Improvisation of late

I feel like one of the reasons my commercial auditions have been rocking recently is my return to improvisation on a more consistent basis. The people in the class I'm taking aren't exactly on board with the teacher, because, in my opinion, he didn't foster a supportive, encouraging environment. Instead, he openly mocks people's mistakes, which poses a massive obstacle to the class' willingness to put themselves out there. It's a Level 1 class with people in there who have never performed before. If I were new to improv, I'd probably never do it again after this. However, despite the issues I have with that, I am at least getting in a weekly workout. Last night, my wife and I went with our friend Will (of the group Johnny Lunchpail in NYC) to see Bob Dassie, Craig Cackowski and Rich Talarico in Dasariski at IO West. They were fantastic. Their patience, truthfulness, listening and superhuman use of information was a pleasure to see. Nothing was wasted. No information slipped by. It was a clinic in long-form improv. Will and I have decided to start workshopping something. We don't know what it'll be yet, but it's got us. We'll definitely be improvising...maybe writing as well.