-shirt at Pro Wrestling Tees!
This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson!Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in!You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon.Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson! Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in! You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson! Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in! You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon. Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun. This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
This week’s Yes But Why episode showcases comedy performer, director and teacher, Scotty Watson!Scotty Watson is the Master Teacher for the improvisational theatre program at ANDTheatre Company in New York City. He has also taught Improv & Advanced Sketch Writing for The Second City NYC. In the past, Scotty is an alumnus of The Second City Canadian National Touring Company and he has performed as an actor Off-Broadway, on television, in feature films and in a popular series of TV commercials! In this interview, Scotty and Amy really hit it off! Scotty tells Amy about growing up in a funny family, doing a standup tour at 15 and meeting his wife when they acted in a play together! There are some great life lessons shared and a lot of good reflection on the state of the theater industry in the world today. Tune in!You can read Scotty’s blog at https://www.scottywatsonimprov.com/blog His book, Scotty Watson’s Improv Tips, is available NOW on Amazon.Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com and join the fun.This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY.
Scotty Watson, Irene Caroll, and Stephen Thorton, join me to fight our January colds talking about their lives on the improv stage and coaching, what it takes to be a successful team, everyone from the Smothers Brothers to Gilda Radner to John Candy, the importance of pure love or pure loathsomeness as a character and so much more. You can learn more about the wonderful 3.14 Improv at 314improv.com! Follow the show on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, PocketCasts and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! Check out DHAPshow.com! #phenomenal Support the show and buy your Dennis Has A Podcast t-shirt at ProWrestlingTees.com!
Scotty Watson is back and as Canadian as ever joining Dennis to chat some classic comedy, everything from SCTV to John Cleese. You can check out Scotty's Free Improv Workshops October 24th and 25th, and his four day Performance Intensive November 19th through 22nd. Check out ArtisticNewDirections.com for more information! Follow the show on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! Check out DHAPshow.com! #phenomenal
Truly a wonderful conversation talking improv (and Canada) with the very funny Scotty Watson! You can learn more about the upcoming Artistic New Directions Intensive coming up November 6-9 at ArtisticNewDirections.org! Follow the show on Twitter at @DHAPshow, listen to and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio (leave a comment and 5 stars!)! Check out DHAPshow.com & listen to DHAP Show! at AltTalkRadio.com! #phenomenal