Improv, Beat by Beat

Recent Episodes

10 – The Harold: Group Games

Posted September 6, 2017 • 00:37:21

In a Harold, in between each set of beats is a group scene. These scenes can be tough if the entire team isn’t listening and playing together, but...

09 – Best Notes

Posted August 28, 2017 • 01:12:24

Each improvisor recounts the notes that shaped their understanding of improv or their understanding of themselves as improvisors. Featuring Jessica...

08 – The Harold: 1st Beats

Posted August 21, 2017 • 00:27:48

The 1st beats of the Harold are the most important part of the Harold. In each 1st beat, the ideas from the pattern game are transformed into characters,...

07 – The Pattern Game

Posted August 14, 2017 • 01:26:41

The Pattern Game is one of the fundamental Harold openings. It can seem intimidating at first, but once mastered it can be an effective, clean way of...

06 – The Invocation

Posted July 31, 2017 • 00:28:59

The Invocation is an opening developed by Del Close for the Harold. In this episode, Will Hines and Achilles Stamatelaky convince me of the merits of...