This today...I got up early for work, and, though I usually wait until I get to the office to check my morning email, I decided to check it at home before leaving. There, to my great delight, was our official invitation to perform at the Chicago Improv Festival on the duo stage. That's very exciting news. It really seems like a lot of things are lining up all at once -- the classes are great, the Peachtree Playhouse shows, the Creative Loafing article tomorrow, and now, CIF. I'm looking at that "Improv Festivals" forum on the bulletin board, wondering what tales we'll have to share.

Thanks everyone for supporting and encouraging us.

Last night, I attended an audition workshop hosted by the artistic director of the largest theatre around here. In the course of her discussions on monologue techniques and acting, and her work with actors who were involved in "cold read" situations, she mentioned the benefits of improvisational training at least twice. It's an important thing for actors to take advantage of the benefits of training in improvisation. In improv, we're constantly dealing with objects and people who aren't there. We're focused on listening to our scene partners and reacting to that. We work constantly on inhabiting our characters, changing and adapting to the information. All of this is great stuff and invaluable to the actor in audition and performance settings. It was nice to hear a major player in Atlanta's theatrical scene discuss the value of improv in front of a room full of Atlanta actors.